Game 40: Utah (13-26, 5-16) vs. Utah Valley (9-38, 7-25)
Wednesday, May 12 | 6 p.m.
Smith's Ballpark | Salt Lake City, Utah
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FIRST PITCH
The Utes will return to Smith's Ballpark for one last game this season and host Utah Valley on Wednesday, May 12 at 6 p.m.
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In the first game, the Utes beat the Wolverines 9-1 in Orem.
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Coming into the game, the Utes are riding a three-game win streak after sweeping Northern Colorado last weekend. They have a 13-26 record.
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UVU is 9-38 on the season.
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HAVOC ON THE BASES
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Jaylon McLaughlin gets on base, he's always a threat to get a steal. He's second in the Pac-12 with 20 stolen bases going 20-24 on the season.
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McLaughlin leads the team with 29 runs and in Utah's 13 wins, he has scored a run in 12 of them.
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He has currently scored a run in 10 of the last 12 games.
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RICHARDSON LEADS OFFENSE
Matt Richardson has been on fire since the beginning of Pac-12 play.
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Since Pac-12 play has started, Richardson has been constantly on base and has raised his season average to a team-leading .364. His OPS also leads the team at .941.
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Batting in the nine hole, the junior leads the team in the 21 conference games with a .347 average and four RBI. He has scored nine runs.
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SWEEP OVER NORTHERN COLORADO
Utah played its first three games at Lindquist Field in Ogden and got their first sweep of the season over Northern Colorado.
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Utah hit .410 in the series scoring 31 runs total with 13 doubles and three home runs.
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The pitching staff had an ERA of .333 and struck out 41 batters. The ERA is a season low and the strikeouts is a season high in any series for Utah this season.
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UP NEXT
The Utes will host Oregon this weekend in a three-game series at Lindquist Field in Ogden, Utah starting on Friday, May 14.
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