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Saturday, February 12
Tempe, AZ
4:30 PM
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Photo by: Nick Grace
Softball Downed by Blue Devils on Saturday
2/13/2022 12:03 AM | Softball
The Utes will close out the Kajikawa Classic on Sunday with an early morning double header.
TEMPE, Ariz.- The Utah softball team battled early in their only contest of the day against #20 Duke, but was unable to score the rest of the game after taking an early 2-1 lead after the end of the first and dropped the game, 11-2.
Utah falls to 1-2 with two more games to play at the Kajikawa Classic.
Sophomore pitcher Mariah Lopez was given the ball today and started off strong retiring the first two batters of the game before giving up solo shot from Duke's Rachel Crabtree.
In the bottom half of the first, Ellessa Bonstrom got the Utes going picking up her sixth hit of the early season and advancing to second on a wild pitch. In scoring position, junior Julia Jimenez slapped a single up the middle allowing Bonstrom to challenge the throw and score the first run for Utah while Jimenez ended up at second.
MK Gomez came in to replace Jimenez as a pinch runner and utilized her speed as Destiny White hit a sac fly out to center field, allowing Gomez to tag and beat the throw to third. A few pitches later, Gomez scored the second and final Utah run on a wild pitch to the back stop. Â
Throughout the rest of the game, the Utes couldn't contain the Blue Devil offense giving up two runs in the second and one in both the third and fourth innings.
Utah threatened again in the bottom of the sixth as Bonstrom reached first for the second time. Jimenez followed and hit another single to move Bonstrom over to third. Just trying to make contact, White did just that grounding out to third and was able to advance Jimenez to second. With two runners in scoring position, the Utes couldn't convert with the next two batters grounding out to end the inning.
Duke put the game out of reach in the top of the seventh scoring sixth runs on four hits to extend the lead, 11-2. Utah didn't go down without a fight as both Aliya Belarde and Haley Denning earned their first hits of the season to put runners on first and second with two outs. Bonstrom stepped up to the plate and worked the count but ended up flying out to end the game.
Up Next
Utah will close out the Kajikawa Classic bright and early tomorrow morning with a double header against Duke and California Baptist. At 8:00am, Utah will face the Blue Devils on the Pac-12 Networks and after will go up against CBU starting at 10:30am.
Follow the Utes
For fans of the Utah softball program, follow the Utes on Twitter (@Utah_Softball), Instagram (@utahsoftball) and Facebook (@utesoftball). Â
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Utah falls to 1-2 with two more games to play at the Kajikawa Classic.
Sophomore pitcher Mariah Lopez was given the ball today and started off strong retiring the first two batters of the game before giving up solo shot from Duke's Rachel Crabtree.
In the bottom half of the first, Ellessa Bonstrom got the Utes going picking up her sixth hit of the early season and advancing to second on a wild pitch. In scoring position, junior Julia Jimenez slapped a single up the middle allowing Bonstrom to challenge the throw and score the first run for Utah while Jimenez ended up at second.
MK Gomez came in to replace Jimenez as a pinch runner and utilized her speed as Destiny White hit a sac fly out to center field, allowing Gomez to tag and beat the throw to third. A few pitches later, Gomez scored the second and final Utah run on a wild pitch to the back stop. Â
Throughout the rest of the game, the Utes couldn't contain the Blue Devil offense giving up two runs in the second and one in both the third and fourth innings.
Utah threatened again in the bottom of the sixth as Bonstrom reached first for the second time. Jimenez followed and hit another single to move Bonstrom over to third. Just trying to make contact, White did just that grounding out to third and was able to advance Jimenez to second. With two runners in scoring position, the Utes couldn't convert with the next two batters grounding out to end the inning.
Duke put the game out of reach in the top of the seventh scoring sixth runs on four hits to extend the lead, 11-2. Utah didn't go down without a fight as both Aliya Belarde and Haley Denning earned their first hits of the season to put runners on first and second with two outs. Bonstrom stepped up to the plate and worked the count but ended up flying out to end the game.
Up Next
Utah will close out the Kajikawa Classic bright and early tomorrow morning with a double header against Duke and California Baptist. At 8:00am, Utah will face the Blue Devils on the Pac-12 Networks and after will go up against CBU starting at 10:30am.
Follow the Utes
For fans of the Utah softball program, follow the Utes on Twitter (@Utah_Softball), Instagram (@utahsoftball) and Facebook (@utesoftball). Â
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Jala Wright (1-0)
L: Lopez, Mariah (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Jameson Kavel 1 ; Kamryn Jackson 1
HR: Gisele Tapia 1 ; Rachel Crabtree 1 ; Kristina Foreman 1 ; Caroline Jacobsen 1
RBI: Gisele Tapia 1 ; Rachel Crabtree 1 ; Jameson Kavel 3 ; Kristina Foreman 2 ; Leah Jarnac 2 ; Caroline Jacobsen 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ana Gold 1 ; Gisele Tapia 1 ; Sarah Goddard 1 ; Rachel Crabtree 1 ; Jameson Kavel 1 ; Kelly Torres 1 ; Francesca Frelick 2 ; Kristina Foreman 2 ; Caroline Jacobsen 1
SB: Kelsey Zampa 1 ; Caroline Jacobsen 1
Batting:
RBI: Jimenez, Julia 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bonstrom, Ellessa 1 ; Gomez, MK 1
HBP: Gasper, Jordyn 1
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H
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RBI
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AB
3
R
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H
1
RBI
0
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