University of Utah
20-5, 4-1
No. 17 Arizona
20-8, 3-2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 3 |
| Arizona | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 1 |
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Netz, Devyn (9-7)
L: Sandez, Sydney (10-2)
Batting:
2B: Belarde, Aliya 1 ; Capobianco, Emily 1
HR: Jacquez, Sophie 1 ; Ortiz, Shelbi 1
RBI: Belarde, Aliya 1 ; Jacquez, Sophie 2 ; Ortiz, Shelbi 3 ; Dayton, Abby 2 ; Capobianco, Emily 1
SH: Bonstrom, Ellessa 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Denning, Haley 1 ; Belarde, Aliya 1 ; Gasper, Jordyn 1 ; Jacquez, Sophie 2 ; Ortiz, Shelbi 2 ; Dayton, Abby 2
SB: Denning, Haley 1 ; Belarde, Aliya 1 ; Jacquez, Sophie 1 ; Ortiz, Shelbi 1
HBP: Ortiz, Shelbi 1
Batting:
2B: Netz, Devyn 1 ; Kennedy, Dakota 1
HR: Carroll, Sophia 1
RBI: Skaggs, Allie 1 ; Netz, Devyn 2 ; DiNardo, Olivia 2 ; Carroll, Sophia 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Perezchica, Jasmine 3 ; Skaggs, Allie 1 ; Blanchard, Ali 1 ; Dimler, Paige 1 ; Kennedy, Dakota 1 ; Pacho, Izzy 1 ; Carroll, Sophia 1 ; Biehl, Tayler 1
SB: Perezchica, Jasmine 1
HBP: Pacho, Izzy 2
Game Leaders
No. 23 Utah Softball Drops Heartbreaker to No. 17 Arizona
3/18/2023 7:30 PM | Softball
Utes, Wildcats to battle in series rubber game on Sunday
This defeat snaps Utah's string of 11 consecutive victories, puts them at 4-1 in the Pac-12 and 20-5 overall. Arizona is now 20-8 and 3-2 in league games.
Through the game's first six innings, the Utes had built a 2-1 lead, thanks in large part to the pitching of Sydney Sandez, who'd allowed only three hits, and a fifth-inning rally that included Sophie Jacquez's second homer in as many days.
A Shelbi Ortiz round-tripper and an RBI double courtesy of Aliya Belarde in the seventh upped Utah's advantage to 4-1, but the Wildcats put two runners on with one out in their half of the seventh, then used back-to-back hits, a walk and a passed ball to tie game and force extra innings.
Utah immediately rebounded in the eighth, jumping back in front thanks to a two-run single off the bat of Abby Dayton, but the Wildcats found a way to rally again, as a pair of two-out, run-scoring safeties knotted things at 6-6. The Utes were able to conjure up one most offensive outburst in the ninth to regain the lead at 9-6, but a three-run Arizona homer in the bottom of the ninth drew the hosts level again before a bases loaded walk to Allie Skaggs gave the Wildcats the walk-off win.
Up Next
The series finale, which will determine the winner of the three-game set, is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. MST (12 p.m. MT) on Sunday.
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