Upcoming Event: Softball versus Utah Valley on October 2, 2025 at 4 p.m.
4 p.m.
Softball
vs Utah Valley
Saturday, February 17
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
6 p.m.
University of Utah
4-4
2
vs
10
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Mississippi State
8-0
1
2
3
4
5
6
R
H
E
MISS ST
0
0
3
0
4
3
10
11
2
Utah
1
0
0
0
1
0
2
5
1
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Josey Marron (3-0)
L: Lopez, Mariah (2-3)
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Batting:
2B: Paige Cook 1 ; Madisyn Kennedy 1 ; Salen Hawkins 2
HR: Jessie Blaine 1
RBI: Jessie Blaine 3 ; Salen Hawkins 4 ; Ella Wesolowski 1 ; Aquana Brownlee 1 ; Matalasi Faapito 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Sierra Sacco 1 ; Nadia Barbary 1 ; Paige Cook 1 ; Jessie Blaine 3 ; Madisyn Kennedy 1 ; Riley Hull 1 ; Salen Hawkins 1 ; Kiarra Sells 1
HBP: Nadia Barbary 1 ; Madisyn Kennedy 1
Batting:
HR: Belarde, Aliya 1
RBI: Belarde, Aliya 1 ; Davison, Karlie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Belarde, Aliya 1 ; Melendez, Leilani 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
1
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
AB
2
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
Photo by: Eli Rehmer/Utah Athletics
No. 13 Utah Softball Drops Decision to Mississippi State
2/17/2024 10:40 PM | Softball
Utes fall, 10-2
PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico – The University of Utah softball team suffered a 10-2 defeat to the Mississippi State Bulldogs on Saturday evening on day two of the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge at Nancy Almaraz Field in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
The Utes now own a 2024 record of 4-4.
Utah was the first team to dent home plate on Saturday, cobbling together a first-inning rally that began with a Leilani Melendez single. After an error put runners on first and third, Karlie Davison dropped an RBI single into left to plate the game's first run.
Unfortunately for the Utes, the Bulldogs responded with a three-run home run in the third and added four more runs in the fifth to build a 7-1 advantage.
In the bottom of the fifth, Aliya Belarde nudged the Utes closer by blasting her second long ball of the season over the wall in right, but that would be her team's final tally of the night. Mississippi State pushed three more runs across in the sixth before a scoreless bottom of the inning brought the contest to an end.
Up Next
The Utes will be in action in Mexico one more time, taking on UC San Diego on Sunday at 10 a.m. MT
Season Tickets
Season tickets for the 2024 campaign are now available. Fans can purchase season tickets by calling the Utah ticket office at 801-581-8849 or visit www.utahtickets.com/softball/.
The Utes now own a 2024 record of 4-4.
Utah was the first team to dent home plate on Saturday, cobbling together a first-inning rally that began with a Leilani Melendez single. After an error put runners on first and third, Karlie Davison dropped an RBI single into left to plate the game's first run.
Unfortunately for the Utes, the Bulldogs responded with a three-run home run in the third and added four more runs in the fifth to build a 7-1 advantage.
In the bottom of the fifth, Aliya Belarde nudged the Utes closer by blasting her second long ball of the season over the wall in right, but that would be her team's final tally of the night. Mississippi State pushed three more runs across in the sixth before a scoreless bottom of the inning brought the contest to an end.
Up Next
The Utes will be in action in Mexico one more time, taking on UC San Diego on Sunday at 10 a.m. MT
Season Tickets
Season tickets for the 2024 campaign are now available. Fans can purchase season tickets by calling the Utah ticket office at 801-581-8849 or visit www.utahtickets.com/softball/.
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