Saturday, March 9
Los Angeles, CA
7 p.m.
University of Utah
14-8
5
at
6
No. 13 UCLA
13-6
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| UCLA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
Players Mentioned
OF
/ Softball
OF
/ Softball
INF
/ Softball
OF
/ Softball
OF
/ SoftballTeam Stats
Pitching:
W: Tinsley, Taylor (5-5)
L: Ladd, Sarah (7-3)
Batting:
2B: Dayton, Abby 1 ; Nelsen, Kaylah 1
RBI: Dayton, Abby 1 ; Nelsen, Kaylah 1 ; Jimenez, Julia 2 ; Jacquez, Sophie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Denning, Haley 1 ; Dayton, Abby 2 ; Nelsen, Kaylah 1 ; Lee, Reese 1
CS: Denning, Haley 1
HBP: Denning, Haley 1
Batting:
HR: Palacios, Sharlize 1
RBI: Allchin, Jadelyn 1 ; Grant, Megan 2 ; Palacios, Sharlize 3
SF: Grant, Megan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Allchin, Jadelyn 2 ; Brady, Maya 1 ; Woolery, Jordan 1 ; Palacios, Sharlize 1 ; Osteen, Liesl 1
HBP: Allchin, Jadelyn 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
0
H
3
RBI
2
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
1
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
4
R
2
H
1
RBI
1
Photo by: Eli Rehmer/Utah Athletics
Utah Softball Drops Heartbreaker to UCLA
3/9/2024 10:47 PM | Softball
Late lead slips away in 6-5 defeat
LOS ANGELES – The University of Utah softball team battled back from an early 4-0 deficit, but ended up on the short end of a 6-5 loss to the No. 13 UCLA Bruins in Pac-12 Conference action on Saturday evening at Easton Stadium in Los Angeles.
The Utes' 2024 record is now 14-8 and they are 0-2 in the Pac-12, while the Bruins are 13-6 and 2-0 in league action
For the second straight evening, the Utes found themselves in a 4-0 hole after one frame, due in large part to a Sharlize Palacios three-run homer.
The Utes found a way to fight back in the third, when, with a runner on and two outs, they strung together three straight hits to get within a run. Abby Dayton drove in her team's first run by lacing an RBI double into left-center, then Kaylah Nelsen followed with a run-scoring two-bagger of her own to make the score 4-2. A Julia Jimenez single to left then plated Reese Lee and Utah was within a run.
Two innings later, the Utes went back to work and took the lead. With two outs, Dayton reached on an error and moved to second thanks to a knock by Nelsen. Jimenez then punched a single into left that sent Dayton across with the tying run and Utah took its first lead one batter later on a Sophie Jacquez hit through the middle to score Nelsen.
Unfortunately for Utah, that lead didn't hold. A one-out walk in the bottom of the seventh and a groundout that moved the tying run into scoring position was followed by a game-tying hit off the bat of Jadelyn Allchin. Two more bases on balls brought up Megan Grant, who ended the game with a bases-loaded safety to left.
Up Next
Utah will have one more chance in Los Angeles, taking on the Bruins in a 12 p.m. MT tilt on Sunday.
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/.
Follow the Utes!
Fans can follow along on social media (Twitter: @Utah_Softball |Instagram: @utahsoftball | Facebook: Facebook.com/Utessoftball).
The Utes' 2024 record is now 14-8 and they are 0-2 in the Pac-12, while the Bruins are 13-6 and 2-0 in league action
For the second straight evening, the Utes found themselves in a 4-0 hole after one frame, due in large part to a Sharlize Palacios three-run homer.
The Utes found a way to fight back in the third, when, with a runner on and two outs, they strung together three straight hits to get within a run. Abby Dayton drove in her team's first run by lacing an RBI double into left-center, then Kaylah Nelsen followed with a run-scoring two-bagger of her own to make the score 4-2. A Julia Jimenez single to left then plated Reese Lee and Utah was within a run.
Two innings later, the Utes went back to work and took the lead. With two outs, Dayton reached on an error and moved to second thanks to a knock by Nelsen. Jimenez then punched a single into left that sent Dayton across with the tying run and Utah took its first lead one batter later on a Sophie Jacquez hit through the middle to score Nelsen.
Unfortunately for Utah, that lead didn't hold. A one-out walk in the bottom of the seventh and a groundout that moved the tying run into scoring position was followed by a game-tying hit off the bat of Jadelyn Allchin. Two more bases on balls brought up Megan Grant, who ended the game with a bases-loaded safety to left.
Up Next
Utah will have one more chance in Los Angeles, taking on the Bruins in a 12 p.m. MT tilt on Sunday.
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/.
Follow the Utes!
Fans can follow along on social media (Twitter: @Utah_Softball |Instagram: @utahsoftball | Facebook: Facebook.com/Utessoftball).
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