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Friday, April 19
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Huskies Visit Smith's Ballpark for Three-Game Series with Utah Baseball
4/18/2024 1:53 PM | Baseball
Pac-12 Network will have TV coverage of the series
| 2024 Utah Baseball Game Notes | |
| Games 36-38 Date // Time (MT) |
Utah (24-11, 9-6 Pac-12) vs. Washington (12-17-1, 5-10 Pac-12) Friday, April 19 // 11 a.m. Saturday, April 20 // 7 p.m. Sunday, April 21 // 7 p.m. |
| Location | Salt Lake City, Utah (Smith's Ballpark) |
| Tickets | Click here Students are always free at Smith's Ballpark with a valid UCard |
| Getting to Smith's Ballpark | Parking: Free parking available on 13th South, in the lot directly North of home plate TRAX: Take the Red, Blue or Green Lines to Ballpark Station (free fare with a game ticket or valid UCard) |
| Live Statistics | StatBroadcast Friday // Saturday // Sunday |
| Watch | Pac-12 Network // Channel Finder |
| Radio (Sat/Sun only) | ESPN 700 AM / 92.1 FM |
| Game Notes | Utah // Washington // Pac-12 Weekly Release |
| @UtahBaseball Social Media | Twitter/X // Instagram // Facebook // #GoUtes // #UteNotes |
This Weekend's Fan Experience Rundown
- Once again throughout the 2024 season, parking on Utah Baseball gamedays is free at Smith's Ballpark. Park in the lot on 13th South, directly North of home plate. Fans can also ride TRAX for free with a valid game ticket or University of Utah UCard—just hop on the Red, Blue or Green Lines to Ballpark Station.
- University of Utah students are always admitted to baseball games free of charge—just show your UCard at the gate.
- For all three games in the Washington series, fans can receive free admission by bringing a food item to donate at Smith's Ballpark. All donations will support the Feed U Food Panty at the University of Utah.
- Friday's matinee will be a Fry-Day game—the first 50 fans through the gates can claim a voucher for free fries. Visit the marketing table on the concourse behind home plate.
- Saturday is MUSS Appreciation Night. The first 50 MUSS members into the ballpark will receive a MUSS-Utah Baseball co-branded hat, as well as a hot dog voucher.
- Also on Saturday, the first 300 fans into the ballpark (whether you're a MUSS member or not) will receive a free Utah-themed koozie.
- Soda Sunday is back for the series finale—all souvenir sodas will be half price.
The First Pitch: Things to Know
The Utah Baseball team is receiving votes in the NCBWA and USA Today (Coaches) polls for the fourth straight week and resumes Pac-12 Conference play on Friday with Washington in town for a three-game series. First pitch in Friday's series opener is set for 11 a.m. MT, with the Saturday and Sunday contests following at 7 p.m. MT.
- Utah is coming off of a dominant 27-4 midweek victory over in-state foe Utah Valley on Tuesday. It saw a Pac-12 era program record 30 hits from the Utes' bats, which was also the most by any team in college baseball this season. Kai Roberts and TJ Clarkson each had five hits in the game, one short of tying the program's single-game record for an individual player.
- The Utes also took two of three on the road at Arizona State last weekend, outscoring the Sun Devils by a combined score of 24-13. It moved the team into fourth place in the Pac-12 standings and was the fourth conference series win of the season, three of which have come on the road.
- A haul of accolades rolled into Salt Lake City on Monday, headlined by southpaw Bryson Van Sickle claiming D1Baseball.com National Pitcher of the Week. The native of Eagle Mountain, Utah, was lights-out in his Friday start at Arizona State with a "Maddux"—that is, a complete game shutout on less than 100 pitches. Such a feat hadn't happened in the Pac-12 since 2018.
- Van Sickle needed just 82 pitches to three-hit the Sun Devils in the 10-0 Utah win. He walked nobody, struck out a season-high eight batters and never allowed the leadoff man to reach. ASU also never put a runner in scoring position all night.
- Utah also swept the Pac-12 Conference weekly awards on Monday; Van Sickle was named Pitcher of the Week and outfielder TJ Clarkson claimed Player of the Week coming off an ASU series in which Clarkson hit .583 with four homers and eight RBI.
- Clarkson paced the Utah bats all weekend at ASU, slashing .583 / .667 / 1.583. Playing in his home state of Arizona, he homered in all three games including a pair in the rubber game victory.
- Offensively, the Utes continue to be led by center fielder and Lehi, Utah native Kai Roberts (.375 / .460 / .618), whose batting average ranks second in the Pac-12. It is more than 100 points North of where Roberts finished his junior season in 2023; he also leads the league with 23 stolen bases entering the week. Roberts is fourth in the league with 14 doubles.
- Roberts follows leadoff man and shortstop Core Jackson in the lineup; the latter is hitting .352 in his first season as a Ute. Jackson (15) trails only Roberts for the most stolen bases in the Pac-12.
- Approaching the final month of the regular season, Utah remains one of the Pac-12's higher-scoring offenses at 7.5 runs per game, thanks in part to the guidance of assistant coach Todd Guilliams. It ranks second in the conference and continues a steady climb over the last three seasons. The Utes averaged 6.2 runs per game in 2022 and rose to 6.7 runs per game in '23.
- The pitching staff also has shown continued progress from a year ago. Now with a 4.81 ERA on the season, the Utes rank fifth in the Pac-12, an improvement from a 7.12 tally at the end of the 2023 season.
- Gary Henderson's club reached the 20-win mark in their first 28 games, the fastest in recorded program history. Previously, the Utah club known to reach 20 wins the fastest was in 1997; that year the team started 20-12-1.
- After this weekend's series with the Huskies, Utah will turn its focus to a Tuesday, April 23 game at BYU which is set for a 6 p.m. MT first pitch down in Provo.
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