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Utah Softball to Make First-Ever Visit to No. 14 Texas Tech
4/2/2025 10:32 AM | Softball
Utes aim for third straight series victory during visit to Lubbock
SALT LAKE CITY – The University of Utah softball team took advantage of consecutive weeks at home to collect their first two series wins in the Big 12 and in order to keep that momentum intact they'll have to pass a stiff test against the No. 14 Texas Tech Red Raiders, who will be hosting the Utes for three games at Rocky Johnson Field in Lubbock, Texas.
The Utes and Red Raiders will clash for the first time on Friday at 6 p.m. CT (5 p.m. MT), followed by a Saturday meeting at 4 p.m. CT and a Sunday finale scheduled to start at 12 p.m. CT.
April 4 – 6 Schedule
How to Follow
Fans can tune in to each game via ESPN+ and links to live stats will be available on UtahUtes.com.
Last Time Out
Over the course of six consecutive games at home, Utah's offense proved nearly unstoppable, averaging better than eight runs per game and posted a .348 batting average and a .572 slugging percentage. The players who played the most significant role in fueling that offense were Kaylah Nelsen, Kennedy Proctor and Shonty Passi, all of whom batted exactly .500 during their team's homestand.
Nelsen served as one of the catalysts, leading the squad with eight runs scored while racking up a team-high 12 hits. The senior from California has continued to earn her place on the Big 12 statistical leaderboard, ranking fourth in the league in hits and tied for seventh in doubles.
Proctor's work at the plate last week earned her the program's first-ever Big 12 Player of the Week award. The freshman catcher went 6-for-10 at the plate during Utah's series win over Houston and cracked three homers, two of them coming during Utah's comeback win on Friday evening. Over her last six games, Proctor is 11-for-22 at the plate with 13 RBIs and seven extra base hits.
Passi has been on base more than any other Ute over the last six contests, as evidenced by her .619 on-base percentage. She's also taken extra bases on five of her eight knocks, including her first two four-baggers of 2025, and driven in seven runs.
Scouting the Opposition
The Red Raiders started the season with a new head coach in former Louisiana Lafayette head man Gerry Glasco and added the most high-profile player to enter the transfer portal during the offseason in 2024 National Player of the Year NiJaree Canady, who arrived in Lubbock after two seasons at Stanford.
Texas Tech was ranked as high as No. 9 in the preseason and they've set about living up to those expectations by crafting 27-9 record and an 8-1 Big 12 mark that has them at the top of the league standings. They started their conference slate with two wins in three tries against Oklahoma State and since then have swept Baylor and Kansas and they'll be attempting to extend their current win streak to five games when they visit Abilene Christian on Wednesday evening.
Canady has not skipped a beat in the circle despite her new surroundings, posting a 0.63 ERA with 163 strikeouts in 99 2/3 innings. She's also one of seven Red Raiders with a batting average over .300, with Lauren Allred's .380 clip leading the way. Allred's seven homers and 30 RBIs are also team-highs.
2025 Team Stat Leaders (as of 4/2/2025)
Batting Avg. Kennedy Proctor .350
Slugging % Kennedy Proctor .663
On Base % Shonty Passi .431
Runs Scored Kaylah Nelsen 19
Hits Kaylah Nelsen 45
RBI Jolie Mayfield 19
Kennedy Proctor 19
Doubles Kaylah Nelsen 9
Home Runs Kennedy Proctor 5
Stolen Bases Hailee White 2
Marley Espiau 2
Shonty Passi 2
Sianni Sakai 2
Shelbi Ortiz 2
ERA Hailey Maestretti 3.21 (93.2 IP)
K's Shelbee Jones 72
Wins Shelbee Jones 6
National and Big 12 Rankings – Team
On March 21 against Kansas and March 28 against Houston, the Utes fought back from down seven runs to earn a victory. They turned an 8-1 Jayhawk lead into a 13-10 win and erased a 9-2 seventh-inning deficit to top the Cougars, 12-9, putting together the program's first inning double-digit scoring inning since 2017.
Utah is currently the only team in the nation to win two games in which they trailed by seven or more runs. Previously, the Utes hadn't overcome a deficit that substantial to earn a win since April 21, 2014 against Stanford.
Capo Caps the Comebacks
In both of Utah's seven-run comeback victories, the finishing touch was applied by Emily Capobianco. She blasted a three-run walk-off homer in the ninth inning against Kansas, then launched a walk-off grand slam to complete the uprising vs. Houston. She's the only player in Division I who's hit two game-ending round-trippers in the seventh inning or later so far in 2025. She's also the first Utah player with two walk-off home runs to her credit in one season since Glennis Donnelly and Devina Quintero both collected two in 2004.
Seventh Inning Comebacks
Only once in 2024 did the Utes win a game in which they trailed after seven innings, but Utah has already won three such games in 2025.
Kennedy Proctor 2-HR Game
In game two of Utah's doubleheader against Houston on March 28, Kennedy Proctor circled the bases twice, the team's first multi-homer game of the season. She was the first Utah freshman to post a multi-homer game since Karlie Davison on May 5, 2023.
Proctor for Player of the Week
Proctor became the first Utah softball student-athlete ever named Big 12 Player of the Week on April 1.
Proctor earned this honor by belting three home runs and collecting nine RBIs while helping power Utah to a series victory over Houston. For the week, the rookie catcher from California drove in multiple runs in all three contests, finished with a .600 average, an 1.800 slugging percentage and scored five times.
A Home Opener to Remember
In Utah's first home game of 2025, the Utes found themselves behind 8-1 after two-and-a-half innings, then staged the program's largest comeback since 2014. The Utes closed to within 8-7 before Kansas upped their lead back to 10-7. Utah then rallied to tie the score with two outs in the seventh before Emily Capobianco won the game on a walk-off homer in the ninth, Utah's first game-winning walk-off home since Bridget Castro on March 26, 2014.
A Maestretti Masterpiece
On March 1, Utah rookie Hailey Maestretti tossed the first shutout of her collegiate career, firing seven scoreless innings against No. 23 San Diego State. She's the first Utah freshman to throw a complete game shutout since Katie Donovan in 2015.
First-Time Four-Baggers
Five different Utah players have hit their first collegiate home runs in 2025. Kenney Proctor's first career four-bagger came on Feb. 8 vs. California. Emily Capobianco and Reese Lee smacked their first dingers on March 1 against Cal State Fullerton and Jolie Mayfield and Sianni Sakai's initial long balls were hit on March 2 vs. Weber State.
Carreon Crafts a Shutout
On Feb. 14, Brooklyn Carreon crafted the first shutout of her career against LMU, holding the Lions to six hits across six innings and striking out two. The California native threw a perfect first inning, then stranded runners in scoring position in the second, fourth, fifth and sixth to finish off her scoreless performance.
A Pair of Comebacks at the Kajikawa Classic
In both of Utah's Sunday victories at the Kajikawa Classic, they trailed late before bouncing back to earn the win. This marked the first time since April 21, 2024 the Utes collected multiple comeback wins on the same day and the first instance since Feb. 20, 2021 they erased two deficits in the fifth inning or later on the same day to collect two triumphs. On that day, Utah posted a pair of late uprisings against UNLV and California Baptist.
A Kennedy Crusher
In Kennedy Proctor's second career at-bat, which came against California on Feb. 8, she blasted a solo home run for her first collegiate hit. This was the third time in three seasons a Utah player homered for her first career hit. Taylor Jacobs accomplished that feat on April 4, 2024 against Arizona and Karlie Davison homered for her first career knock on Feb. 11, 2023 vs. Stonehill.
Team 50
The 2025 campaign is the 50th season of competition for Utah Softball, which began in 1976, and Hogue and her squad will be attempting add to a long list of memorable moments and incredible accomplishments that have defined the program throughout its history.
Over the course of 49 previous seasons, the Utes have reached the AIAW or NCAA Women's College World Series six times, earned 23 trips to regionals, collected 18 conference regular season or tournament championships and produced 20 All-Americans. Seven former Utah softball players have also been inducted into the Utah Athletics Hall of Fame.
Seven different people have held the title of head coach or co-head coach for Utah softball, but Norma Carr, Jo Evans, Mona Stevens and Amy Hogue have been the main stewards of the program throughout its history. Each collected more than 200 wins during their time as head coach, Carr, Evans and Hogue all guided the Utes to the Women's College World Series during their tenures, while Stevens guided Utah to championships in the Mountain West Conference in 2000, 2002 and 2004.
Utah's 20 All-American selections have been piled up by 15 players, starting with outfielder Melonie Kent in 1981. Four Utes, Charmelle Green, Sandy Rhea, Hannah Flippen and Ellessa Bonstrom earned All-American honors in multiple seasons, with Flippen being the only three-time All-American in school history. In 1985, 1994 and 2023, the Utes fielded teams with multiple All-Americans and in all three of those campaigns, they reached the Women's College World Series.
Amy Hogue Milestone Watch
Head coach Amy Hogue can already lay claim to the title of the winningest coach in Utah softball history, a milestone she reached in 2022 and one year later, she earned her 400th victory at the helm of the program, as well as her 600th overall. Hogue currently needs 13 more victories to reach 500 as Utah head coach and 16 to reach 700 in her career as a head coach.
Kaylah Makes the Cut
After a breakout 2024 campaign that saw her earn All-Pac-12 Second-Team status, Kaylah Nelsen earned preseason recognition in the form of a spot on the Big 12 Preseason Team. Nelsen spent 2024 batting .370, leading Pac-12 in doubles and finishing in the top 10 in the league in hits and RBIs. She also provided Utah with solid defense at first base and earned a spot on the Pac-12 All-Tournament Team.
SEASON TICKETS
Season tickets for the 2025 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/.
OFFICIAL MOBILE APP OF UTAH ATHLETICS – UTAH 360
The official mobile app of Utah Athletics is Utah 360. Download it today to unlock a refreshed game-day experience, from managing tickets to mobile concessions ordering, as well as video content, news and information, schedules, rosters and stats. The app is available in both the Apple Store (download) and Google Play (download). Add it today, access your game tickets and download them to your smartphone's wallet to make yourself game-day ready.
FOLLOW THE UTES!
Fans can follow along on social media (Twitter |Instagram: @utahsoftball | Facebook: Facebook.com/Utessoftball).
The Utes and Red Raiders will clash for the first time on Friday at 6 p.m. CT (5 p.m. MT), followed by a Saturday meeting at 4 p.m. CT and a Sunday finale scheduled to start at 12 p.m. CT.
April 4 – 6 Schedule
| Date | Game | Watch/Live Stats |
| April 4 | Utah vs. Texas Tech | Watch / Live Stats |
| April 5 | Utah vs. Texas Tech | Watch / Live Stats |
| April 6 | Utah vs. Texas Tech | Watch / Live Stats |
How to Follow
Fans can tune in to each game via ESPN+ and links to live stats will be available on UtahUtes.com.
Last Time Out
Over the course of six consecutive games at home, Utah's offense proved nearly unstoppable, averaging better than eight runs per game and posted a .348 batting average and a .572 slugging percentage. The players who played the most significant role in fueling that offense were Kaylah Nelsen, Kennedy Proctor and Shonty Passi, all of whom batted exactly .500 during their team's homestand.
Nelsen served as one of the catalysts, leading the squad with eight runs scored while racking up a team-high 12 hits. The senior from California has continued to earn her place on the Big 12 statistical leaderboard, ranking fourth in the league in hits and tied for seventh in doubles.
Proctor's work at the plate last week earned her the program's first-ever Big 12 Player of the Week award. The freshman catcher went 6-for-10 at the plate during Utah's series win over Houston and cracked three homers, two of them coming during Utah's comeback win on Friday evening. Over her last six games, Proctor is 11-for-22 at the plate with 13 RBIs and seven extra base hits.
Passi has been on base more than any other Ute over the last six contests, as evidenced by her .619 on-base percentage. She's also taken extra bases on five of her eight knocks, including her first two four-baggers of 2025, and driven in seven runs.
Scouting the Opposition
The Red Raiders started the season with a new head coach in former Louisiana Lafayette head man Gerry Glasco and added the most high-profile player to enter the transfer portal during the offseason in 2024 National Player of the Year NiJaree Canady, who arrived in Lubbock after two seasons at Stanford.
Texas Tech was ranked as high as No. 9 in the preseason and they've set about living up to those expectations by crafting 27-9 record and an 8-1 Big 12 mark that has them at the top of the league standings. They started their conference slate with two wins in three tries against Oklahoma State and since then have swept Baylor and Kansas and they'll be attempting to extend their current win streak to five games when they visit Abilene Christian on Wednesday evening.
Canady has not skipped a beat in the circle despite her new surroundings, posting a 0.63 ERA with 163 strikeouts in 99 2/3 innings. She's also one of seven Red Raiders with a batting average over .300, with Lauren Allred's .380 clip leading the way. Allred's seven homers and 30 RBIs are also team-highs.
2025 Team Stat Leaders (as of 4/2/2025)
Batting Avg. Kennedy Proctor .350
Slugging % Kennedy Proctor .663
On Base % Shonty Passi .431
Runs Scored Kaylah Nelsen 19
Hits Kaylah Nelsen 45
RBI Jolie Mayfield 19
Kennedy Proctor 19
Doubles Kaylah Nelsen 9
Home Runs Kennedy Proctor 5
Stolen Bases Hailee White 2
Marley Espiau 2
Shonty Passi 2
Sianni Sakai 2
Shelbi Ortiz 2
ERA Hailey Maestretti 3.21 (93.2 IP)
K's Shelbee Jones 72
Wins Shelbee Jones 6
National and Big 12 Rankings – Team
- Utah has continued to maintain its spot among the national leaders in turning double plays, with their total of 27 placing them second in the nation.
- Utah's patience at the plate has continued to serve them well. Their 127 walks rank third in the Big 12 and 40th in the country.
- Hailee White has continued to be one of college softball's most reliable infielders, having piled up 82 assists, third-most in the Big 12 and 22nd nationally. She's done so while making only four errors. Her average of 2.28 assists per game ranks fourth in the Big 12.
- Kendall Lundberg ranks fifth in the conference, having caught six attempted base stealers.
- Kaylah Nelsen's 45 hits have her in fourth-place in the league, while her nine doubles are tied for seventh.
- Shelbee Jones has piled up 72 strikeouts in 2025, placing her fifth in the conference.
- No one in the Big 12 has been tougher to strike out than Nelsen, who is averaging just one punchout per 44 at-bats.
On March 21 against Kansas and March 28 against Houston, the Utes fought back from down seven runs to earn a victory. They turned an 8-1 Jayhawk lead into a 13-10 win and erased a 9-2 seventh-inning deficit to top the Cougars, 12-9, putting together the program's first inning double-digit scoring inning since 2017.
Utah is currently the only team in the nation to win two games in which they trailed by seven or more runs. Previously, the Utes hadn't overcome a deficit that substantial to earn a win since April 21, 2014 against Stanford.
Capo Caps the Comebacks
In both of Utah's seven-run comeback victories, the finishing touch was applied by Emily Capobianco. She blasted a three-run walk-off homer in the ninth inning against Kansas, then launched a walk-off grand slam to complete the uprising vs. Houston. She's the only player in Division I who's hit two game-ending round-trippers in the seventh inning or later so far in 2025. She's also the first Utah player with two walk-off home runs to her credit in one season since Glennis Donnelly and Devina Quintero both collected two in 2004.
Seventh Inning Comebacks
Only once in 2024 did the Utes win a game in which they trailed after seven innings, but Utah has already won three such games in 2025.
Kennedy Proctor 2-HR Game
In game two of Utah's doubleheader against Houston on March 28, Kennedy Proctor circled the bases twice, the team's first multi-homer game of the season. She was the first Utah freshman to post a multi-homer game since Karlie Davison on May 5, 2023.
Proctor for Player of the Week
Proctor became the first Utah softball student-athlete ever named Big 12 Player of the Week on April 1.
Proctor earned this honor by belting three home runs and collecting nine RBIs while helping power Utah to a series victory over Houston. For the week, the rookie catcher from California drove in multiple runs in all three contests, finished with a .600 average, an 1.800 slugging percentage and scored five times.
A Home Opener to Remember
In Utah's first home game of 2025, the Utes found themselves behind 8-1 after two-and-a-half innings, then staged the program's largest comeback since 2014. The Utes closed to within 8-7 before Kansas upped their lead back to 10-7. Utah then rallied to tie the score with two outs in the seventh before Emily Capobianco won the game on a walk-off homer in the ninth, Utah's first game-winning walk-off home since Bridget Castro on March 26, 2014.
A Maestretti Masterpiece
On March 1, Utah rookie Hailey Maestretti tossed the first shutout of her collegiate career, firing seven scoreless innings against No. 23 San Diego State. She's the first Utah freshman to throw a complete game shutout since Katie Donovan in 2015.
First-Time Four-Baggers
Five different Utah players have hit their first collegiate home runs in 2025. Kenney Proctor's first career four-bagger came on Feb. 8 vs. California. Emily Capobianco and Reese Lee smacked their first dingers on March 1 against Cal State Fullerton and Jolie Mayfield and Sianni Sakai's initial long balls were hit on March 2 vs. Weber State.
Carreon Crafts a Shutout
On Feb. 14, Brooklyn Carreon crafted the first shutout of her career against LMU, holding the Lions to six hits across six innings and striking out two. The California native threw a perfect first inning, then stranded runners in scoring position in the second, fourth, fifth and sixth to finish off her scoreless performance.
A Pair of Comebacks at the Kajikawa Classic
In both of Utah's Sunday victories at the Kajikawa Classic, they trailed late before bouncing back to earn the win. This marked the first time since April 21, 2024 the Utes collected multiple comeback wins on the same day and the first instance since Feb. 20, 2021 they erased two deficits in the fifth inning or later on the same day to collect two triumphs. On that day, Utah posted a pair of late uprisings against UNLV and California Baptist.
A Kennedy Crusher
In Kennedy Proctor's second career at-bat, which came against California on Feb. 8, she blasted a solo home run for her first collegiate hit. This was the third time in three seasons a Utah player homered for her first career hit. Taylor Jacobs accomplished that feat on April 4, 2024 against Arizona and Karlie Davison homered for her first career knock on Feb. 11, 2023 vs. Stonehill.
Team 50
The 2025 campaign is the 50th season of competition for Utah Softball, which began in 1976, and Hogue and her squad will be attempting add to a long list of memorable moments and incredible accomplishments that have defined the program throughout its history.
Over the course of 49 previous seasons, the Utes have reached the AIAW or NCAA Women's College World Series six times, earned 23 trips to regionals, collected 18 conference regular season or tournament championships and produced 20 All-Americans. Seven former Utah softball players have also been inducted into the Utah Athletics Hall of Fame.
Seven different people have held the title of head coach or co-head coach for Utah softball, but Norma Carr, Jo Evans, Mona Stevens and Amy Hogue have been the main stewards of the program throughout its history. Each collected more than 200 wins during their time as head coach, Carr, Evans and Hogue all guided the Utes to the Women's College World Series during their tenures, while Stevens guided Utah to championships in the Mountain West Conference in 2000, 2002 and 2004.
Utah's 20 All-American selections have been piled up by 15 players, starting with outfielder Melonie Kent in 1981. Four Utes, Charmelle Green, Sandy Rhea, Hannah Flippen and Ellessa Bonstrom earned All-American honors in multiple seasons, with Flippen being the only three-time All-American in school history. In 1985, 1994 and 2023, the Utes fielded teams with multiple All-Americans and in all three of those campaigns, they reached the Women's College World Series.
Amy Hogue Milestone Watch
Head coach Amy Hogue can already lay claim to the title of the winningest coach in Utah softball history, a milestone she reached in 2022 and one year later, she earned her 400th victory at the helm of the program, as well as her 600th overall. Hogue currently needs 13 more victories to reach 500 as Utah head coach and 16 to reach 700 in her career as a head coach.
Kaylah Makes the Cut
After a breakout 2024 campaign that saw her earn All-Pac-12 Second-Team status, Kaylah Nelsen earned preseason recognition in the form of a spot on the Big 12 Preseason Team. Nelsen spent 2024 batting .370, leading Pac-12 in doubles and finishing in the top 10 in the league in hits and RBIs. She also provided Utah with solid defense at first base and earned a spot on the Pac-12 All-Tournament Team.
SEASON TICKETS
Season tickets for the 2025 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/.
OFFICIAL MOBILE APP OF UTAH ATHLETICS – UTAH 360
The official mobile app of Utah Athletics is Utah 360. Download it today to unlock a refreshed game-day experience, from managing tickets to mobile concessions ordering, as well as video content, news and information, schedules, rosters and stats. The app is available in both the Apple Store (download) and Google Play (download). Add it today, access your game tickets and download them to your smartphone's wallet to make yourself game-day ready.
FOLLOW THE UTES!
Fans can follow along on social media (Twitter |Instagram: @utahsoftball | Facebook: Facebook.com/Utessoftball).
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