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Utes to Host Utah Valley, No. 19/20 Arizona on Senior Week
4/27/2026 1:11 PM | Softball
Utah trying to secure spot in Big 12 Tournament
SALT LAKE CITY – One week remains in the 2026 regular season for the University of Utah softball team and with the squad fighting for a spot in the Big 12 Tournament, they'll be at home to host the Utah Valley Wolverines on Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Dumke Family Softball Stadium, followed by three games against the No. 19/20 Arizona Wildcats.
Utah's first game against the Wildcats will begin at 5 p.m. on Friday, followed by a 12 p.m. matchup on Saturday and the series will conclude with another meeting at 12 p.m. on Sunday.
April 28 – May 3 Schedule
How to Follow
Fans can tune in to every pitch of all four games on ESPN+
Game Day Promotions
Tuesday will be Strike Out Cancer Day at Dumke, with the team donning pink uniforms and representatives from Swing for Life will be on the concourse throughout the game in support of their mission to Help Strike Out Breast Cancer. Starting on Friday, it will be Senior and Alumni Weekend at the ballpark and the program will be honoring its senior class of Kate Blunt, Emily Capobianco, Brooklyn Carreon, Taylor Jacobs, Kayla Lyon, Raci Miranda, Anna Reimers and Hailee White. 250 Senior Rally Towels will be given away on Friday and fans will also be invited to sign posters for all eight Utah seniors. On Saturday, fans can stick around after the final out for postgame autographs. After the end of Sunday's game, fans are invited to remain in their seats as all eight members of the program's senior class are honored on the field.
Last Time Out
The Utes will enter this final week seventh in the Big 12 and holding a narrow advantage over Arizona State and Iowa State, who sit half-a-game behind them. If Utah can maintain that edge over either the Sun Devils or the Cyclones, they'll earn a spot in the Big 12 Tournament, which includes the top eight teams in the conference and begins on May 7 in Oklahoma City.
The Utes are also closing in on finding out which players have earned All-Big 12 honors, which will be announced prior to the start of the conference tournament. Mia Gomez, who was recently named to the 2026 NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year Top 25 list, has remained at or near the top of the of team leaderboard in just about every offensive statistic for the majority of 2026. Her .386 average, .673 slugging percentage and 41 RBIs are all tops on the team and her 11 homers are tied with Kennedy Proctor for the most on the roster. Proctor also has a team-high 13 doubles and 45 runs scored to her credit.
Along with Gomez, fellow rookie Utes Payton Crank, Danika Wilson and Cian Noli are all candidates for the Big 12 All-Freshman Team. All four players own averages over .300, have slugged over .450 and racked up over 30 RBIs. Crank, Gomez and Wilson have also captured Big 12 Freshman of the Week awards during the season.
In the circle, Shelbee Jones, Hailee Maestretti and Raci Miranda have been consistent starters for the Utes all season and all three own ERAs that have them in the top 10 in the Big 12. Maestretti's six shutouts tie her with Nijaree Canady for the most in the conference and Jones and Miranda also rank in the top 10 in that category. Jones' 90 strikeouts rank fifth in the Big 12 and Miranda has maintained one of the conference's best WHIP's throughout the campaign.
Scouting the Opposition
At 26-19, the Wolverines are on their way to posting a winning record in a full season for the first time since 2013. UVU has been unbothered by being away from home in 2026, posting a 20-12 record in road and neutral site contests. They also recently put together a 6-2 stretch that included series victories over UT Arlington and Abilene Christian and road triumphs at the expense of Weber State and BYU.
The Wolverines have been the best hitting team in the Western Athletic Conference by a wide margin. Their .343 batting average is more 20 points ahead of the WAC's next best clip and they also own the league's top slugging percentage and lowest strikeout total. Four UVU players rank in the top 10 on the conference leaderboard in hitting, led by Tatum Hall's mark of .431.
The Wildcats have constructed the second-best record in the Big 12 at 15-6 to go with an overall mark of 34-13. Their resume includes defeats of Oklahoma and Stanford and series triumphs over Arizona State and Baylor. In February and March, they put together a streak of nine straight run-rule wins, the last of which was a 9-0 shutout over then-No. 2 Texas Tech.
Offense has been driving the bus for Arizona so far in 2026, as evidenced by the team's .351 batting average, second-best in the Big 12 and 15th in the nation and the Wildcats are also in the top 25 in on-base percentage and slugging. Regan Shockey, Sereniti Trice and Sydney Stewart all sit in the top 10 in the league in batting average and Stewart's 1.028 slugging percentage places her atop the league leaderboard and ninth in the nation.
2026 Team Stat Leaders (As of 4/27/2026)
Batting Avg. Mia Gomez .386
Slugging % Kennedy Proctor .673
On Base % Mia Gomez .489
Runs Scored Kennedy Proctor 45
Hits Mia Gomez 59
RBI Mia Gomez 41
Doubles Kennedy Proctor 13
Home Runs Mia Gomez 11
Kennedy Proctor 11
Stolen Bases Danika Wilson 5
Sianni Sakai 5
Hailee White 5
ERA Shelbee Jones 2.28 (101.1 IP)
K's Shelbee Jones 90
Wins Shelbee Jones 11
Hailey Maestretti 11
National and Conference Rankings – Team
National and Conference Rankings - Individual
Knocking off No. 1
On April 11, The Utes earned a 4-0 win over then-No. 1 Texas Tech, the program's first win over the nation's top-ranked team since 2017. Hailey Maestretti threw a complete game shutout against the Red Raiders, becoming the first pitcher in 2026 to shut out TTU for seven innings.
On-Base Honors
With her seventh-inning single against Oklahoma State on March 27, Mia Gomez became the program's new record holder for consecutive games reaching base safely with 34. She later extended that streak to 36 games, the longest such streak of any freshman during the 2026 season.
Gomez is not the only rookie Ute who's put together a lengthy on-base streak however. Fellow rookie Danika Wilson recorded an on-base streak of 24 consecutive contests, which ended on April 10.
Multiple Mia
Mia Gomez's impressive freshman season includes five games in which she's had at least three hits and she's knocked in multiple runs in 12 different contests. Both are team-highs.
Leadoff Leaders
When leading off an inning, the Utes have done an excellent job getting on base. Utah's lead-off hitters have crafted a .427 on-base percentage. They're led by Gomez in that statistic, who has gotten on safely 23 times in 39 tries.
POTW Awards
The Utes have been piling up weekly awards of late, the most recent being Payton Crank's Freshman of the Week award on April 21. Danika Wilson collected her second Freshman of the Week honor on March 24. Wilson is the first Ute to win two freshman of the week awards since Abby Dayton in 2023. Shelbee Jones was the Big 12 Pitcher of the Week last week. On March 10, Mia Gomez was named Softball on SI's Freshman of the Week and Wilson took home her first Big 12 Freshman of the Week award on March 2. Gomez won Utah's first weekly honor of the season on Feb. 17, when she was named Big 12 Freshman of the Week.
Jones Tosses a No-Hitter
On March 11, Shelbee Jones fired the 32nd no-hitter in program history, blanking Abilene Christian over five innings in a 13-0 Utah win. She retired the side in order in each of the first three frames and struck out the side in the second. A two-out walk in the fourth inning was the only baserunner the Wildcats would manage before Jones closed the afternoon in style. She added two more punchouts to her total in the fifth, including one for the final out, her ninth of the day.
How Sweep It Is
Utah's thrashing of Arizona State represented the program's first road sweep of a ranked team since they took three from No. 13 Oregon in 2023. Utah's 35 runs in three games was their highest total in a series of three games or less since 1996 and it included their largest win over a ranked team ever in the form of a 15-0 rout on Saturday.
Proctor Power
Kennedy Proctor started March quite the power display, homering in three straight games on March 1, March 4 and March 6, all in Utah wins. Proctor is the first Utah player to go deep in three straight games since Ellessa Bonstrom in 2023.
Lighting Up the Thunderbirds
Against Southern Utah, the Utes cracked five homers, their most in a single game since 2020 and the 18 runs they scored were Utah's most in a single game since they also scored 18 in a 2012 win over North Dakota.
Multi-Homer Games
Shonty Passi's two-homer game on March 7 was the fourth multi-homer game by a Utah player in 2026. That's Utah's highest total of multi-homer games in one season since 2011.
Double Dare
Kennedy Proctor added her name to the school record book on Feb. 14, when she clocked three doubles at the expense of Illinois State. She was the sixth player in Utah history to log a performance like that and the first since Kelly Martinez in 2018.
Triple Threat
In Utah's first game of 2026, Hailee White stenciled her name into the program record book. With two triples against UC Riverside, White became the 12th player in school history to record two three-baggers in one game and the first since Abby Dayton in 2024.
FOLLOW THE UTES!
Fans can follow along on social media (Twitter |Instagram: @utahsoftball | Facebook: Facebook.com/Utessoftball).
Utah's first game against the Wildcats will begin at 5 p.m. on Friday, followed by a 12 p.m. matchup on Saturday and the series will conclude with another meeting at 12 p.m. on Sunday.
April 28 – May 3 Schedule
| Date | Game | Watch/Live Stats |
| April 28 | Utah Valley at Utah | Watch / Live Stats |
| April 24 | Arizona at Utah | Watch / Live Stats |
| April 25 | Arizona at Utah | Watch / Live Stats |
| April 25 | Arizona at Utah | Watch / Live Stats |
How to Follow
Fans can tune in to every pitch of all four games on ESPN+
Game Day Promotions
Tuesday will be Strike Out Cancer Day at Dumke, with the team donning pink uniforms and representatives from Swing for Life will be on the concourse throughout the game in support of their mission to Help Strike Out Breast Cancer. Starting on Friday, it will be Senior and Alumni Weekend at the ballpark and the program will be honoring its senior class of Kate Blunt, Emily Capobianco, Brooklyn Carreon, Taylor Jacobs, Kayla Lyon, Raci Miranda, Anna Reimers and Hailee White. 250 Senior Rally Towels will be given away on Friday and fans will also be invited to sign posters for all eight Utah seniors. On Saturday, fans can stick around after the final out for postgame autographs. After the end of Sunday's game, fans are invited to remain in their seats as all eight members of the program's senior class are honored on the field.
Last Time Out
The Utes will enter this final week seventh in the Big 12 and holding a narrow advantage over Arizona State and Iowa State, who sit half-a-game behind them. If Utah can maintain that edge over either the Sun Devils or the Cyclones, they'll earn a spot in the Big 12 Tournament, which includes the top eight teams in the conference and begins on May 7 in Oklahoma City.
The Utes are also closing in on finding out which players have earned All-Big 12 honors, which will be announced prior to the start of the conference tournament. Mia Gomez, who was recently named to the 2026 NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year Top 25 list, has remained at or near the top of the of team leaderboard in just about every offensive statistic for the majority of 2026. Her .386 average, .673 slugging percentage and 41 RBIs are all tops on the team and her 11 homers are tied with Kennedy Proctor for the most on the roster. Proctor also has a team-high 13 doubles and 45 runs scored to her credit.
Along with Gomez, fellow rookie Utes Payton Crank, Danika Wilson and Cian Noli are all candidates for the Big 12 All-Freshman Team. All four players own averages over .300, have slugged over .450 and racked up over 30 RBIs. Crank, Gomez and Wilson have also captured Big 12 Freshman of the Week awards during the season.
In the circle, Shelbee Jones, Hailee Maestretti and Raci Miranda have been consistent starters for the Utes all season and all three own ERAs that have them in the top 10 in the Big 12. Maestretti's six shutouts tie her with Nijaree Canady for the most in the conference and Jones and Miranda also rank in the top 10 in that category. Jones' 90 strikeouts rank fifth in the Big 12 and Miranda has maintained one of the conference's best WHIP's throughout the campaign.
Scouting the Opposition
At 26-19, the Wolverines are on their way to posting a winning record in a full season for the first time since 2013. UVU has been unbothered by being away from home in 2026, posting a 20-12 record in road and neutral site contests. They also recently put together a 6-2 stretch that included series victories over UT Arlington and Abilene Christian and road triumphs at the expense of Weber State and BYU.
The Wolverines have been the best hitting team in the Western Athletic Conference by a wide margin. Their .343 batting average is more 20 points ahead of the WAC's next best clip and they also own the league's top slugging percentage and lowest strikeout total. Four UVU players rank in the top 10 on the conference leaderboard in hitting, led by Tatum Hall's mark of .431.
The Wildcats have constructed the second-best record in the Big 12 at 15-6 to go with an overall mark of 34-13. Their resume includes defeats of Oklahoma and Stanford and series triumphs over Arizona State and Baylor. In February and March, they put together a streak of nine straight run-rule wins, the last of which was a 9-0 shutout over then-No. 2 Texas Tech.
Offense has been driving the bus for Arizona so far in 2026, as evidenced by the team's .351 batting average, second-best in the Big 12 and 15th in the nation and the Wildcats are also in the top 25 in on-base percentage and slugging. Regan Shockey, Sereniti Trice and Sydney Stewart all sit in the top 10 in the league in batting average and Stewart's 1.028 slugging percentage places her atop the league leaderboard and ninth in the nation.
2026 Team Stat Leaders (As of 4/27/2026)
Batting Avg. Mia Gomez .386
Slugging % Kennedy Proctor .673
On Base % Mia Gomez .489
Runs Scored Kennedy Proctor 45
Hits Mia Gomez 59
RBI Mia Gomez 41
Doubles Kennedy Proctor 13
Home Runs Mia Gomez 11
Kennedy Proctor 11
Stolen Bases Danika Wilson 5
Sianni Sakai 5
Hailee White 5
ERA Shelbee Jones 2.28 (101.1 IP)
K's Shelbee Jones 90
Wins Shelbee Jones 11
Hailey Maestretti 11
National and Conference Rankings – Team
- Utah's pitching staff continues to rank among the Big 12's best, with their 15 shutouts placing them second in the conference and tied for fifth in the nation. Their 1.35 WHIP ranks as the league's third-best.
- At the plate, Utah's patience has paid off in the form of 210 walks, second-most in the conference and 20th nationally. The Utes also rank third in the league in triples with 10.
- In the field, Utah's turned 27 double plays, which puts them 2nd in the Big 12 and 11th in Division I.
National and Conference Rankings - Individual
- Hailey Maestretti's six complete game shutouts in 2026 are tied for the most in the Big 12, seventh in the country and the most by a Ute in a single season since 2001. Her 2.28 ERA places her fourth in the Big 12, her 12 complete games rank second and her 11 wins are tied for eighth.
- One of the players Maestretti is tied with in wins is teammate Shelbee Jones, who also has notched 11 and has 90 strikeouts, sixth in the Big 12. Her 2.45 ERA puts her fifth, six complete games rank ninth and three shutouts are tied for sixth.
- Utah pitcher Raci Miranda owns the league's sixth-best WHIP at 1.14
- Mia Gomez's 59 hits rank ninth in the Big 12 and Kennedy Proctor's 13 doubles have her tied for sixth.
- In the field, both Hailee White and Shonty Passi rank in the top 10 in assists.
Knocking off No. 1
On April 11, The Utes earned a 4-0 win over then-No. 1 Texas Tech, the program's first win over the nation's top-ranked team since 2017. Hailey Maestretti threw a complete game shutout against the Red Raiders, becoming the first pitcher in 2026 to shut out TTU for seven innings.
On-Base Honors
With her seventh-inning single against Oklahoma State on March 27, Mia Gomez became the program's new record holder for consecutive games reaching base safely with 34. She later extended that streak to 36 games, the longest such streak of any freshman during the 2026 season.
Gomez is not the only rookie Ute who's put together a lengthy on-base streak however. Fellow rookie Danika Wilson recorded an on-base streak of 24 consecutive contests, which ended on April 10.
Multiple Mia
Mia Gomez's impressive freshman season includes five games in which she's had at least three hits and she's knocked in multiple runs in 12 different contests. Both are team-highs.
Leadoff Leaders
When leading off an inning, the Utes have done an excellent job getting on base. Utah's lead-off hitters have crafted a .427 on-base percentage. They're led by Gomez in that statistic, who has gotten on safely 23 times in 39 tries.
POTW Awards
The Utes have been piling up weekly awards of late, the most recent being Payton Crank's Freshman of the Week award on April 21. Danika Wilson collected her second Freshman of the Week honor on March 24. Wilson is the first Ute to win two freshman of the week awards since Abby Dayton in 2023. Shelbee Jones was the Big 12 Pitcher of the Week last week. On March 10, Mia Gomez was named Softball on SI's Freshman of the Week and Wilson took home her first Big 12 Freshman of the Week award on March 2. Gomez won Utah's first weekly honor of the season on Feb. 17, when she was named Big 12 Freshman of the Week.
Jones Tosses a No-Hitter
On March 11, Shelbee Jones fired the 32nd no-hitter in program history, blanking Abilene Christian over five innings in a 13-0 Utah win. She retired the side in order in each of the first three frames and struck out the side in the second. A two-out walk in the fourth inning was the only baserunner the Wildcats would manage before Jones closed the afternoon in style. She added two more punchouts to her total in the fifth, including one for the final out, her ninth of the day.
How Sweep It Is
Utah's thrashing of Arizona State represented the program's first road sweep of a ranked team since they took three from No. 13 Oregon in 2023. Utah's 35 runs in three games was their highest total in a series of three games or less since 1996 and it included their largest win over a ranked team ever in the form of a 15-0 rout on Saturday.
Proctor Power
Kennedy Proctor started March quite the power display, homering in three straight games on March 1, March 4 and March 6, all in Utah wins. Proctor is the first Utah player to go deep in three straight games since Ellessa Bonstrom in 2023.
Lighting Up the Thunderbirds
Against Southern Utah, the Utes cracked five homers, their most in a single game since 2020 and the 18 runs they scored were Utah's most in a single game since they also scored 18 in a 2012 win over North Dakota.
Multi-Homer Games
Shonty Passi's two-homer game on March 7 was the fourth multi-homer game by a Utah player in 2026. That's Utah's highest total of multi-homer games in one season since 2011.
Double Dare
Kennedy Proctor added her name to the school record book on Feb. 14, when she clocked three doubles at the expense of Illinois State. She was the sixth player in Utah history to log a performance like that and the first since Kelly Martinez in 2018.
Triple Threat
In Utah's first game of 2026, Hailee White stenciled her name into the program record book. With two triples against UC Riverside, White became the 12th player in school history to record two three-baggers in one game and the first since Abby Dayton in 2024.
FOLLOW THE UTES!
Fans can follow along on social media (Twitter |Instagram: @utahsoftball | Facebook: Facebook.com/Utessoftball).
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