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Utah Suffers Setbacks at Kajikawa Classic
2/10/2018 5:15 PM | Softball
Utes lose pair to Nebraska and No. 11 Tennessee
TEMPE, Ariz. – No. 15 Utah Softball suffered a pair of losses on Saturday at the Kajikawa Classic. The Ute bats were silenced in a 5-0 loss to Nebraska and then saw a late lead slip away in a 6-5 contest with No. 11 Tennessee.
No. 11 Tennessee 6, No. 15 Utah 5
Utah started right away as Alyssa Barrera singled up the middle and Kelly Martinez followed with a knock to left. After Heather Bowen worked a free pass on a full count, Ally Dickman singled through the right side for a 1-0 lead.
The Utes would add two more when Chandler Walter earned a free pass with the bases juiced and UT committed a fielding error on an Abby Robertson grounder.
In the bottom half, Katie Donovan worked around a pair of walks in the first, getting a fly ball to left and grounder to second
The Vols would load the bases in third with no one out before Amy Hogue went to Miranda Viramontes out of the pen. The senior induced a grounder to BreOnna Castaneda on the first pitch and the second baseman alertly threw home for a force. After a strikeout, a ground ball to Bowen capped the escape act for the Utes.
Barrera doubled to start the fifth, advanced to third on a passed ball and scored on a wild pitch. Bowen and Hailey Hilburn walked around a Dickman single and Utah had the bases loaded. Walter hit one to the right side that brought in another run for a 5-0 lead.
UT finally got on the board in the fifth when Chelsea Seggern smashed a RBI triple off the wall in dead center. She would score on a sacrifice fly by Scarlet McSwain to give the opposition some life.
Abby Lockman then homered to start the sixth and brought the Vols a little closer at 5-3
In the seventh, Gregg doubled and Seggren singled through the right side with one out. After a walk loaded the bases, Lockman delivered again, smashing a bases-clearing double to the wall in left center.
The final play was not without controversy as the relay throw from Walter to Martinez beat the UT runner who was then tagged by the Utah catcher. However, the umpire ruled obstruction at the plate, calling the Vol runner safe and resulting in a 6-5 walk-off loss for Utah.
Nebraska 5, No. 15 Utah 0
Earlier in the day, Utah's scoreless streak reached 13 innings following a 5-0 loss to Nebraska.
Katie Donovan came within one strikeout of a career-high with eight in 6 1/3 innings but suffered her first loss of the season.
Her opposition on the day, Kaylan Jablonski got the win, tossing six shutout innings and allowing just four hits.
She also did damage at the plate, hitting a solo shot in the second to open the scoring
Utah had a great chance to answer when Heather Bowen singled and Chandler Walter doubled with two outs. However, Nebraska was able to get out of the jam.
The Cornhuskers threatened in the sixth with a pair of two-out singles but Donovan got her last strikeout, punching out Rylie Unzicker.
Nebraska broke it open in the seventh. Lexey Kneib, the No. 9 hitter, smoked a RBI double to the right-center gap to get things going. Tristen Edwards added a seeing—eye single between first and second for another run. An error on a Jablonski grounder added one more and Alyvia Simmons' Baltimore chop to short capped the scoring
The Utes are back in action tomorrow at 2 p.m. on the Pac-12 Networks vs. St. Mary's
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No. 11 Tennessee 6, No. 15 Utah 5
Utah started right away as Alyssa Barrera singled up the middle and Kelly Martinez followed with a knock to left. After Heather Bowen worked a free pass on a full count, Ally Dickman singled through the right side for a 1-0 lead.
The Utes would add two more when Chandler Walter earned a free pass with the bases juiced and UT committed a fielding error on an Abby Robertson grounder.
In the bottom half, Katie Donovan worked around a pair of walks in the first, getting a fly ball to left and grounder to second
The Vols would load the bases in third with no one out before Amy Hogue went to Miranda Viramontes out of the pen. The senior induced a grounder to BreOnna Castaneda on the first pitch and the second baseman alertly threw home for a force. After a strikeout, a ground ball to Bowen capped the escape act for the Utes.
Barrera doubled to start the fifth, advanced to third on a passed ball and scored on a wild pitch. Bowen and Hailey Hilburn walked around a Dickman single and Utah had the bases loaded. Walter hit one to the right side that brought in another run for a 5-0 lead.
UT finally got on the board in the fifth when Chelsea Seggern smashed a RBI triple off the wall in dead center. She would score on a sacrifice fly by Scarlet McSwain to give the opposition some life.
Abby Lockman then homered to start the sixth and brought the Vols a little closer at 5-3
In the seventh, Gregg doubled and Seggren singled through the right side with one out. After a walk loaded the bases, Lockman delivered again, smashing a bases-clearing double to the wall in left center.
The final play was not without controversy as the relay throw from Walter to Martinez beat the UT runner who was then tagged by the Utah catcher. However, the umpire ruled obstruction at the plate, calling the Vol runner safe and resulting in a 6-5 walk-off loss for Utah.
Nebraska 5, No. 15 Utah 0
Earlier in the day, Utah's scoreless streak reached 13 innings following a 5-0 loss to Nebraska.
Katie Donovan came within one strikeout of a career-high with eight in 6 1/3 innings but suffered her first loss of the season.
Her opposition on the day, Kaylan Jablonski got the win, tossing six shutout innings and allowing just four hits.
She also did damage at the plate, hitting a solo shot in the second to open the scoring
Utah had a great chance to answer when Heather Bowen singled and Chandler Walter doubled with two outs. However, Nebraska was able to get out of the jam.
The Cornhuskers threatened in the sixth with a pair of two-out singles but Donovan got her last strikeout, punching out Rylie Unzicker.
Nebraska broke it open in the seventh. Lexey Kneib, the No. 9 hitter, smoked a RBI double to the right-center gap to get things going. Tristen Edwards added a seeing—eye single between first and second for another run. An error on a Jablonski grounder added one more and Alyvia Simmons' Baltimore chop to short capped the scoring
The Utes are back in action tomorrow at 2 p.m. on the Pac-12 Networks vs. St. Mary's
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Kaylan Jablonski (2-0)
L: Donovan, Katie (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Lexey Kneib 1
HR: Kaylan Jablonski 1
RBI: Tristen Edwards 1 ; Kaylan Jablonski 1 ; Alyvia Simmons 1 ; Lexey Kneib 1
SH: Laura Barrow 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Taylor Otte 1 ; Tristen Edwards 1 ; Kaylan Jablonski 1 ; Gina Metzler 1 ; Bree Boruff 1
Batting:
2B: Martinez, Kelly 1 ; Walter, Chandler 1
Base Running:
SB: Barrera, Alyssa 1
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