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Softball
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The University of Utah Athletics
Saturday, March 17
Tucson, Ariz.
8:00 PM
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No. 9 'Cats Club Utes, 9-4
3/17/2018 10:47 PM | Softball
Five-run fourth dooms Utah in second game of series
TUCSON, Ariz. - Utah Softball dropped its second game in a row to No. 9 Arizona this evening, 9-4. A five-run fourth inning doomed the Utes who will try and snag the finale tomorrow afternoon.
BreOnna Castaneda hit her team-leading fourth homer of the season, giving her a team-high five multi-RBI games this season, but it was not enough as the Utes dropped to 1-10 at UA since joining the Pac-12.
Utah tried to get going right out of the gate when Heather Bowen got hit and Kelly Martinez worked a walk, but Arizona escaped. Meanwhile, the 'Cats put their first two runners on and an error put them in front 1-0. Malia Martinez followed with a two-run single down the right-field line for an early 3-0 lead.
The Utes responded in the second. Chandler Walter reached on an error and Ally Dickman smoked a ball to the gap for a double. Katie Faulk smacked her first collegiate hit to get Utah on the board before Castaneda cracked her home run to push it in front, 4-3.
After a pair of shutdown innings, Miranda Viramontes ran into trouble in the fourth. A walk and bunt back to the circle put a pair of runners on and Alyssa Palamino blooped a ball down the left-field line that fell for a game-tying RBI double. Reyna Carranco followed with a two-run single to push UA back in front and two batters later, Dejah Mulipola smacked a two-run bomb to blow the game open.
Hailey Hilburn entered in relief and of the five outs she recorded, three were by strikeout. However, she also issued three-consecutive walks in the sixth to force in the final run of the game.Â
Tomorrow's finale is tomorrow at 1 p.m. MT and you can watch it live on the Pac-12 Networks.
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BreOnna Castaneda hit her team-leading fourth homer of the season, giving her a team-high five multi-RBI games this season, but it was not enough as the Utes dropped to 1-10 at UA since joining the Pac-12.
Utah tried to get going right out of the gate when Heather Bowen got hit and Kelly Martinez worked a walk, but Arizona escaped. Meanwhile, the 'Cats put their first two runners on and an error put them in front 1-0. Malia Martinez followed with a two-run single down the right-field line for an early 3-0 lead.
The Utes responded in the second. Chandler Walter reached on an error and Ally Dickman smoked a ball to the gap for a double. Katie Faulk smacked her first collegiate hit to get Utah on the board before Castaneda cracked her home run to push it in front, 4-3.
After a pair of shutdown innings, Miranda Viramontes ran into trouble in the fourth. A walk and bunt back to the circle put a pair of runners on and Alyssa Palamino blooped a ball down the left-field line that fell for a game-tying RBI double. Reyna Carranco followed with a two-run single to push UA back in front and two batters later, Dejah Mulipola smacked a two-run bomb to blow the game open.
Hailey Hilburn entered in relief and of the five outs she recorded, three were by strikeout. However, she also issued three-consecutive walks in the sixth to force in the final run of the game.Â
Tomorrow's finale is tomorrow at 1 p.m. MT and you can watch it live on the Pac-12 Networks.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Denham, Alyssa (4-1)
L: Viramontes, Miranda (2-6)
S: McQuillin, Taylor (2)
Batting:
2B: Dickman, Ally 1
HR: Castaneda, BreOnna 1
RBI: Castaneda, BreOnna 3
SH: Palacios, Alyssa 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Castaneda, BreOnna 1 ; Walter, Chandler 1 ; Dickman, Ally 1 ; Noskin, Julia 1
HBP: Bowen, Heather 1
Batting:
2B: Palomino, Alyssa 1
HR: Mulipola, Dejah 1
RBI: Palomino, Alyssa 1 ; Carranco, Reyna 2 ; Mulipola, Dejah 2 ; Craighton, Aleah 1 ; Martinez, Malia 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Palomino, Alyssa 1 ; Lindley, Jaycee 1 ; Carranco, Reyna 2 ; Harper, Jessie 1 ; Mulipola, Dejah 2 ; Campbell, Carli 1 ; Hughes, Ashleigh 1
HBP: Edior, Hillary 1
Game Leaders
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