Saturday, April 21
Berkeley, Calif.
2:00 PM
University of Utah
20-21, 0
1
at
7
California
27-13, 0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| California | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | X | 7 | 11 | 3 |
Photo by: Steve C. Wilson
Utes Beaten at Cal, 7-1
4/21/2018 3:48 PM | Softball
Utah drops second game of Pac-12 series
BERKELEY, Calif. – Utah Softball suffered another setback this afternoon, losing a second-straight game at Cal, 7-1.
The Utes have managed just five hits in two games against the Golden Bear pitchers. Today, Zoe Conley threw a complete game and struck out seven to earn her 12th win of the season
Utah started by getting a leadoff walk from Julia Noskin and a Cal error on a Kelly Martinez grounder put a pair on base. A fly ball to right allowed Noskin to take 3rd and another error brought her home for an early 1-0 lead. Unfortunately, that was all the offense the Utes could muster.
Jazzmyn Jackson singled to open the game and Cal added a pair of infield hits to load the bases. Lauren Espalin collected the fourth hit of the inning by singling up the middle to put her side in front, 2-1.
The Utes had a chance to even the score in the third when Ryley Ball singled and was bunted up to second by Noskin. However, Conley induced a pair of fly balls to right to keep her side ahead.
Cameron Kondo led off the fourth with a single and moved up on a ground ball. She reached third despite Utah's best efforts on another grounder but the Utes got another chance to retire her during the next at-bat. A ground ball to short resulted in a force attempt at the plate and Kelly Martinez applied the tag. Heather Bowen snagged a liner with runners on base to keep it a one-run game.
Cal finally broke it open in the fifth. A pair of runners reached on first-pitch singles and they came around to score on Espalin's two-run triple to right. One batter later, Kondo doubled, bringing in another run and three hitters later, Jackson's extra base hit brought in two more for a 7-1 lead.
Cal and Utah close their three-game Pac-12 series tomorrow at noon PT
The Utes have managed just five hits in two games against the Golden Bear pitchers. Today, Zoe Conley threw a complete game and struck out seven to earn her 12th win of the season
Utah started by getting a leadoff walk from Julia Noskin and a Cal error on a Kelly Martinez grounder put a pair on base. A fly ball to right allowed Noskin to take 3rd and another error brought her home for an early 1-0 lead. Unfortunately, that was all the offense the Utes could muster.
Jazzmyn Jackson singled to open the game and Cal added a pair of infield hits to load the bases. Lauren Espalin collected the fourth hit of the inning by singling up the middle to put her side in front, 2-1.
The Utes had a chance to even the score in the third when Ryley Ball singled and was bunted up to second by Noskin. However, Conley induced a pair of fly balls to right to keep her side ahead.
Cameron Kondo led off the fourth with a single and moved up on a ground ball. She reached third despite Utah's best efforts on another grounder but the Utes got another chance to retire her during the next at-bat. A ground ball to short resulted in a force attempt at the plate and Kelly Martinez applied the tag. Heather Bowen snagged a liner with runners on base to keep it a one-run game.
Cal finally broke it open in the fifth. A pair of runners reached on first-pitch singles and they came around to score on Espalin's two-run triple to right. One batter later, Kondo doubled, bringing in another run and three hitters later, Jackson's extra base hit brought in two more for a 7-1 lead.
Cal and Utah close their three-game Pac-12 series tomorrow at noon PT
Players Mentioned
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3B
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C/3B
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INF/OF
/ SoftballTeam Stats
Pitching:
W: Zoe Conley (12-10)
L: Hilburn, Hailey (5-5)
Batting:
SH: Noskin, Julia 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Noskin, Julia 1
SB: Martinez, Kelly 1
Batting:
2B: Jazmyn Jackson 1 ; Kobie Pettis 1 ; Cameron Kondo 1
3B: Lauren Espalin 1
RBI: Jazmyn Jackson 2 ; Lauren Espalin 4 ; Cameron Kondo 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jazmyn Jackson 1 ; Lindsay Rood 1 ; Bradie Fillmore 1 ; Kobie Pettis 1 ; Lauren Espalin 1 ; Cameron Kondo 1 ; Taurie Pogue 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
1
R
1
H
0
RBI
0
3b/ss
AB
3
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
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