Friday, April 26
Los Angeles, Calif.
8:00 PM
University of Utah
15-30, 4-12
0
at
3
UCLA
41-2, 15-1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| UCLA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 3 | 5 | 0 |
Utah Softball Drops Tough One at No. 2 UCLA, 3-0
4/26/2019 10:18 PM | Softball
LOS ANGELES - Utah Softball fought valiantly but fell in its opener at No. 2 UCLA this evening, 3-0
Hailey Hilburn struck out a season-high five batters and held the Bruin offense in check until the sixth inning when a pair of homers did her in.
UCLA entered this game ranked No. 3 in the nation in both batting average (.350) and scoring (7.48 runs per game). They also sat in the top 10 nationally in both on-base percentage (.425) and slugging (.555)
Utah mustered just two hits this evening against UCLA ace Rachel Garcia. She improved her record to 19-0 on the season and entered second in the nation in ERA (0.68) and fourth in strikeouts at an average of 11 per seven innings.
The Utes had the game's first base-runner and hit but it's best chance came in the fifth. With Hilburn matching Garcia, Makayla Hurst singled and was lifted for pinch-runner Ryley Ball. She moved to second on a passed ball with two outs before a strikeout ended the inning.
Hilburn got out of her first real jam in the bottom half getting the two-time reigning Pac-12 Player of the Week Bubba Nickles to pop to Julia Noskin at second
A tough final frame for Hilburn proved to be the difference as she allowed a leadoff homer to Briana Perez and Colleen Sullivan followed with a two-run tater later in the inning.
The teams are back in action tomorrow evening at 6 p.m. PT from Easton Stadium
Hailey Hilburn struck out a season-high five batters and held the Bruin offense in check until the sixth inning when a pair of homers did her in.
UCLA entered this game ranked No. 3 in the nation in both batting average (.350) and scoring (7.48 runs per game). They also sat in the top 10 nationally in both on-base percentage (.425) and slugging (.555)
Utah mustered just two hits this evening against UCLA ace Rachel Garcia. She improved her record to 19-0 on the season and entered second in the nation in ERA (0.68) and fourth in strikeouts at an average of 11 per seven innings.
The Utes had the game's first base-runner and hit but it's best chance came in the fifth. With Hilburn matching Garcia, Makayla Hurst singled and was lifted for pinch-runner Ryley Ball. She moved to second on a passed ball with two outs before a strikeout ended the inning.
Hilburn got out of her first real jam in the bottom half getting the two-time reigning Pac-12 Player of the Week Bubba Nickles to pop to Julia Noskin at second
A tough final frame for Hilburn proved to be the difference as she allowed a leadoff homer to Briana Perez and Colleen Sullivan followed with a two-run tater later in the inning.
The teams are back in action tomorrow evening at 6 p.m. PT from Easton Stadium
Players Mentioned
UTIL
/ Softball
P/UTIL
/ Softball
1B/3B
/ Softball
INF/OF
/ SoftballTeam Stats
Pitching:
W: Garcia (19-0)
L: Hilburn, Hailey (5-12)
Batting:
2B: Nickles 1
HR: Perez 1 ; Sullivan 1
RBI: Perez 1 ; Sullivan 2
SH: Vines 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Perez 1 ; Sullivan 1 ; Jordan 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
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