University of Utah
5-6
UTSA
10-3
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 3 |
| UTSA | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | X | 14 | 12 | 0 |
Utes Fall in Series Finale at UTSA
3/5/2023 4:00 PM | Baseball
Carpenter and Clarkson homered despite the rubber game loss
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Utah (5-6) will now head West as part of the team's Spring Break trip. The Utes will match up with Cal State Fullerton on Tuesday, March 7, in a 7 p.m. MT first pitch at Goodwin Field. That'll be the final game before opening Pac-12 Conference play at Washington from March 10-12.
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Clarkson had a season-high three hits and Cameron Gurney, making his first start at first base, contributed a pair of base hits as the Utes totaled 11 for the day. For Gurney, the performance extended his hitting streak to a team-leading eight games.
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UTSA broke the ice with three runs in the second inning. It came on four straight hits for the Roadrunners, including a two-run home run, before the home club added one more tally via an error.
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The pace picked up over the next few innings before the clubs traded two-spots in the fifth. In the top half, Kai Roberts worked a leadoff walk before Clarkson clubbed a two-run homer later in the frame. It was a no-doubter for Clarkson, who took the first pitch long beyond the right field wall—earning his fifth home run of the year and second of the UTSA series.
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But the Roadrunners answered with a pair of runs in the home half of the fifth and breaking the game open in the sixth, batting around for six runs.
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Utah got one run back on Carpenter's solo shot in the top of the eighth, his first collegiate home run.
Merit Jones (0-1) made his second career start, going 4.1 innings and striking out four.
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Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: GARZA, Daniel (3-0)
L: Jones, Merit (0-1)
Batting:
HR: Carpenter, Kaden 1 ; Clarkson, TJ 1
RBI: Carpenter, Kaden 1 ; Clarkson, TJ 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Roberts, Kai 1 ; Carpenter, Kaden 1 ; Clarkson, TJ 1
Batting:
2B: BARRY, Leyton 1 ; HILL, Caleb 1
3B: KING, Matt 1
HR: VALDEZ, Antonio 2 ; HILL, Caleb 1
RBI: SIRDASHNEY, Shane 1 ; BARRY, Leyton 3 ; VALDEZ, Antonio 5 ; HILL, Caleb 3 ; WALKER, Isaiah 1
Base Running:
RUNS: SIRDASHNEY, Shane 2 ; BARRY, Leyton 1 ; VALDEZ, Antonio 2 ; KING, Matt 1 ; HILL, Caleb 2 ; KILLEEN, Josh 1 ; PORTER, Dalton 1 ; SMITH, Taylor 1 ; BROOKS, Garrett 1 ; WALKER, Isaiah 2
SB: HILL, Caleb 2 ; KILLEEN, Josh 1
HBP: DIAZ, Sammy 1
