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2 p.m.
Softball
vs UCSB
The University of Utah Athletics
Sunday, March 24
Stanford, CA
1 p.m.
University of Utah
17-14, 0
3
at
5
No. 4 Stanford
25-5, 0
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2
3
4
5
6
7
R
H
E
Utah
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
6
1
Stanford
3
1
0
1
0
0
X
5
9
3
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Canady, NiJaree (11-2)
L: Lopez, Mariah (9-7)
Batting:
2B: Jacquez, Sophie 1
RBI: Denning, Haley 2
SH: Passi, Shonty 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Belarde, Aliya 1 ; Dayton, Abby 1 ; Sakai, Sianni 1
SB: Denning, Haley 1
Batting:
3B: Mahler, River 1
HR: Kern, Taryn 1
RBI: Kern, Taryn 1 ; Gall, Ava 1 ; Jones, Emily 2 ; Chan, Kyra 1
SF: Gall, Ava 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kern, Taryn 1 ; Buckley, Kiley 1 ; Kaneshiro, A. 1 ; Mahler, River 2
SB: Jones, Emily 1
HBP: Kern, Taryn 1 ; Koch, Caelan 1
Game Leaders
1b/ph
AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
2
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
dp/ph
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
Photo by: Eli Rehmer/Utah Athletics
Utah Softball Defeated by No. 4 Stanford
3/24/2024 4:28 PM | Softball
Denning, Nelsen collect multiple hits in 5-3 defeat
STANFORD, Calif. – Haley Denning collected a pair of hits and drove in two runs, but the University of Utah softball team dropped a 5-3 decision to No. 4 Stanford Cardinal on Sunday afternoon in Pac-12 Conference action at Boyd and Jill Family Stadium in Stanford, Calif.
The Utes now own a 2024 record of 17-14 and are 1-8 in the Pac-12. Stanford's mark is 25-5 and they are 6-0 in league play.
For the third straight day, the Utes got the scoring started in the first inning, loading the bases with nobody out on an error, a walk and a single. One run came across on a double play and Denning then put Utah up 2-0 by punching an RBI single through the middle.
The Cardinal had a response, however, using a lead-off homer and a two-run single to move ahead in their half of the first.
After the home side increased its edge to 4-2, Denning pulled the Utes back to within one in the third with another hit to center that tallied pinch-runner Sianni Sakai. Unfortunately for Utah, Stanford got that run back in the bottom of the fourth to claim a 5-3 advantage.
Pitcher Sarah Ladd kept the Utes within striking distance by keeping the Cardinal off the board over the final three innings and Utah brought the go-ahead run to the plate in the sixth, but Stanford's NiJaree Canady escaped the jam and closed out a win for the Cardinal with a scoreless seventh.
Up Next
The Utes will be back on their home field on Tuesday, hosting Southern Utah at 5 p.m.
Follow the Utes!
Fans can follow along on social media (Twitter: @Utah_Softball |Instagram: @utahsoftball | Facebook: Facebook.com/Utessoftball).
The Utes now own a 2024 record of 17-14 and are 1-8 in the Pac-12. Stanford's mark is 25-5 and they are 6-0 in league play.
For the third straight day, the Utes got the scoring started in the first inning, loading the bases with nobody out on an error, a walk and a single. One run came across on a double play and Denning then put Utah up 2-0 by punching an RBI single through the middle.
The Cardinal had a response, however, using a lead-off homer and a two-run single to move ahead in their half of the first.
After the home side increased its edge to 4-2, Denning pulled the Utes back to within one in the third with another hit to center that tallied pinch-runner Sianni Sakai. Unfortunately for Utah, Stanford got that run back in the bottom of the fourth to claim a 5-3 advantage.
Pitcher Sarah Ladd kept the Utes within striking distance by keeping the Cardinal off the board over the final three innings and Utah brought the go-ahead run to the plate in the sixth, but Stanford's NiJaree Canady escaped the jam and closed out a win for the Cardinal with a scoreless seventh.
Up Next
The Utes will be back on their home field on Tuesday, hosting Southern Utah at 5 p.m.
Follow the Utes!
Fans can follow along on social media (Twitter: @Utah_Softball |Instagram: @utahsoftball | Facebook: Facebook.com/Utessoftball).
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