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Utah Softball to Honor Seniors During Final Home Series
4/23/2025 12:00 PM | Softball
Utah to host Iowa State for final three 2025 home games
SALT LAKE CITY – For one more weekend in 2025, the University of Utah softball team is preparing to take the field at home and the Utes will also be taking the time to honor their senior class as they host the Iowa State Cyclones for three days at Dumke Family Softball Stadium.
The series will begin on Friday with the first pitch scheduled to be thrown at 5 p.m., followed on Saturday by a 12 p.m. tilt and the series will conclude with a meeting at 11 a.m. on Sunday.
April 25 – 27 Schedule
How to Follow
Fans can tune in to each game via ESPN+ and links to live stats will be available on UtahUtes.com.
Game Day Promotions
The final weekend of softball at Dumke Family Softball Stadium in 2025 will be Senior Weekend, as the Utes say thank you to the senior class of Shelbi Ortiz, Kendall Lundberg and Kaylah Nelsen. All three will be honored during Sunday's Senior Day ceremony, which will take place after the final out.
The weekend's festivities will also include this year's Red Out game on Friday, with all in attendance encouraged to wear red and senior rally towels handed out to the first 300 fans through the gates. Saturday's affair will be the team's Ute Proud game for 2025, with members of the Ute Tribe set to be in attendance and the team donning their Ute Proud uniforms. It will also be Bark in the Park Day, so bring your dogs with you to the game and the first 100 fans can snag a Utah dog bowl. Fans can also stick around after the conclusion of Saturday's game for postgame autographs with the entire squad.
Thank You Seniors
All three of Utah's seniors, Kendall Lundberg, Kaylah Nelsen and Shelbi Ortiz, have played a pivotal role in the program's recent success, including Utah's 2023 Pac-12 Tournament title and run to the Women's College World Series.
Ortiz had her best season during that campaign, batting .338 with a .608 slugging percentage, the second-highest mark on the squad. She collected three RBIs in the conference tournament, including the run that gave Utah its first lead against UCLA in the Pac-12 Tournament Championship Game. At NCAA Super Regionals, she homered and drove in a career-best four runs in the Utes' game two win over San Diego State. Ortiz's 2025 season has included a career-best four-hit performance that helped lead Utah to a win over Houston on April 28.
Lundberg, who batted .338 as a freshman in 2022, started 44 games for the Utes in 2023, including all 11 postseason contests. During the final weekend of the regular season, it was her two-run homer that gave the Utah the lead in their first game of what became a three-game sweep of 13th-ranked Oregon. Lundberg also drove in runs in both of Utah's regional wins over Ole Miss and knocked in Utah's first run at the WCWS. She was also a CSC Academic All-District selection in 2023.
Kaylah Nelsen had one of Utah's biggest hits in 2023, smacking a game-tying, two-run double against No. 2 UCLA in the Pac-12 Tournament Title Game. Over the last two seasons, Nelsen has hit .357 for the Utes, including a .370 clip in 2024 that earned her Second-Team All-Pac-12 honors. At the 2024 Pac-12 Tournament, she collected multiple hits in each of Utah's victories, first over No. 22 Oregon and again at the expense of No. 8 Stanford, which garnered her a spot on the Pac-12 All-Tournament Team.
Last Time Out
Four different Utah players hit .500 or better last week and the team leader in hits was Nelsen, who piled up eight in 16 at-bats. For the season, the senior from California has racked up 56 knocks, which ties her for fifth in the Big 12. Nelsen is trying to log back-to-back seasons in the conference's top 10 in hits after her 67 safeties in 2024 also earned her a top 10 spot in that statistic in the Pac-12. Nelsen also remains one of the toughest players in all of Division I to strikeout. Her average of 55 at-bats between punchouts is tied for sixth in the nation.
Hailee White is coming off a milestone weekend that saw her mash the first two home runs of her collegiate career in the game on Thursday. She's one of only two players in the nation in 2025 to hit her first two collegiate homers in the same game. White also recorded a career-best five RBIs in that contest, matching the most by a Utah player in a single game in 2025.
No Ute drove in more runs over the previous week than Emily Capobianco, who tallied seven. Utah's designated player drove in multiple runs on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, tying her for the team-lead with seven multi-RBI games. Her last three RBIs of the week came on a Sunday home run, tying Capobianco for the team lead in four-baggers with six and five of those six homers have been go-ahead shots.
Scouting the Opposition
Despite landing in 10th in the Big 12 Preseason Poll, the Cyclones have defied those predictions and currently hold fifth-place on the league table. They've taken four of their last five series, including a weekend in which they took two of three at Oklahoma State. ISU also claimed a victory over their in-state rivals on April 15, downing Iowa to 9-5.
The driving force behind ISU's success has been their offense, as coach Jamie Pinkerton's lineup boasts five players with slugging percentages of .500 or better, as well as freshman Sereniti Price, who's hitting .364 and owns a spot in the conference's top 10 in runs scored with 39. Jessie Clemons has crafted Iowa State's top batting average at .391, while Sydney Malott's 10 homers are tied for ninth in the Big 12.
Sophomore Lauren Schurman has been the top pitcher on Pinkerton's staff so far in 2025, leading the team with a 3.32 ERA and 10 victories. Her best outing of the season came on April 20 against UCF, when she hurled five innings of scoreless relief in a 2-0 Cyclone victory.
2025 Team Stat Leaders (as of 4/18/2025)
Batting Avg. Kaylah Nelsen .339
Slugging % Kennedy Proctor .610
On Base % Shonty Passi .439
Runs Scored Kaylah Nelsen 20
Hits Kaylah Nelsen 56
RBI Kennedy Proctor 25
Doubles Kaylah Nelsen 11
Home Runs Kennedy Proctor 6
Emily Capobianco 6
Stolen Bases Shelbi Ortiz 3
Kennedy Proctor 3
ERA Hailey Maestretti 3.73 (114.1 IP)
K's Shelbee Jones 88
Wins Shelbee Jones 6
National and Big 12 Rankings – Team
Multi-Homer Games
On April 17 at BYU, Hailee White became the third Utah player in 2025 to hit multiple home runs in a game, joining a list that already includes Jolie Mayfield and Kennedy Proctor. This marks the first time since 2012 the Utes have had three different players post multi-home run performances in one season.
Hailee Hits Two Homers
Hailee White's two home runs on April 17 at BYU were her first two collegiate dingers. She's one of only two players in Division I in 2025 to hit her first two career homers in the same game.
Lucky Sevens
On March 21 against Kansas and March 28 against Houston, the Utes fought back from down seven runs to earn a victory. They turned an 8-1 Jayhawk lead into a 13-10 win and erased a 9-2 seventh-inning deficit to top the Cougars, 12-9, putting together the program's first inning double-digit scoring inning since 2017.
Utah is currently the only team in the nation to win two games in which they trailed by seven or more runs. Previously, the Utes hadn't overcome a deficit that substantial to earn a win since April 21, 2014 against Stanford.
Capo Walk-Offs
In both of Utah's seven-run comeback victories, the finishing touch was applied by Emily Capobianco. She blasted a three-run walk-off homer in the ninth inning against Kans as, then launched a walk-off grand slam to complete the uprising vs. Houston. She's the only player in Division I who's hit two game-ending round-trippers in the seventh inning or later so far in 2025. She's also the first Utah player with two walk-off home runs to her credit in one season since Glennis Donnelly and Devina Quintero both collected two in 2004.
Seventh Inning Comebacks
Only once in 2024 did the Utes win a game in which they trailed after seven innings, but Utah has already won three such games in 2025.
Kennedy Proctor 2-HR Game
In game two of Utah's doubleheader against Houston on March 28, Kennedy Proctor circled the bases twice, the team's first multi-homer game of the season. She was the first Utah freshman to post a multi-homer game since Karlie Davison on May 5, 2023.
Proctor POTW
Kennedy Proctor became the first Utah softball student-athlete ever named Big 12 Player of the Week on April 1.
Proctor earned this honor by belting three home runs and collecting nine RBIs while helping power Utah to a series victory over Houston. For the week, the rookie catcher from California drove in multiple runs in all three contests, finished with a .600 average, an 1.800 slugging percentage and scored five times.
A Home Opener to Remember
In Utah's first home game of 2025, the Utes found themselves behind 8-1 after two-and-a-half innings, then staged the program's largest comeback since 2014. The Utes closed to within 8-7 before Kansas upped their lead back to 10-7. Utah then rallied to tie the score with two outs in the seventh before Emily Capobianco won the game on a walk-off homer in the ninth, Utah's first game-winning walk-off home since Bridget Castro on March 26, 2014.
A Maestretti Masterpiece
On March 1, Utah rookie Hailey Maestretti tossed the first shutout of her collegiate career, firing seven scoreless innings against No. 23 San Diego State. She's the first Utah freshman to throw a complete game shutout since Katie Donovan in 2015.
First-Time Four-Baggers
Six different Utah players have hit their first collegiate home runs in 2025. Kenney Proctor's first career four-bagger came on Feb. 8 vs. California. Emily Capobianco and Reese Lee smacked their first dingers on March 1 against Cal State Fullerton and Jolie Mayfield and Sianni Sakai's initial long balls were hit on March 2 vs. Weber State. Hailee White hit the first two long balls of her collegiate career on April 17 at BYU.
Carreon Crafts a Shutout
On Feb. 14, Brooklyn Carreon crafted the first shutout of her career against LMU, holding the Lions to six hits across six innings and striking out two. The California native threw a perfect first inning, then stranded runners in scoring position in the second, fourth, fifth and sixth to finish off her scoreless performance.
A Pair of Comebacks at the Kajikawa Classic
In both of Utah's Sunday victories at the Kajikawa Classic, they trailed late before bouncing back to earn the win. This marked the first time since April 21, 2024 the Utes collected multiple comeback wins on the same day and the first instance since Feb. 20, 2021 they erased two deficits in the fifth inning or later on the same day to collect two triumphs. On that day, Utah posted a pair of late uprisings against UNLV and California Baptist.
A Kennedy Crusher
In Kennedy Proctor's second career at-bat, which came against California on Feb. 8, she blasted a solo home run for her first collegiate hit. This was the third time in three seasons a Utah player homered for her first career hit. Taylor Jacobs accomplished that feat on April 4, 2024 against Arizona and Karlie Davison homered for her first career knock on Feb. 11, 2023 vs. Stonehill.
Team 50
The 2025 campaign is the 50th season of competition for Utah Softball, which began in 1976, and Hogue and her squad will be attempting add to a long list of memorable moments and incredible accomplishments that have defined the program throughout its history.
Over the course of 49 previous seasons, the Utes have reached the AIAW or NCAA Women's College World Series six times, earned 23 trips to regionals, collected 18 conference regular season or tournament championships and produced 20 All-Americans. Seven former Utah softball players have also been inducted into the Utah Athletics Hall of Fame.
Seven different people have held the title of head coach or co-head coach for Utah softball, but Norma Carr, Jo Evans, Mona Stevens and Amy Hogue have been the main stewards of the program throughout its history. Each collected more than 200 wins during their time as head coach, Carr, Evans and Hogue all guided the Utes to the Women's College World Series during their tenures, while Stevens guided Utah to championships in the Mountain West Conference in 2000, 2002 and 2004.
Utah's 20 All-American selections have been piled up by 15 players, starting with outfielder Melonie Kent in 1981. Four Utes, Charmelle Green, Sandy Rhea, Hannah Flippen and Ellessa Bonstrom earned All-American honors in multiple seasons, with Flippen being the only three-time All-American in school history. In 1985, 1994 and 2023, the Utes fielded teams with multiple All-Americans and in all three of those campaigns, they reached the Women's College World Series.
Amy Hogue Milestone Watch
Head coach Amy Hogue can already lay claim to the title of the winningest coach in Utah softball history, a milestone she reached in 2022 and one year later, she earned her 400th victory at the helm of the program, as well as her 600th overall. Hogue currently needs 13 more victories to reach 500 as Utah head coach and 16 to reach 700 in her career as a head coach.
Kaylah Makes the Cut
After a breakout 2024 campaign that saw her earn All-Pac-12 Second-Team status, Kaylah Nelsen earned preseason recognition in the form of a spot on the Big 12 Preseason Team. Nelsen spent 2024 batting .370, leading Pac-12 in doubles and finishing in the top 10 in the league in hits and RBIs. She also provided Utah with solid defense at first base and earned a spot on the Pac-12 All-Tournament Team.
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The series will begin on Friday with the first pitch scheduled to be thrown at 5 p.m., followed on Saturday by a 12 p.m. tilt and the series will conclude with a meeting at 11 a.m. on Sunday.
April 25 – 27 Schedule
| Date | Game | Watch/Live Stats |
| April 25 | Iowa State vs. Utah | Watch / Live Stats |
| April 26 | Iowa State vs. Utah | Watch / Live Stats |
| April 27 | Iowa State vs. Utah | Watch / Live Stats |
How to Follow
Fans can tune in to each game via ESPN+ and links to live stats will be available on UtahUtes.com.
Game Day Promotions
The final weekend of softball at Dumke Family Softball Stadium in 2025 will be Senior Weekend, as the Utes say thank you to the senior class of Shelbi Ortiz, Kendall Lundberg and Kaylah Nelsen. All three will be honored during Sunday's Senior Day ceremony, which will take place after the final out.
The weekend's festivities will also include this year's Red Out game on Friday, with all in attendance encouraged to wear red and senior rally towels handed out to the first 300 fans through the gates. Saturday's affair will be the team's Ute Proud game for 2025, with members of the Ute Tribe set to be in attendance and the team donning their Ute Proud uniforms. It will also be Bark in the Park Day, so bring your dogs with you to the game and the first 100 fans can snag a Utah dog bowl. Fans can also stick around after the conclusion of Saturday's game for postgame autographs with the entire squad.
Thank You Seniors
All three of Utah's seniors, Kendall Lundberg, Kaylah Nelsen and Shelbi Ortiz, have played a pivotal role in the program's recent success, including Utah's 2023 Pac-12 Tournament title and run to the Women's College World Series.
Ortiz had her best season during that campaign, batting .338 with a .608 slugging percentage, the second-highest mark on the squad. She collected three RBIs in the conference tournament, including the run that gave Utah its first lead against UCLA in the Pac-12 Tournament Championship Game. At NCAA Super Regionals, she homered and drove in a career-best four runs in the Utes' game two win over San Diego State. Ortiz's 2025 season has included a career-best four-hit performance that helped lead Utah to a win over Houston on April 28.
Lundberg, who batted .338 as a freshman in 2022, started 44 games for the Utes in 2023, including all 11 postseason contests. During the final weekend of the regular season, it was her two-run homer that gave the Utah the lead in their first game of what became a three-game sweep of 13th-ranked Oregon. Lundberg also drove in runs in both of Utah's regional wins over Ole Miss and knocked in Utah's first run at the WCWS. She was also a CSC Academic All-District selection in 2023.
Kaylah Nelsen had one of Utah's biggest hits in 2023, smacking a game-tying, two-run double against No. 2 UCLA in the Pac-12 Tournament Title Game. Over the last two seasons, Nelsen has hit .357 for the Utes, including a .370 clip in 2024 that earned her Second-Team All-Pac-12 honors. At the 2024 Pac-12 Tournament, she collected multiple hits in each of Utah's victories, first over No. 22 Oregon and again at the expense of No. 8 Stanford, which garnered her a spot on the Pac-12 All-Tournament Team.
Last Time Out
Four different Utah players hit .500 or better last week and the team leader in hits was Nelsen, who piled up eight in 16 at-bats. For the season, the senior from California has racked up 56 knocks, which ties her for fifth in the Big 12. Nelsen is trying to log back-to-back seasons in the conference's top 10 in hits after her 67 safeties in 2024 also earned her a top 10 spot in that statistic in the Pac-12. Nelsen also remains one of the toughest players in all of Division I to strikeout. Her average of 55 at-bats between punchouts is tied for sixth in the nation.
Hailee White is coming off a milestone weekend that saw her mash the first two home runs of her collegiate career in the game on Thursday. She's one of only two players in the nation in 2025 to hit her first two collegiate homers in the same game. White also recorded a career-best five RBIs in that contest, matching the most by a Utah player in a single game in 2025.
No Ute drove in more runs over the previous week than Emily Capobianco, who tallied seven. Utah's designated player drove in multiple runs on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, tying her for the team-lead with seven multi-RBI games. Her last three RBIs of the week came on a Sunday home run, tying Capobianco for the team lead in four-baggers with six and five of those six homers have been go-ahead shots.
Scouting the Opposition
Despite landing in 10th in the Big 12 Preseason Poll, the Cyclones have defied those predictions and currently hold fifth-place on the league table. They've taken four of their last five series, including a weekend in which they took two of three at Oklahoma State. ISU also claimed a victory over their in-state rivals on April 15, downing Iowa to 9-5.
The driving force behind ISU's success has been their offense, as coach Jamie Pinkerton's lineup boasts five players with slugging percentages of .500 or better, as well as freshman Sereniti Price, who's hitting .364 and owns a spot in the conference's top 10 in runs scored with 39. Jessie Clemons has crafted Iowa State's top batting average at .391, while Sydney Malott's 10 homers are tied for ninth in the Big 12.
Sophomore Lauren Schurman has been the top pitcher on Pinkerton's staff so far in 2025, leading the team with a 3.32 ERA and 10 victories. Her best outing of the season came on April 20 against UCF, when she hurled five innings of scoreless relief in a 2-0 Cyclone victory.
2025 Team Stat Leaders (as of 4/18/2025)
Batting Avg. Kaylah Nelsen .339
Slugging % Kennedy Proctor .610
On Base % Shonty Passi .439
Runs Scored Kaylah Nelsen 20
Hits Kaylah Nelsen 56
RBI Kennedy Proctor 25
Doubles Kaylah Nelsen 11
Home Runs Kennedy Proctor 6
Emily Capobianco 6
Stolen Bases Shelbi Ortiz 3
Kennedy Proctor 3
ERA Hailey Maestretti 3.73 (114.1 IP)
K's Shelbee Jones 88
Wins Shelbee Jones 6
National and Big 12 Rankings – Team
- Utah has continued to maintain its spot among the national leaders in turning double plays, with their total of 33 tying them with Louisiana for tops in the nation.
- The Utes have racked up 10 triples during 2025, a total that places them second in the Big 12.
- Utah's patience at the plate has continued to serve them well. Their 150 walks rank third in the Big 12.
- Shonty Passi has established herself as one of the conference's most patient hitters, drawing 25 walks, tied for seventh the Big 12.
- Hailee White has continued to be one of college softball's most reliable infielders, having piled up 102 assists, second-most in the Big 12 and 35th nationally. She's done so while making only four errors. Her average of 2.22 assists per game ranks third in the Big 12.
- Kaylah Nelsen has spent the season racking up 56 hits, which tied her for fifth in the Big 12.
- Shelbee Jones has piled up 86 strikeouts in 2025, placing her sixth in the conference.
- No one in the Big 12 has been tougher to strike out than Nelsen, who is averaging just one punchout per 55.0 at-bats.
Multi-Homer Games
On April 17 at BYU, Hailee White became the third Utah player in 2025 to hit multiple home runs in a game, joining a list that already includes Jolie Mayfield and Kennedy Proctor. This marks the first time since 2012 the Utes have had three different players post multi-home run performances in one season.
Hailee Hits Two Homers
Hailee White's two home runs on April 17 at BYU were her first two collegiate dingers. She's one of only two players in Division I in 2025 to hit her first two career homers in the same game.
Lucky Sevens
On March 21 against Kansas and March 28 against Houston, the Utes fought back from down seven runs to earn a victory. They turned an 8-1 Jayhawk lead into a 13-10 win and erased a 9-2 seventh-inning deficit to top the Cougars, 12-9, putting together the program's first inning double-digit scoring inning since 2017.
Utah is currently the only team in the nation to win two games in which they trailed by seven or more runs. Previously, the Utes hadn't overcome a deficit that substantial to earn a win since April 21, 2014 against Stanford.
Capo Walk-Offs
In both of Utah's seven-run comeback victories, the finishing touch was applied by Emily Capobianco. She blasted a three-run walk-off homer in the ninth inning against Kans as, then launched a walk-off grand slam to complete the uprising vs. Houston. She's the only player in Division I who's hit two game-ending round-trippers in the seventh inning or later so far in 2025. She's also the first Utah player with two walk-off home runs to her credit in one season since Glennis Donnelly and Devina Quintero both collected two in 2004.
Seventh Inning Comebacks
Only once in 2024 did the Utes win a game in which they trailed after seven innings, but Utah has already won three such games in 2025.
Kennedy Proctor 2-HR Game
In game two of Utah's doubleheader against Houston on March 28, Kennedy Proctor circled the bases twice, the team's first multi-homer game of the season. She was the first Utah freshman to post a multi-homer game since Karlie Davison on May 5, 2023.
Proctor POTW
Kennedy Proctor became the first Utah softball student-athlete ever named Big 12 Player of the Week on April 1.
Proctor earned this honor by belting three home runs and collecting nine RBIs while helping power Utah to a series victory over Houston. For the week, the rookie catcher from California drove in multiple runs in all three contests, finished with a .600 average, an 1.800 slugging percentage and scored five times.
A Home Opener to Remember
In Utah's first home game of 2025, the Utes found themselves behind 8-1 after two-and-a-half innings, then staged the program's largest comeback since 2014. The Utes closed to within 8-7 before Kansas upped their lead back to 10-7. Utah then rallied to tie the score with two outs in the seventh before Emily Capobianco won the game on a walk-off homer in the ninth, Utah's first game-winning walk-off home since Bridget Castro on March 26, 2014.
A Maestretti Masterpiece
On March 1, Utah rookie Hailey Maestretti tossed the first shutout of her collegiate career, firing seven scoreless innings against No. 23 San Diego State. She's the first Utah freshman to throw a complete game shutout since Katie Donovan in 2015.
First-Time Four-Baggers
Six different Utah players have hit their first collegiate home runs in 2025. Kenney Proctor's first career four-bagger came on Feb. 8 vs. California. Emily Capobianco and Reese Lee smacked their first dingers on March 1 against Cal State Fullerton and Jolie Mayfield and Sianni Sakai's initial long balls were hit on March 2 vs. Weber State. Hailee White hit the first two long balls of her collegiate career on April 17 at BYU.
Carreon Crafts a Shutout
On Feb. 14, Brooklyn Carreon crafted the first shutout of her career against LMU, holding the Lions to six hits across six innings and striking out two. The California native threw a perfect first inning, then stranded runners in scoring position in the second, fourth, fifth and sixth to finish off her scoreless performance.
A Pair of Comebacks at the Kajikawa Classic
In both of Utah's Sunday victories at the Kajikawa Classic, they trailed late before bouncing back to earn the win. This marked the first time since April 21, 2024 the Utes collected multiple comeback wins on the same day and the first instance since Feb. 20, 2021 they erased two deficits in the fifth inning or later on the same day to collect two triumphs. On that day, Utah posted a pair of late uprisings against UNLV and California Baptist.
A Kennedy Crusher
In Kennedy Proctor's second career at-bat, which came against California on Feb. 8, she blasted a solo home run for her first collegiate hit. This was the third time in three seasons a Utah player homered for her first career hit. Taylor Jacobs accomplished that feat on April 4, 2024 against Arizona and Karlie Davison homered for her first career knock on Feb. 11, 2023 vs. Stonehill.
Team 50
The 2025 campaign is the 50th season of competition for Utah Softball, which began in 1976, and Hogue and her squad will be attempting add to a long list of memorable moments and incredible accomplishments that have defined the program throughout its history.
Over the course of 49 previous seasons, the Utes have reached the AIAW or NCAA Women's College World Series six times, earned 23 trips to regionals, collected 18 conference regular season or tournament championships and produced 20 All-Americans. Seven former Utah softball players have also been inducted into the Utah Athletics Hall of Fame.
Seven different people have held the title of head coach or co-head coach for Utah softball, but Norma Carr, Jo Evans, Mona Stevens and Amy Hogue have been the main stewards of the program throughout its history. Each collected more than 200 wins during their time as head coach, Carr, Evans and Hogue all guided the Utes to the Women's College World Series during their tenures, while Stevens guided Utah to championships in the Mountain West Conference in 2000, 2002 and 2004.
Utah's 20 All-American selections have been piled up by 15 players, starting with outfielder Melonie Kent in 1981. Four Utes, Charmelle Green, Sandy Rhea, Hannah Flippen and Ellessa Bonstrom earned All-American honors in multiple seasons, with Flippen being the only three-time All-American in school history. In 1985, 1994 and 2023, the Utes fielded teams with multiple All-Americans and in all three of those campaigns, they reached the Women's College World Series.
Amy Hogue Milestone Watch
Head coach Amy Hogue can already lay claim to the title of the winningest coach in Utah softball history, a milestone she reached in 2022 and one year later, she earned her 400th victory at the helm of the program, as well as her 600th overall. Hogue currently needs 13 more victories to reach 500 as Utah head coach and 16 to reach 700 in her career as a head coach.
Kaylah Makes the Cut
After a breakout 2024 campaign that saw her earn All-Pac-12 Second-Team status, Kaylah Nelsen earned preseason recognition in the form of a spot on the Big 12 Preseason Team. Nelsen spent 2024 batting .370, leading Pac-12 in doubles and finishing in the top 10 in the league in hits and RBIs. She also provided Utah with solid defense at first base and earned a spot on the Pac-12 All-Tournament Team.
OFFICIAL MOBILE APP OF UTAH ATHLETICS – UTAH 360
The official mobile app of Utah Athletics is Utah 360. Download it today to unlock a refreshed game-day experience, from managing tickets to mobile concessions ordering, as well as video content, news and information, schedules, rosters and stats. The app is available in both the Apple Store (download) and Google Play (download). Add it today, access your game tickets and download them to your smartphone's wallet to make yourself game-day ready.
FOLLOW THE UTES!
Fans can follow along on social media (Twitter |Instagram: @utahsoftball | Facebook: Facebook.com/Utessoftball).
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