Upcoming Event: Softball versus Utah Valley on October 2, 2025 at 4 p.m.
4 p.m.
Softball
vs Utah Valley
Wednesday, May 7
Oklahoma City, Okla.
4 p.m.
University of Utah
13-40
5
vs
7
No. 7 Seed UCF
33-21-1
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Utah
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UCF
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10
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: I. Vega (13-4)
L: Jones, Shelbee (6-18)
Batting:
RBI: Nelsen, Kaylah 2 ; White, Hailee 1 ; Jacobs, Taylor 1
SH: Espiau, Marley 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Capobianco, Emily 1 ; Proctor, Kennedy 1 ; Lundberg, Kendall 1 ; White, Hailee 1 ; Sakai, Sianni 1
Batting:
2B: A. Evans 1 ; B. Damon 1
HR: A. Griffin 1
RBI: S. Kotzelnic 1 ; A. Griffin 2 ; B. Damon 1 ; C. Jaimes 1 ; M. Simon 2
SH: A. Evans 1 ; S. Rey 1
Base Running:
RUNS: A. Evans 1 ; S. Kotzelnic 1 ; A. Griffin 2 ; I. Mertes 1 ; S. Rey 1 ; M. Simon 1
HBP: S. Humphreys 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
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AB
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1
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2
RBI
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RBI
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RBI
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Players Mentioned
Utah Eliminated from Big 12 Tournament by UCF
5/7/2025 8:11 PM | Softball
Utes rally late to tie, but fall 7-5
OKLAHOMA CITY - Despite a stirring seventh-inning comeback, the University of Utah softball team was eliminated from the Phillips 66 Big 12 Softball Tournament on Wednesday afternoon as the result of a 7-5 loss to the UCF Knights at Devon Park in Oklahoma City.
Utah finishes 2025 with a final record of 13-40.
"This team never stops believing," said coach Amy Hogue, "and, once again, we got something going and before you know it, we're tied. I'm really proud of the fact that that's part of who we are. It's part of what they stood true to. They didn't stop believing in themselves even though it was a really tough year and a tough loss today."
The Knights got the scoring started in the first inning, using two walks, a single and a hit batter to take a 1-0 lead. Three more runs crossed the plate for the Knights in the third, thanks to a bases-loaded walk and two-run single off the bat of Madison Simon, and Utah's deficit increased to 5-0 in the fifth.
The Utes finally sprung to life on offense in the seventh, roaring back to tie the score. A hit, a walk and two more singles tallied the first run and Taylor Jacobs drew the second free pass of the inning with the bases loaded to make the score 5-2. After the Knights recorded the second out, an error kept the rally alive and plated the third run of the inning. Kaylah Nelsen then struck the final blow, punching a two-run single into left that drew Utah level.
Unfortunately for the Utes, they were unable to finish the rally by bringing in the go-ahead run and a two-run UCF home run in the bottom of the stanza ended the contest.
"We came into the game without a doubt," said senior outfielder Shelbi Ortiz, "and throughout the game, we played until that very last out. I think that perfectly describes who we are as a team."
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Utah finishes 2025 with a final record of 13-40.
"This team never stops believing," said coach Amy Hogue, "and, once again, we got something going and before you know it, we're tied. I'm really proud of the fact that that's part of who we are. It's part of what they stood true to. They didn't stop believing in themselves even though it was a really tough year and a tough loss today."
The Knights got the scoring started in the first inning, using two walks, a single and a hit batter to take a 1-0 lead. Three more runs crossed the plate for the Knights in the third, thanks to a bases-loaded walk and two-run single off the bat of Madison Simon, and Utah's deficit increased to 5-0 in the fifth.
The Utes finally sprung to life on offense in the seventh, roaring back to tie the score. A hit, a walk and two more singles tallied the first run and Taylor Jacobs drew the second free pass of the inning with the bases loaded to make the score 5-2. After the Knights recorded the second out, an error kept the rally alive and plated the third run of the inning. Kaylah Nelsen then struck the final blow, punching a two-run single into left that drew Utah level.
Unfortunately for the Utes, they were unable to finish the rally by bringing in the go-ahead run and a two-run UCF home run in the bottom of the stanza ended the contest.
"We came into the game without a doubt," said senior outfielder Shelbi Ortiz, "and throughout the game, we played until that very last out. I think that perfectly describes who we are as a 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: @Utah_Softball |Instagram: @utahsoftball | Facebook: Facebook.com/Utessoftball).
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