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Hogue Nears Milestone as Utes Head for Beehive Classic
2/24/2026 6:00 PM | Softball
Utes set for six games in four days in St. George, Utah
SALT LAKE CITY – As Utah softball head coach Amy Hogue closes in on two career milestones, the University of Utah softball team is preparing for one more busy weekend of non-conference action at the Beehive Classic where the Utes will play six games against five different teams from Thursday through Sunday at Karl Brooks Field in St. George, Utah.
On Thursday, Utah will tangle with the Southern Utah Thunderbirds at 10 a.m. and the Weber State Wildcats at 12:30 p.m., followed on Friday by a bout with the Utah Tech Trailblazers at 3 p.m. Saturday's schedule pits the Utes against Southern Utah at 10 a.m. and the Utah State Aggies at 12:30 p.m. Utah will conclude the tournament with a 10 a.m. matchup against the Utah Valley Wolverines on Sunday.
Feb. 26 – March 1 Schedule
How to Follow
All six of Utah's games in St. George will be broadcast on WAC International.
Season So Far
Utah's 11-5 record through 16 games means Amy Hogue is just a single victory away from reaching 500 in her coaching career at the U. Hogue, who became the program's all-time wins leader in 2022, would be just the fourth Utah coach in any sport to surpass 500 victories, joining former Utah gymnastics coach Greg Mardsen, former Utah women's basketball coach Elaine Elliott and recently retired Utah volleyball coach Beth Launiere. Hogue also needs four more wins to reach 700 in her overall head coaching career.
Utah's pitching staff has played a significant role in helping Hogue close in on those achievements in 2026 and they're coming off a week in which they crafted a collective ERA of 1.44. No one was sharper in the circle last week than Raci Miranda, who allowed just one earned run and four hits in 16 1/3 innings on her way to picking up two more wins. Shelbee Jones set a career-high with 11 strikeouts in a complete-game win over CSUN on Thursday and currently owns a team-best 1.19 ERA.
Mia Gomez continues to swing a red-hot bat in her rookie season. One week after winning Big 12 Freshman of the Week award, she hit .421 with another homer and five RBIs. Her .458 average currently ranks fifth in the Big 12 among those with at least 20 at-bats and Gomez also leads the team in on-base percentage at .519. Kennedy Proctor continues to churn out extra base hits and is tied for the league lead in doubles with seven. She also posted her second career multi-homer game over the weekend, going deep twice in the win over CSUN.
Scouting the Opposition
All five of the teams the Utes will encounter in St. George have at least one player who's been making life more than a little bit difficult for opposing pitchers. For the Thunderbirds, that's infielder Arianna Ramirez, who owns a .380 average and a team-best .446 on-base percentage.
Weber State has two players hitting over .400, including Jordan McMahon with a .520 clip. The sophomore outfielder has put up five straight multi-hit performances and owns nine overall through only 15 games. Three different players on the Trailblazers roster own marks over .400, one of whom is Kinley Pappas, who has also blasted five home runs, three of which came in one game.
Utah State's Alex Bunton started the year by logging at least one hit in 12 of her first 13 games, including a string of 10-in-a-row. She also had a streak of at least one RBI in five consecutive games. The best players in UVU's batting order have been Britney Moreno, who's hitting .500 with nine stolen bases, and Emma Haygood, with a .450 average and five homers.
2026 Team Stat Leaders
Batting Avg. Mia Gomez .458
Slugging % Kennedy Proctor .706
On Base % Mia Gomez .519
Runs Scored Hailee White 10
Payton Crank 10
Kennedy Proctor 10
Hits Mia Gomez 22
RBI Kennedy Proctor 16
Doubles Kennedy Proctor 7
Home Runs Kennedy Proctor 3
Stolen Bases Sianni Sakai 5
ERA Shelbee Jones 0.79 (26.2 IP)
K's Shelbee Jones 35
Wins Shelbee Jones 4
Late Inning Lightning
Utah's bats have been at their best late in games. In the sixth and seventh innings, the Utes have outscored their opponents by a combined margin of 28-5.
Double Dare
Kennedy Proctor added her name to the school record book on Feb. 14, when she clocked three doubles at the expense of Illinois State. She was the sixth player in Utah history to log a performance like that and the first since Kelly Martinez in 2018.
Hailey Hurls a Gem
Hailey Maestretti put forth perhaps the best performance of her collegiate career against Santa Clara on Feb. 13. She allowed only two hits, didn't walk a batter, struck out six and faced just three batters over the minimum. The sophomore southpaw retired the first six batters she faced, then used a pair of strikeouts to work around a lead-off single in the first. Maestretti induced a double play ball to help her get out of the fourth, worked a perfect fifth, then stranded runners in the final two stanzas and fired back-to-back punchouts in the seventh to complete her masterpiece.
Triple Threat
In Utah's first game of 2026, Hailee White stenciled her name into the program record book. With two triples against UC Riverside, White became the 12th player in school history to record two three-baggers in one game and the first since Abby Dayton in 2024.
Shelbee Shuts 'em Down
On Sept. 7, Shelbee Jones was at her best in the circle against UCSB. She posted her first complete game shutout as a Ute, permitting only four hits in a 4-0 Utah win.
FOLLOW THE UTES!
Fans can follow along on social media (Twitter |Instagram: @utahsoftball | Facebook: Facebook.com/Utessoftball).
On Thursday, Utah will tangle with the Southern Utah Thunderbirds at 10 a.m. and the Weber State Wildcats at 12:30 p.m., followed on Friday by a bout with the Utah Tech Trailblazers at 3 p.m. Saturday's schedule pits the Utes against Southern Utah at 10 a.m. and the Utah State Aggies at 12:30 p.m. Utah will conclude the tournament with a 10 a.m. matchup against the Utah Valley Wolverines on Sunday.
Feb. 26 – March 1 Schedule
| Date | Game | Watch/Live Stats |
| Feb. 26 | Utah vs. Southern Utah | Watch / Live Stats |
| Feb. 26 | Utah at Weber State | Watch / Live Stats |
| Feb. 27 | Utah vs. Utah Tech | Watch / Live Stats |
| Feb. 28 | Utah at Southern Utah | Watch / Live Stats |
| Feb. 28 | Utah vs. Utah State | Watch / Live Stats |
| March 1 | Utah vs. Utah Valley | Watch / Live Stats |
How to Follow
All six of Utah's games in St. George will be broadcast on WAC International.
Season So Far
Utah's 11-5 record through 16 games means Amy Hogue is just a single victory away from reaching 500 in her coaching career at the U. Hogue, who became the program's all-time wins leader in 2022, would be just the fourth Utah coach in any sport to surpass 500 victories, joining former Utah gymnastics coach Greg Mardsen, former Utah women's basketball coach Elaine Elliott and recently retired Utah volleyball coach Beth Launiere. Hogue also needs four more wins to reach 700 in her overall head coaching career.
Utah's pitching staff has played a significant role in helping Hogue close in on those achievements in 2026 and they're coming off a week in which they crafted a collective ERA of 1.44. No one was sharper in the circle last week than Raci Miranda, who allowed just one earned run and four hits in 16 1/3 innings on her way to picking up two more wins. Shelbee Jones set a career-high with 11 strikeouts in a complete-game win over CSUN on Thursday and currently owns a team-best 1.19 ERA.
Mia Gomez continues to swing a red-hot bat in her rookie season. One week after winning Big 12 Freshman of the Week award, she hit .421 with another homer and five RBIs. Her .458 average currently ranks fifth in the Big 12 among those with at least 20 at-bats and Gomez also leads the team in on-base percentage at .519. Kennedy Proctor continues to churn out extra base hits and is tied for the league lead in doubles with seven. She also posted her second career multi-homer game over the weekend, going deep twice in the win over CSUN.
Scouting the Opposition
All five of the teams the Utes will encounter in St. George have at least one player who's been making life more than a little bit difficult for opposing pitchers. For the Thunderbirds, that's infielder Arianna Ramirez, who owns a .380 average and a team-best .446 on-base percentage.
Weber State has two players hitting over .400, including Jordan McMahon with a .520 clip. The sophomore outfielder has put up five straight multi-hit performances and owns nine overall through only 15 games. Three different players on the Trailblazers roster own marks over .400, one of whom is Kinley Pappas, who has also blasted five home runs, three of which came in one game.
Utah State's Alex Bunton started the year by logging at least one hit in 12 of her first 13 games, including a string of 10-in-a-row. She also had a streak of at least one RBI in five consecutive games. The best players in UVU's batting order have been Britney Moreno, who's hitting .500 with nine stolen bases, and Emma Haygood, with a .450 average and five homers.
2026 Team Stat Leaders
Batting Avg. Mia Gomez .458
Slugging % Kennedy Proctor .706
On Base % Mia Gomez .519
Runs Scored Hailee White 10
Payton Crank 10
Kennedy Proctor 10
Hits Mia Gomez 22
RBI Kennedy Proctor 16
Doubles Kennedy Proctor 7
Home Runs Kennedy Proctor 3
Stolen Bases Sianni Sakai 5
ERA Shelbee Jones 0.79 (26.2 IP)
K's Shelbee Jones 35
Wins Shelbee Jones 4
Late Inning Lightning
Utah's bats have been at their best late in games. In the sixth and seventh innings, the Utes have outscored their opponents by a combined margin of 28-5.
Double Dare
Kennedy Proctor added her name to the school record book on Feb. 14, when she clocked three doubles at the expense of Illinois State. She was the sixth player in Utah history to log a performance like that and the first since Kelly Martinez in 2018.
Hailey Hurls a Gem
Hailey Maestretti put forth perhaps the best performance of her collegiate career against Santa Clara on Feb. 13. She allowed only two hits, didn't walk a batter, struck out six and faced just three batters over the minimum. The sophomore southpaw retired the first six batters she faced, then used a pair of strikeouts to work around a lead-off single in the first. Maestretti induced a double play ball to help her get out of the fourth, worked a perfect fifth, then stranded runners in the final two stanzas and fired back-to-back punchouts in the seventh to complete her masterpiece.
Triple Threat
In Utah's first game of 2026, Hailee White stenciled her name into the program record book. With two triples against UC Riverside, White became the 12th player in school history to record two three-baggers in one game and the first since Abby Dayton in 2024.
Shelbee Shuts 'em Down
On Sept. 7, Shelbee Jones was at her best in the circle against UCSB. She posted her first complete game shutout as a Ute, permitting only four hits in a 4-0 Utah win.
FOLLOW THE UTES!
Fans can follow along on social media (Twitter |Instagram: @utahsoftball | Facebook: Facebook.com/Utessoftball).
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