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4 p.m.
Softball
vs Salt Lake Community College
Sunday, February 19
Baton Rouge, La.
8 a.m.
University of Utah
7-3
8
vs
0
Ohio
2-6
1
2
3
4
5
R
H
E
Utah
3
0
2
3
0
8
9
0
Ohio
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Ladd, Sarah (1-0)
L: Coffelt, Kylie (1-2)
Batting:
2B: Bonstrom, Ellessa 1 ; Jacquez, Sophie 1
HR: Jimenez, Julia 1
RBI: Bonstrom, Ellessa 1 ; Jimenez, Julia 3 ; White, Hailee 1 ; Jacquez, Sophie 1 ; Melendez, Leilani 1
SH: Davison, Karlie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Denning, Haley 2 ; Bonstrom, Ellessa 3 ; Jimenez, Julia 1 ; White, Hailee 2
SB: Denning, Haley 3 ; Bonstrom, Ellessa 2 ; Gasper, Jordyn 1
HBP: Bonstrom, Ellessa 1
Base Running:
SB: Hummel, Bell 1 ; Logan, Yasmine 1
HBP: Paoli, Annalia 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
lf/cf
AB
3
R
2
H
3
RBI
0
AB
2
R
3
H
2
RBI
1
AB
2
R
1
H
2
RBI
3
AB
3
R
0
H
2
RBI
1
Players Mentioned
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Photo by: Staci Hemingway
Jimenez, Utah Softball Breeze Past Ohio, 8-0
2/19/2023 10:53 AM | Softball
Utah’s third baseman homers, drives in three in shutout victory
BATON ROUGE, La. – Julia Jimenez homered and drove in three runs while the Utes' pitching staff allowed only two hits as the University of Utah softball team overwhelmed the Ohio Bobcats by a score of 8-0 on Sunday on the final day of the Tiger Classic, which was held at Tiger Park.
This victory improves Utah's 2023 record to 7-3.
Jimenez her teammates seized the initiative immediately in the top of the first, which started with a Haley Denning infield hit. Two batters later, Denning motored home from second on an Ellessa Bonstrom double and then Jimenez launched a two-run homer to left-center for a quick 3-0 advantage.
Jimenez increased her team's lead to 4-0 in the third with a safety through the middle that scored Bonstrom, who had singled and stole second and Hailee White came around later in the frame to boost Utah's lead to five.
The Utes closed out the scoring with three more in the fourth, sparked by a Denning hit and a stolen base. Three batters later, Denning swiped home as part of a double steal and Bonstrom scored soon after on an error. When Sophie Jacquez rocketed an RBI double into left-center one hitter later, Utah had an 8-0 edge.
Three different Utah pitchers combined on a two-hitter in which no Bobcat reached third. Mariah Lopez started and escaped a two-on, one-out jam in the first on the strength of a line drive double play turned by Jimenez and Aliya Belarde. Lopez then retired the next five batters she faced before Sarah Ladd entered in relief and fired a scoreless 1 1/3 innings. Halle Morris took over in the fifth and set down three-in-a-row to lock up the win.
Up Next
The next destination for the Utes is the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Palm Springs, Calif., where they'll play five times in three days. The classic begins on Feb. 24, when Utah will play Texas Tech at 11:30 a.m. MT and LMU at 6:30 p.m. MT.
Follow the Utes!
Fans can follow along on social media (Twitter: @Utah_Softball |Instagram: @utahsoftball | Facebook: Facebook.com/Utessoftball).
This victory improves Utah's 2023 record to 7-3.
Jimenez her teammates seized the initiative immediately in the top of the first, which started with a Haley Denning infield hit. Two batters later, Denning motored home from second on an Ellessa Bonstrom double and then Jimenez launched a two-run homer to left-center for a quick 3-0 advantage.
Jimenez increased her team's lead to 4-0 in the third with a safety through the middle that scored Bonstrom, who had singled and stole second and Hailee White came around later in the frame to boost Utah's lead to five.
The Utes closed out the scoring with three more in the fourth, sparked by a Denning hit and a stolen base. Three batters later, Denning swiped home as part of a double steal and Bonstrom scored soon after on an error. When Sophie Jacquez rocketed an RBI double into left-center one hitter later, Utah had an 8-0 edge.
Three different Utah pitchers combined on a two-hitter in which no Bobcat reached third. Mariah Lopez started and escaped a two-on, one-out jam in the first on the strength of a line drive double play turned by Jimenez and Aliya Belarde. Lopez then retired the next five batters she faced before Sarah Ladd entered in relief and fired a scoreless 1 1/3 innings. Halle Morris took over in the fifth and set down three-in-a-row to lock up the win.
Up Next
The next destination for the Utes is the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Palm Springs, Calif., where they'll play five times in three days. The classic begins on Feb. 24, when Utah will play Texas Tech at 11:30 a.m. MT and LMU at 6:30 p.m. MT.
Follow the Utes!
Fans can follow along on social media (Twitter: @Utah_Softball |Instagram: @utahsoftball | Facebook: Facebook.com/Utessoftball).
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