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2017 UTAH SOFTBALL GAME NOTES UTAH VS. ARIZONA STATE Softball Contact: Drew Wiseman E-Mail: [email protected] Office: 801.581.3771 www.UtahUtes.com 2017 SCHEDULE/RESULTS NO. 10 UTAH (28-8, 10-3) VS NO. 23 ARIZONA STATE (26-12, 5-7) FEBRUARY Kajikawa Classic - Tempe, Ariz. 10 vs. UC Riverside W, 11-0 (5 inn.) All-Time Record: vs. San Jose State W, 8-5 Arizona State leads 32-17 11 vs. Indiana W, 7-0 vs. UTEP W, 9-0 (5 inn.) Last Season: 12 vs. UT Arlington W, 12-0 (5 inn.) W, 10-2; W, 3-1; W, 6-5 in Salt Lake City Long Beach State Tournament - Long Beach, Calif. 19 vs. CSU Bakersfield W, 8-0 (6 inn.) Watch: Pac-12 Networks at Long Beach State W, 8-0 (6 inn.) Stream: pac-12.com/live No. 23 Arizona State (26-12, 5-7) 20 vs. Loyola Marymount (DH) W, 6-2 No. 10 Utah (28-8, 10-3) Stats: TheSunDevils.com SUN DEVILS Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic - Cathedral City, Calif. UTES 24 vs. No. 13 Tennessee W, 3-0 vs. Houston W, 8-0 (6 inn.) 25 vs. No. 7 LSU W, 3-0 ON DECK - Utah currently ranks 22nd in the nation with a 26 vs. San Diego State L, 3-2 Utah Softball heads to Tempe for a three- combined team ERA of 1.80. Hailey Hilburn and vs. Cal State Fullerton L, 1-0 game set at Arizona State. You can catch the Miranda Viramontes rank among the top 5 in final two games of the series live on Pac-12 the Pac-12 respectively MARCH Networks. Red Desert Classic - St. George, Utah - Hilburn, used mainly in relief so far during 3 vs. Montana W, 5-2 UTAH NOTES conference play, ranks 16th nationally with vs. Nevada L, 7-6 - Utah moved up four spots to No. 10 in the a 1.14 ERA. She is also fourth among Pac-12 4 vs. Binghamton W, 7-2 latest NFCA/USA Today national rankings. This is pitchers in hits allowed per seven innings. vs. Omaha L, 5-1 the highest ranking of the season for the Utes. They had a bigger jump, five spots, in the ESPN. - Katie Donovan has 13 wins to give her 50 for Outrigger Spring Fling Tournament - Oahu, Hawaii com/USA Softball poll, moving to No. 11 her career. She ranks seventh in the Pac-12 in 8 vs. Toledo W, 10-1 (5 inn.) strikeouts, recently surpassing 300 K’s for her 9 vs. Charleson Southern W, 9-0 (5 inn.) - Utah ranks 12th nationally with a team batting career, and has also notched two saves at Hawaii W, 1-0 average of .327. It also places 16th in scoring 10 vs. Charleston Southern W, 5-1 (6.1 runs per game) and 20th in on-base - Defensively, Utah leads the league and ranks 11 vs. Toledo W, 17-3 (5 inn.) percentage (.402) fifth nationally in double plays turned with 22. The Utes were second in the nation last season 17 at No. 10 UCLA * W, 2-1 - Hannah Flippen has surpassed the 200-hit and with 41. 18 at No. 10 UCLA * W, 7-2 100-RBI plateaus for her career. She recently 19 at No. 10 UCLA * W, 4-0 set a new Utah mark for runs scored during her - The Utes are one of seven Pac-12 teams 22 at BYU L, 4-3 career, previously held by Sandy Rhea (177, ranked among the top 21 nationally in the RPI, 26 vs. No. 3 Oregon * L, 12-3 (5 inn.) 1995-98). moving up three spots to No. 15 vs. No. 3 Oregon * L, 3-0 31 at Stanford * W, 8-6 - Flippen leads the Pac-12 with a .436 batting MARTINEZ NAMED PAC-12 FRESHMAN OF THE average, ranks third in on-base percentage WEEK APRIL (.516), fourth in slugging percentage (.745) Kelly Martinez was named Pac-12 Freshman of 1 at Stanford * W, 11-4 and runs batted in (37), seventh in runs scored the Week on Apr. 18 for her contributions during 2 at Stanford * W, 6-2 (32), doubles (9) and hits (48) and ninth in total Utah’s series victory over No. 1 Arizona. 7 vs. No. 21 California * W, 7-6 bases (82) 8 vs. No. 21 California * W, 12-2 (5 inn.) She batted .500 vs. the Wildcats, slugged .625 13 vs. No. 1 Arizona * L, 5-1 - Anissa Urtez recently surpassed 200 hits for her and had the highest on-base percentage 14 vs. No. 1 Arizona * W, 6-3 career and is currently fourth in the Pac-12 with on the team (.556). She drove in the lone run 15 vs. No. 1 Arizona * W, 3-2 a .422 batting average. on Thursday vs. Danielle O’Toole and then 21 at No. 23 Arizona State * 8 p.m. started the seventh-inning game-winning rally 22 at No. 23 Arizona State * 5 p.m. - She also ranks 10th in the league in on-base on Saturday with a single of the left-hander 23 at No. 23 Arizona State * 12 p.m. percentage (.482) and 11th in runs batted in 26 vs. Weber State 5 p.m. (34). With 40 doubles, she is one shy of moving Martinez has excelled behind the plate, into the top-five all-time at Utah throwing out 10 base runners, tops in the Pac- MAY 12. 2 vs. Grand Canyon (DH) 4 p.m. - Delilah Pacheco has done a fantastic job in 5 at Oregon State * 1 p.m. the leadoff spot, ranking seventh in the Pac-12 Over the last three weekends, she leads the 6 at Oregon State * 1 p.m. in walks (19). In Pac-12 play she is 12th in runs team with 10 runs driven in and has a .714 7 at Oregon State * 11 a.m. scored (29). slugging percentage. 11 vs. Washington * 7 p.m. 12 vs. Washington * 6 p.m. - During this stretch, Bridget Castro is batting LAST WEEKEND 13 vs. Washington * 1 p.m. .435 to pace the team. She also ranks second Utah took the series from No. 1 Arizona by in the league with three triples this season. winning the last two games, 6-3 and 3-2. It was * - Pac-12 game the first time in program history that the Utes - With 35 runs batted in, Heather Bowen ranks beat the team at the top of the rankings. 10th in the Pac-12. She is second on the team with five home runs this year. Miranda Viramontes (2-0, 1.31) won a pair of games against a team that entered the WWW.UTAHUTES.COM | @UTAH_SOFTBALL 1 QUICK FACTS No. Name Pos. B/T Cl. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) 1 Hannah Flippen 2B R/R SR 3L Bonita, Calif. (Bonita Vista HS) UNIVERSITY OF UTAH INFORMATION 3 Bridget Castro 1B R/R SR 3L Bellflower, Calif. (Calvary Chapel HS) Location .......................................Salt Lake City, Utah 4 Delilah Pacheco OF R/L SR 1L Corpus Christi, Texas (Blinn College) 9 Ryley Ball INF R/R FR HS Hooper, Utah (Fremont HS) Elevation ............................................................4,657 ft. 10 Sammy Cordova UTIL R/R SR 3L Huntington Beach, Calif. (Edison HS) Founded ................................................................. 1850 11 Kay Kay Fronda OF R/L SR 1L Rohnert Park, Calif. (Palomar College) Enrollment ............................................................ 31,515 12 BreOnna Castaneda INF R/R FR HS Rio Rancho, N.M. (Rio Rancho HS) Nickname ................................................................Utes 13 Katie Donovan P R/R JR 2L Salem, Ore. (South Salem HS) Colors .................................................Crimson & White 16 Alyssa Barrera OF L/R FR HS Chino Hills, Calif. (Bishop Amat HS) Mascot ..............................Swoop (Red-Tailed Hawk) 17 Anissa Urtez SS R/R SR 3L Long Beach, Calif. (Downey HS) 18 Bella Secaira C R/R SR 3L Huntington Beach, Calif. (Marina HS) Conference .......................................................Pac-12 20 Miranda Viramontes P R/R JR 2L Chino, Calif. (Chino HS) President ..............................David W. Pershing, Ph.D. 21 Ally Dickman OF L/L SO 1L Mission Viejo, Calif. (Capistrano Valley HS) Athletics Director ..................................Chris Hill, Ph.D. 22 Kelly Martinez C/3B R/R FR HS Yucaipa, Calif. (Yucaipa HS) 27 Aubrey Peterson OF R/L SO 1L Everett, Wash. (Cascade HS) SOFTBALL HISTORY 30 Hailey Hilburn P/UTIL R/R SO 1L Orange, Calif. (Canyon HS) 37 Heather Bowen 3B R/R JR 2L Las Vegas, Nev. (Centennial HS) First Year of Softball ............................................... 1976 44 Claire Feldman P R/R FR HS Lithia, Fla. (Newsome HS) All-Time Record .............................. 1,200-904-6 (.570) 77 Maddie Roth C/INF R/R SO 1L Yorba Linda, Calif. (Esperanza HS) All-Time Conference Record ...........370-310-1 (.544) All-Time Pac-12 Record ........................... 42-76 (.356) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE NCAA Tournament Appearances .........................14 Alyssa Barrera ba-RARE-uh Delilah Pacheco PUH-check-oh Regional Titles ...............................Three (‘85, ‘91, ‘94) Sammy Cordova core-DOE-vuh Bella Secaira BELL-uh SEE-care-uh BreOnna Castaneda bre-ON-na cast-ta-neh-da Anissa Urtez uh-KNEE-suh ERR-tez STADIUM INFORMATION Hannah Flippen FLIP-ehn Miranda Viramontes veer-UH-mon-tez Stadium .....................................Utah Softball Stadium Capacity ............................................................... 1,410 weekend leading the nation in home runs and and also slugged .563 at the Mary Nutter slugging percentage, as well as ranking second Classic. She reached base safely in her first 13 TEAM INFORMATION in the nation in scoring and batting average. games and opened her collegiate career with 2016 Overall Record (Finish) ...36-21 (NCAA Supers) an 11-game hit streak.