UTES BEAVERS Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic - Cathedral City, Calif

2019 UTAH SOFTBALL GAME NOTES UTAH VS OREGON STATE Softball Contact: Drew Wiseman E-Mail: [email protected] Office: 801.581.3771 www.UtahUtes.com 2019 SCHEDULE/RESULTS UTAH (18-33, 6-15) VS OREGON STATE (24-18, 6-13) FEBRUARY Kajikawa Classic - Tempe, Ariz. Last Season: 8 vs. Western Michigan W, 8-2 vs. Missouri L, 9-0 (6) L, 9-5; L, 8-7 in Salt Lake City 9 vs. CSUN W, 7-0 vs. Kansas W, 6-4 10 vs. Bradley W, 2-1 First Pitch Thursday - 5 p.m. PT St. Pete Clearwater Elite Invitational - Clearwater, Fla. 15 vs. No. 18 Kentucky L, 13-2 (5) Friday - 3 p.m. PT vs. No. 17 Oklahoma State L, 8-1 Saturday - 10 a.m. PT 16 vs. No. 23 Ohio State L, 10-2 (5) vs. No. 6 Tennessee L, 10-1 (6) Utah Oregon State 17 vs. Hofstra W, 11-3 (6) Live Stats: OSUBeavers.com UTES BEAVERS Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic - Cathedral City, Calif. 22 vs. Colorado State L, 6-1 vs. North Carolina L, 7-2 ON DECK She also owns the longest hitting streak (10 23 vs. Northwestern L, 10-0 (5) Utah plays its final series of the season games) and on-base streak (12 games) vs. Ohio State L, 2-0 this weekend at Oregon State. Utah has for the Utes this season and is currently the 24 vs. Duke L, 4-3 dropped the last two series against the toughest at-bat in the Pac-12 with just seven MARCH Beavers after winning three in a row. strikeouts in 136 at bats. Lopes Up Classic - Phoenix, Ariz. 1 vs. Iowa State L, 7-4 Utah currently ranks 11th in the nation in The senior was recently awarded the at Grand Canyon L, 8-6 terms of schedule strength and has been Wellness Advocate Award from the athletic 2 vs. Northern Colorado W, 7-0 vs. South Dakota W, 5-1 among the top 20 nationally the last four department for demonstrating commitment seasons. The Utes have played four of the to improvement in personal wellness and Outrigger Resorts Hawaii Spring Fling Tournament - Honolulu, Hawaii top five teams in the nation since March 31 courage in advocating the importance of 9 vs. St. Bonaventure W, 14-1 (5) (11 games total). mental health awareness among their fellow vs. Niagara W, 10-1 (5) student-athletes. 10 vs. Niagara W, 7-2 vs. Southern Illinois Edwardsville L, 5-2 BARRERA BREAKING OUT FOR UTES 12 at Hawaii W, 3-2 (8) Alyssa Barrera leads the Pac-12 and sits BONSTROM BREAKTHROUGH fourth nationally with seven triples, which In Pac-12 play, Ellessa Bonstrom leads all 15 vs. California* W, 5-4 matches the single-season record also held freshmen with four homers. She ranks second 16 vs. California* W, 7-3 by current head coach Amy Hogue. in runs scored and walks, third in RBI, fourth in 17 vs. California* L, 8-7 (8) 22 at No. 16 Arizona State* L, 13-0 (5) slugging and ninth in OBP. 23 at No. 16 Arizona State* L, 14-4 (5) Barrera also ranks fifth in the Pac-12 with a 24 at No. 16 Arizona State* L, 18-17 .429 average and eighth in hits (24) and OBP She is also excelling defensively, ranking 27 at Weber State L, 5-1 (.492). She also paces Utah with 17 multi-hit second among all fielders in assists in 31 vs. No. 2 Oklahoma (DH) L, 11-2 (6) games and nine multi-RBI games. conference play with 53. L, 13-3 (5) APRIL Defensively, she has registered 26 putouts HILBURN HITTING HER STRIDE 2 vs. Utah Valley L, 5-2 and also leads the Pac-12 with four outfield Hailey Hilburn was selected to the National 5 vs. No. 5 Arizona* L, 13-0 (5) assists. Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Pacific 6 vs. No. 5 Arizona* L, 22-1 (5) Region Team in 2018. 7 vs. No. 5 Arizona* L, 13-2 (5) 12 at No. 25 Stanford* W, 2-1 She has started all 154 games of her Utah 13 at No. 25 Stanford* L, 6-3 career and against BYU, scored her 100th In Pac-12 play this season, she is eighth with 14 at No. 25 Stanford* L, 6-2 run. five doubles and she recently recorded the 18 vs. No. 3 Washington* L, 13-0 (5) 100th hit of her career. In the circle, she is 19 vs. No. 3 Washington* L, 11-2 Barrera, named to the 2018 USA Softball 10th in the Pac-12 with 45 1/3 innings pitched 20 vs. No.3 Washington* W, 5-4 23 vs. Weber State L, 2-0 Player of the Year “Watch List”, also made in league play 26 at No. 2 UCLA* L, 3-0 the short list of finalists for the 2017 Schutt 27 at No. 2 UCLA* L, 9-1 (5) Sports/NFCA Division I National Freshman of Last year, she had her best offensive season 28 at No. 2 UCLA* L, 10-0 (5) the Year award. for Utah, starting 49 games and hitting .311. She finished third on the team in MAY 1 at Brigham Young W, 11-2 Last season, she hit .322, the second-best doubles, home runs, runs batted in, slugging 3 vs. Oregon* W, 4-3 average on the team. As a freshman, she percentage and walks. 4 vs. Oregon* L, 9-4 ranked sixth in the Pac-12 and led the Utes 5 vs. Oregon* W, 11-3 (6) with 46 runs scored. In the circle, she made a career-high eight 9 at Oregon State* 6 p.m. starts and picked up five wins with a career- 10 at Oregon State* 4 p.m. 11 at Oregon State* 11 a.m. She was also named to the All-Pac-12 high 42 strikeouts. Second Team and All-Freshman Team. * Pac-12 Game She also limited opposing batters to a .237 All Games, Dates and Times are Subject to Change DYNAMITE DICKMAN average, tops on the team. In Pac-12 play, Contests in bold denote games at Dumke Softball Stadium Dickman leads Utah with eight home runs she racked up the most wins and limited left- and a .625 slugging percentage, which ranks handed batters to a .165 average among the top 20 in the Pac-12. WWW.UTAHUTES.COM | @UTAH_SOFTBALL 1 QUICK FACTS No. Name B/T Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown (Previous School) 1 Sydney Sandez R/R P FR. 6-1 Chula Vista, Calif./Olympian HS UNIVERSITY OF UTAH INFORMATION 2 Ellessa Bonstrom L/L INF/OF FR. 5-9 Tucson, Ariz./Canyon Del Oro HS Location ....................................Salt Lake City, Utah 3 Haley Denning L/L INF FR. 5-2 Phoenix, Ariz./Arcadia HS 9 Ryley Ball R/R OF SR. 5-5 Hooper, Utah/Fremont HS Elevation .........................................................4,657 ft. 10 Julia Noskin L/R INF SO. 5-4 Calabasas, Calif./Agoura HS Founded .............................................................. 1850 11 Jordyn Gasper R/R OF FR. 5-8 Valencia, Calif./Hart HS Enrollment........................................................... 31,515 12 BreOnna Castaneda R/R INF JR. 5-4 Rio Rancho, N.M./Rio Rancho HS Nickname .............................................................. Utes 15 Katie Faulk R/R C SO. 5-8 Tucson, Ariz./Marana HS Colors ............................................. Crimson & White 16 Alyssa Barrera L/R OF JR. 5-6 Chino Hills, Calif./Bishop Amat HS Mascot ............................Swoop (Red-Tailed Hawk) 19 Makenna Calderon R/R C FR. 5-9 Placentia, Calif./El Dorado HS 21 Ally Dickman L/L OF SR. 5-5 Mission Viejo, Calif./Capistrano Valley HS Conference .....................................................Pac-12 24 Makayla Hurst R/R INF/DP FR. 5-10 St. Louis, Mo./Timberland HS President ........................................... Ruth V. Watkins 28 Chantelle Ladner R/R P JR. 6-0 Sydney, Australia/Mount Annan HS Athletics Director ....................................Mark Harlan 30 Hailey Hilburn R/R P/OF SR. 6-0 Orange, Calif./Canyon HS 32 Jess Lynch R/R P FR. 5-10 Chandler, Ariz./Corona Del Sol HS SOFTBALL HISTORY 33 Abby Robertson R/R INF SO. 5-7 Corona, Calif./Santiago HS 42 Alyssa Palacios R/R INF SO. 5-6 La Habra, Calif./La Habra HS First Year of Softball ............................................. 1976 All-Time Record ............................. 1,257-950-6 (.569) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE All-Time Conference Record ......... 385-340-1 (.531) All-Time Pac-12 Record ........................57-107 (.348) Alyssa Barrera ba-RARE-uh Julia Noskin NAH-skin Ellessa Bonstrom ALYSSA Alyssa Palacios Pa-la-cee-os NCAA Tournament Appearances ....................... 15 BreOnna Castaneda bre-ON-na cast-tah-neh-duh Sydney Sandez Sand-ez STADIUM INFORMATION The jack-of-all-trades for Utah started at The Calabasas, California native played Stadium ................................... Utah Softball Stadium six different positions; first base, third base, every game for Utah, starting 47 in left field, Capacity ............................................................. 1,410 left field, right field, pitcher and designated and moved into the leadoff spot for the final player. 27 games of the season where she hit .473. TEAM INFORMATION 2018 Overall Record (Finish) ..............................20-30 As a sophomore, she ranked sixth in the Pac- DYNAMIC DUO TURNING TWO 2018 Pac-12 Record (Finish) ...................2-21 (Ninth) 12 with a 1.56 ERA and 5.5 hits allowed per Utah has turned 25 double plays, the most 2018 NFCA/USA Today Final Ranking .................NA seven innings. in the Pac-12 and 22nd nationally. The Utes turned three in a game vs. Ohio State earlier STAFF INFORMATION WEEKLY RECAP this year. Head Coach .......................Amy Hogue (Utah, ‘94) Utah won a series against Oregon for the first Utah Record .....................317-275-1 (.535, 11 years) time by taking two of three from the Ducks Julia Noskin and BreOnna Castaneda have NJCAA Record ..................

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