Utah Utes
Pac-12 (33-14, 13-9)
Big Wins: 2/24 vs Tennessee (3-0), 2/25 vs LSU (3-0), 3/18 at UCLA (7-2)
Bad Losses: 2/26 vs Cal State Fullerton (0-1), 3/3 vs Nevada (6-7), 3/4 vs Omaha (1-5)
Coach: Amy Hogue
Key Field Players:
Hannah Flippen, Senior, IF, .421 BA, 10 HR, 47 RBI
Anissaw Urtez, Senior, SS, .397 BA, 44 RBI
Alyssaw Barrera, Freshman, OF, .353 BA, 18 RBI
Heather Bowen, Junior, 3B, .310 BA, 6 HR, 38 RBI
Bridget Castro, Senior, 1B, .308 BA, 13 RBI
Kelly Martinez, Freshman, C/3B, .274 BA, 5 HR, 27 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Katie Donovan, Junior, P, 3.22 ERA, 15-9 W/L, 6 CG, 139.1 IP, 121 SO
Miranda Viramontes, Junior, P, 1.22 ERA, 13-3 W/L, 7 CG, 103.1 IP, 64 SO
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .311 (27th in nation, 4th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.57 (9, 1)
Doubles per Game: 1.11 (160, 5)
Earned Run Average: 1.86 (21, 3)
Fielding Percentage: .969 (50, 4)
Home Runs per Game: 0.61 (116, 7)
Scoring Offense: 5.80 (18, 3)
Slugging Percentage: .441 (57, 6)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.82 (159, 4)
Triples per Game: 0.23 (53, 1)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2016 Regional defeated Illinois, defeated Kentucky, defeated Utah
2016 Super Regional eliminated by Florida State
2015 Regional defeated Virginia Tech, lost to Tennessee, defeated Longwood, eliminated by Tennessee
2006 Regional lost to Indiana, defeated Texas San Antonio, defeated Indiana, eliminated by Texas
2004 Regional lost to Stanford, eliminated by Southern Miss
2002 Regional lost to Oklahoma, eliminated by Army
2000 Regional defeated Western Illinois, lost to Mississippi State, defeated Chattanooga, defeated Mississippi State, eliminated by Washington
1997 Regional defeated Missouri, lost to Iowa, eliminated by DePaul
*all team stats through 5/7