After the Utah softball team's 10-1 win over San Diego State on Saturday, the Utes and Aztecs will face off at noon Sunday at Dumke Family Softball Stadium with a trip to the College Women's World Series in Oklahoma City on the line.
The Utes used the deep ball to blow out San Diego State, 10-1, and Julia Jimenez hit her third grand slam in 2023. Utah Head coach Amy Hogue celebrates with Julia Jimenez after she hit a grand slam home run, giving Utah a 7-1 lead, in NCAA Softball Super Regionals action between the Utah Utes and the San Diego State Aztecs, on Saturday, May 27, 2023.
At that moment, the rout was on. The Utah softball team found its offense in a big way in a 10-1 mercy rule thrashing of the San Diego State Aztecs in Game 2 of the NCAA Softball Super Regionals on Saturday at Dumke Family Stadium. The winner-take-all Game 3 is Sunday at noon. Saturday’s game was delayed 30 minutes in the fourth due to lightning in the area. After the game resumed, Utah scored seven runs.tallying only four hits in a 4-3 loss to the Aztecs on FridayAll nine players in the lineup recorded at least one hit. Second baseman Aliya Belarde went 3 of 4, while Ortiz left fielder Hayley Denning each went 2 of 3. Ortiz also had four RBIs, including a double that gave the Utes a 3-1 lead in the top of the third.
Lopez pitched a combined 11 innings in the first two games of the series, after pitching two complete games against Ole Miss. But coach Amy Hogue dismissed the idea that gaining a big lead allowed her starter some rest before Game 3.Belarde said it became apparent to the Utes that they’d have a much better hitting game while they were talking in the locker room after Friday’s loss. Something else the team talked about postgame Friday was Utah’s ability to rise to the occasion.
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