| Utah at No. 16 Arizona State |
| Friday, March 22 |
Utah at No. 16 Arizona State | 8 p.m. MT |
| Saturday, March 23 |
Utah at No. 16 Arizona State | 3:30 p.m. |
| Sunday, March 24 |
Utah at No. 16 Arizona State | 1 p.m. |
| LOCATION |
Farrington Softball Stadium | Tempe, Ariz. |
| TELEVISION |
Pac-12 Mountain |
| LIVE STREAM |
Pac-12.com/live |
| MEDIA INFO |
Live Stats |
| GAME INFORMATION |
Complete Game Notes |
ON DECK
Utah begins life on the road in Pac-12 play with a three-game series at No. 16 Arizona State this weekend. The Utes have won three of their last four series against the Sun Devils, including the last two in Tempe
UTAH NOTES
- Utah has turned 17 double plays, the most in the Pac-12 and fourth nationally
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Julia Noskin and
BreOnna Castaneda have combined for 134 assists, 29 more than second best in the conference (Gortarez-Loomis, ASU)
- Newcomer
Sydney Sandez's 21 appearances are tops in the Pac-12. Teammate
Chantelle Ladner is fourth with 17 outings
CAL RECAP
Utah took two of three from Cal in the Pac-12 opener for both teams.
Ellessa Bonstrom hit .556 with six RBI,
Alyssa Barrera hit .545. and drove in five and
Sydney Sandez won a pair of games.
The Utes drew 16 walks over three games that helped them win a fourth-straight series against the Golden Bears in Salt Lake City
NOSKIN A NAME TO REMEMBER
Julia Noskin has registered multiple hits in 11 contests this season and ranks 10th in the Pac-12 in batting average (.393), eighth in total hits (35) and 12th in runs scored (25)
Noskin was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshmen Team in 2018. She hit .310 and led the team in runs (31), walks (15) and on-base percentage (.395).
Her numbers increased in conference play as she led Utah in total hits and batted .333 with a .455 on-base percentage.
The Calabasas, California native played every game for Utah, starting 47 in left field, and moved into the leadoff spot for the final 27 games of the season where she hit .473.
BARRERA BREAKING OUT FOR UTES
Alyssa Barrera leads the Pac-12 and sits 10th nationally with four triples, three of which came against Cal, extending her hitting streak to 10 games.
Over the last three weeks, she is hitting .474 and slugging .842 with 19 RBI
She ranks 10th in the Pac-12 with 32 hits, 11th with a .381 batting average, 13th with 25 RBI, 15th with 52 total bases and 17th with a .619 slugging percentage
Barrera, named to the 2018 USA Softball Player of the Year "Watch List", also made the short list of finalists for the 2017 Schutt Sports/NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year award.
Last season, she hit .322 in 2018, the second-best average on the team. As a freshman, she ranked sixth in the Pac-12 and led the Utes with 46 runs scored.
She was also named to the All-Pac-12 Second Team and All-Freshman Team.
DICKMAN HAS BEEN DYNAMITE
Over the last three weekends,
Ally Dickman is hitting .44 and slugging .789 with three home runs. She has currently reached base in 12 straight games
She is currently the third-toughest at bat in the Pac-12 with just two strikeouts in 60 at bats and ranks in the top 20 with a .617 slugging percentage
BONSTROM BLOWING UP
In her first Pac-12 series,
Ellessa Bonstrom showed that she will be a force in the conference.
Among all conference freshmen, she ranks third in hits (25), RBI (16) and home runs (3), fourth in runs scored (17), sixth in slugging (.506), eighth in on base percentage (.438) and 10th in average (.316)
