Softball | 4/8/2024 3:00:00 PM
Game 1
Who | Southern Utah (14-18, 4-8 WAC) at Utah Tech (12-24, 5-7 WAC)
When | Tuesday, April 9 / 3 p.m.
Where | Karl Brooks Field / St. George, Utah
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Game 2
Who | Southern Utah (14-18, 4-8 WAC) at Utah Tech (12-24, 5-7 WAC)
When | Tuesday, April 9 / 5:30 p.m.
Where | Karl Brooks Field / St. George, Utah
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TRAILBLAZERS WIN ONE AT SEATTLE U
The Trailblazers split a doubleheader on Friday at Seattle U winning game two, 3-1 after falling 3-2 on a walk-off in the opener.
The series wrapped up on Saturday with a tough 1-0 loss with the Redhawks scoring the game's lone run in the second inning.
As a pitching staff, Utah Tech posted a 1.78 ERA in the series holding SU to five earned runs and combined for eight strikeouts.
ABOUT THE SOUTHERN UTAH THUNDERBIRDS
The Thunderbirds are 14-18 overall on the season with a 4-8 mark in the WAC sitting in a tie for eighth with Stephen F. Austin. SUU is coming off a home series win over Abilene Christian last weekend and also has a series win over Stephen F. Austin.
With a 2-8 record on the road this season, the Thunderbirds are hitting .265 as a team to rank eighth in the WAC and are averaging 3.7 runs per game.
Four Thunderbirds hit over .300 on the season led by junior Karmyna Becerra with a .343 average and tops the team in hits (37), at-bats (108), runs (23) and doubles (9).
On the pitching side, Southern Utah has a 4.72 ERA to rank fifth in the WAC. Freshman Emily Delgado has a team-best five wins and leads the team in starts (12), innings pitched (93.2) and strikeouts (66).
SERIES HISTORY VS. SOUTHERN UTAH
The Trailblazers lead the all-time series over SUU, 24-11 sweeping the Thunderbirds on the road last year.
Utah Tech is 16-3 at home in the series against SUU and is 9-2 overall against the Thunderbirds since moving to Division I in 2021.
WAC STANDINGS
The Trailblazers enter the week sitting sixth in the WAC with a 5-7 mark in the conference.
UT has remaining home WAC series against California Baptist and UT Arlington and road series at Tarleton State and Utah Valley.
UP NEXT
The Trailblazers remain at home this weekend to face California Baptist (22-19, 9-3 WAC) on Friday and Saturday.