Softball | 3/11/2026 2:30:00 PM
(St. George, Utah - March 11, 2026) - The Trailblazers return home to host the Trailblazer Classic on Friday and Saturday at Karl Brooks Field.
Game #25
Who | Utah Tech (10-14) vs. BYU (6-17)
When | Friday, March 13 / 2 p.m.
Where | Karl Brooks Field / St. George, Utah
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Game #26
Who | Utah Tech (10-14) vs. Omaha (14-6)
When | Friday, March 13 / 5 p.m.
Where | Karl Brooks Field / St. George, Utah
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Game #27
Who | Utah Tech (10-14) vs. Omaha (14-6)
When | Saturday, March 14 / 2 p.m.
Where | Karl Brooks Field / St. George, Utah
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TRAILBLAZERS RETURN HOME TO HOST TRAILBLAZER CLASSIC
The Trailblazers return home this weekend for the Trailblazer Classic welcoming BYU for one contest on Friday afternoon and a pair of contests against Omaha on Friday and Saturday.
TRAILBLAZERS EARN PAIR OF WINS AT UNLV RED & BLACK CLASSIC
The Trailblazers went 2-3 at last week's UNLV Red & Black Classic earning a 4-2 win over Loyola Marymount on Saturday and a 9-5 win over North Dakota State in the tournament finale on Sunday afternoon.
Utah Tech dropped a low-scoring 3-1 contest to LMU in the tournament opener on Friday and also suffered a pair of run-rule contests to both UNLV and NDSU.
ABOUT BYU COUGARS
BYU is 6-17 overall on the season coming off a 10-1 win in five innings over Abilene Christian on Tuesday in the Cougars' home opener.
The Cougars have also earned wins over Notre Dame, Hawaii, Long Beach State, Cal and LMU while eight of their losses have come against ranked opponents, including three top 10 ranked foes.
BYU is coming off a 32-17 overall record in 2025 and a 13-11 mark in the Big 12.
The Cougars are hitting .259 as a team while averaging 3.7 runs per game.
In the circle, BYU has a staff ERA of 7.78 and are allowing 7.4 runs per game and opponents are hitting .326.
Led by sophomore Hailey Shuler, the sophomore is hitting .344 with 21 hits and has driven in 10 RBIs.
Sophomore Ilove'a Brittingham has a team-leading 21 RBIs and is 10th in the Big 12 smacking seven home runs.
A pair of hurlers each lead the Cougars with three wins apiece in Shuler and Gianna Mares. Mares leads the team with 53 strikeouts and also leads the team in innings pitched (46.2) and starts (8).
ABOUT OMAHA MAVERICKS
Omaha heads into the Trailblazer Classic with a 14-6 overall record on the season and has dropped their last three contests to ranked opponents falling 4-2 to No. 7/8 Arkansas on Feb. 28 and dropped a pair at No. 10/5 Nebraska last weekend.
The Mavericks, who defeated the Trailblazers, 9-2 on Feb. 13 at the USD/UCSD Tournament, rank second in the Summit League hitting .319 as a team and are averaging 7.5 runs per game.
As a staff, Omaha is also second in the Summit League posting a 3.29 ERA and are holding opponents to a .271 average.
Senior infielder Taylor Sedlacek is leading the Mavs hitting .411 and has scored a team-high 24 runs, drawn 17 walks and tops the team in slugging percentage (.839) and on-base percentage (.560).
In the circle, junior pitcher Maddia Groff leads the Mavs with 60 strikeouts throwing 52.1 innings and is 4-3 on the season. Senior Alexis Wiggins is 6-1 and has a team-high 12 appearances and made six starts.
SERIES HISTORY VS. OPPONENTS (years they played)
- vs. BYU - 0-10 (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
- vs. Omaha - 0-2 (2025, 2026)
- The Trailblazers are 0-16 against current Big 12 opponents and 1-3 against Summit League teams.
TRAILBLAZERS NOTCH A 2-2 WEEK AT THE BEEHIVE CLASSIC
The Trailblazers went 2-2 at the Beehive Classic hosted by Utah Tech on Feb. 26-March 1 defeating Weber State, 5-4 on a walk-off single on Feb. 28 by Baylee Howley.
Utah Tech wrapped up the tournament on March 1 with a 4-0 shutout win over Utah State blanking the Aggies behind a complete game from Sauren Garton who held USU to three singles and notched three strikeouts.
TRAILBLAZERS POST 4-1 WEEK AT LYMAN CLASSIC
The Trailblazers opened their home slate on Feb. 20-22 hosting the Lyman Classic earning a pair of wins over CSU Bakersfield and one win against UC Davis & Weber State.
TRAILBLAZERS EARN PAIR OF WINS IN SAN DIEGO
The Trailblazers earned their first two wins of the season last weekend at the USD/UCSD Tournament winning their final two contests of tournament play defeating Colorado State, 6-4 and Weber State, 8-2.
Tournament action started earlier in the week dropping a doubleheader against UC San Diego, 9-0 in five innings & a tough 9-8 setback, and fell 9-2 to Omaha on Friday morning.
GLANCE BACK AT OPENING WEEKEND IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
The Trailblazers opened the 2026 season on Feb. 6-8 in Southern California falling in all five contests.
Utah Tech dropped a pair of close contests on Friday to Oregon State (5-2) and Long Beach State (0-2) in Long Beach before dropping a high-scoring 11-6 decision at UC Riverside on Saturday.
The weekend closed out on Sunday at Loyola Marymount falling to the Lions, 9-1 in five innings and Big West preseason favorite UC Santa Barbara, 10-4.
WHERE THE TRAILBLAZERS RANK IN THE WAC
The Trailblazers rank fourth in the WAC in batting average (.296) and are fifth in runs (118).
Individually, Kinley Pappas leads the conference in batting average (.447), doubles (10), slugging percentage (.855), total bases (65) and is fourth in home runs (5).
In addition, Pappas, Sadie Phillips (.386), Gabi Giroux (.347) and LB Kahahawai-Kekona (.339) are all hitting above .300 on the season.
SIMKINS NOTCHES CAREER WIN #600 ON MARCH 8
Head coach Rany Simkins earned his 600th career win on March 8 with a 9-5 victory over NDSU and enters the weekend with a 600-298 (.668) overall record in his 18 seasons at Utah Tech.
After coaching the Trailblazers as a junior college in 2004, Simkins returned in 2010 and led UT to 10 straight Division II tournaments, including the 2015 DII College World Series.
In six seasons in Division I, Simkins has earned 117 wins and helped the Trailblazers win the 2023 WAC regular season title.
UP NEXT
After this weekend's action at the Trailblazer Classic and a midweek contest at UNLV, the Trailblazers get WAC play underway next week at Utah Valley (16-8) on March 20-21.
