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History

OREM, Utah – The UT Arlington softball team fell in game two, 7-13, to Utah Valley on Friday evening at Wolverine Softball Field in Orem, Utah.

The Mavericks now move to a 15-19 overall record and a 4-4 record in WAC play.

At the plate, UTA was led by freshman Valeria Feeney, who went 3-for-4 with two runs scored, one RBI and one double. Other key game two contributors for the Mavericks include Dee McClarity (2 RBI, home run), Kelsey Creech (2 RBI, home run) and Marley Neises (1 RBI double).

HOW IT HAPPENED

UTA struck first in the top of the first inning, as McNulty delivered an RBI double to left center, scoring Valeria Feeney to give the Mavericks a 1-0 lead.

Utah Valley responded in the bottom half with a run of its own, as Tatum Hall doubled down the right field line for an RBI, bringing home Britney Moreno to tie the game at 1-1.

The Wolverines broke things open in the second inning. Payge Armedariz launched a two-run home run to deep center, scoring Angelique Mann and giving UVU a 3-1 advantage. Amber Rodriguez followed with a two-RBI double, and Hall added an RBI groundout to extend the lead. Megan Stertzer capped the inning with an RBI single through the left side, pushing the score to 7-1.

UTA began to chip away in the fourth, as Kelsey Creech connected on a two-run home run to cut the deficit to 7-3.

Utah Valley answered in the bottom of the inning with Bailey Marvin’s RBI single to center. Later in the frame, Armedariz added another RBI with a double to right center, extending the lead to 9-3.

In the fifth, Dee McClairty hit a two-run home run to pull the Mavericks within four, 9-5. Marley Neises followed later in the inning with an RBI double down the left line trimming the deficit to 9-6. However, Hall responded for UVU with a two-run home run to right center in the bottom of the half, extending the lead to 12-6.

UTA added its last run in the sixth as freshman Valeria Feeney doubled down the left line to score Talia Maldonado, making it, 7-12. Utah Valley, however, closed out the scoring in the bottom of the half with a sacrifice fly from Maddie McSorley, bringing in Mann to score, 13-7.

UTA was unable to generate additional offense, as UVU closed out the game with a 12-7 victory.

 

NEXT UP

The Mavericks will conclude the weekend series tomorrow at Utah Valley with a Saturday single game scheduled for 1 p.m. CT.

 

— #BuckEm –

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