{"id":234401,"date":"2026-04-04T02:34:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T02:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/234401\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T02:34:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T02:34:20","slug":"uta-drops-doubleheader-to-utah-valley-falling-in-game-two-7-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/234401\/","title":{"rendered":"UTA Drops Doubleheader to Utah Valley, Falling in Game Two, 7-13"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/wolverine_green.png\" alt=\"Utah Valley\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                Next Game:<\/p>\n<p>at Utah Valley<\/p>\n<p>4\/4\/2026 | 1 PM CT<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                    Apr. 04 (Sat) \/ 1 PM CT&#13;\n                <\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-opponent-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/wolverine_green.png\" alt=\"Utah Valley\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        at\u00a0Utah Valley&#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>                    <a class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-details-history\" href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/sports\/softball\/opponent-history\/utah-valley\/218\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">History <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                             &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                    OREM, Utah\u00a0\u2013 The UT Arlington softball team fell in game two, 7-13, to Utah Valley on Friday evening at Wolverine Softball Field in Orem, Utah.<\/p>\n<p>The Mavericks now move to a 15-19 overall record and a 4-4 record in WAC play.<\/p>\n<p>At the plate, UTA was led by freshman <a href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/sports\/softball\/roster\/valeria-feeney\/14680\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14680\" target=\"_blank\">Valeria Feeney<\/a>, who went 3-for-4 with two runs scored, one RBI and one double. Other key game two contributors for the Mavericks include <a href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/sports\/softball\/roster\/dee-mcclarity\/14666\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14666\" target=\"_blank\">Dee McClarity<\/a> (2 RBI, home run), <a href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/sports\/softball\/roster\/kelsey-creech\/14802\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14802\" target=\"_blank\">Kelsey Creech<\/a> (2 RBI, home run) and <a href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/sports\/softball\/roster\/marley-neises\/14669\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14669\" target=\"_blank\">Marley Neises<\/a> (1 RBI double).<\/p>\n<p>HOW IT HAPPENED<\/p>\n<p>UTA struck first in the top of the first inning, as McNulty delivered an RBI double to left center, scoring <a href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/sports\/softball\/roster\/valeria-feeney\/14680\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14680\" target=\"_blank\">Valeria Feeney<\/a> to give the Mavericks a 1-0 lead.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>UTA began to chip away in the fourth, as <a href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/sports\/softball\/roster\/kelsey-creech\/14802\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14802\" target=\"_blank\">Kelsey Creech<\/a> connected on a two-run home run to cut the deficit to 7-3.<\/p>\n<p>Utah Valley answered in the bottom of the inning with Bailey Marvin&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p>In the fifth, Dee McClairty hit a two-run home run to pull the Mavericks within four, 9-5. <a href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/sports\/softball\/roster\/marley-neises\/14669\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14669\" target=\"_blank\">Marley Neises<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n<p>UTA added its last run in the sixth as freshman <a href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/sports\/softball\/roster\/valeria-feeney\/14680\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14680\" target=\"_blank\">Valeria Feeney<\/a> doubled down the left line to score <a href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/sports\/softball\/roster\/talia-maldonado\/14665\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14665\" target=\"_blank\">Talia Maldonado<\/a>, 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.<\/p>\n<p>UTA was unable to generate additional offense, as UVU closed out the game with a 12-7 victory.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nNEXT UP<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nThe Mavericks will conclude the weekend series tomorrow at Utah Valley with a Saturday single game scheduled for 1 p.m. CT.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; #BuckEm \u2013<\/p>\n<p>\nFOLLOW THE MAVS<br \/>\nFor the latest news on UTA Softball, log on to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utamavs.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ckensley.walters%40uta.edu%7C5d5aa109121c4cc2648a08de8c63949a%7C5cdc5b43d7be4caa8173729e3b0a62d9%7C0%7C0%7C639102556526418456%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=f%2FwGJ7uiuFP%2BJeAj831YPJAVQVyR6GA6ffBBvJfWobU%3D&amp;reserved=0\" title=\"Original URL:&#013;&#010;http:\/\/www.utamavs.com\/&#013;&#010;&#013;&#010;Click to follow link.\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UTAMavs.com<\/a>\u00a0or stay connected to the\u00a0Mavs on social media. 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