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A grand slam of Julia Jimenez lifts the Utes to a 10-1 victory over San Diego State

Estimated reading time: 4-5 minutes Salt Lake City – Julia Jimenez didn’t want the season to end. A day after host Utah first fell in a three-game ... The Utes defeated San Diego State 10-1 in the Super Regionals of the NCAA Tournament, thanks to a grand slam from Julia Jimenez. The Utes had taken a 3-1 lead in game 2, but Jimenez stepped to the plate with two outs and two bases loaded in the top of the fourth inning. The hit on a home run to clear the bases was Jimenez’s 10th of the season, and helped force Utah to force Game 3 on Sunday (12 p.m. EST) with a 10-0 win to even the series. Sarah Ladd, who replaced starting pitcher Maria Lopez, wasted no time and retired three batters in four at-bats to end an early game that had previously been delayed by 30 minutes due to a lightning delay. The game against the Aztecs will be a shot to the top eight for the Women's College Series in Oklahoma.

A grand slam of Julia Jimenez lifts the Utes to a 10-1 victory over San Diego State

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Salt Lake City – Julia Jimenez didn’t want the season to end.

A day after host Utah first fell in a three-game series against San Diego State in the Super Regionals of the NCAA Tournament, Jimenez stepped to the plate with two outs and two bases loaded in the top of the fourth inning (Utah was the visiting team’s designated team). In game 2). The Utes took a 3-1 lead, but the Aztecs wouldn’t go easy.

But the Utes had Jimenez on their side.

With two strikes and building pressure at the moment, Jimenez saw the pitch she wanted. When I made contact, the sound of the ball hitting the bat told the story before the ball solemnly landed over the left center wall and the grand slam was confirmed.

The hit on a home run to clear the bases was Jiménez’s 10th of the season, and arguably the season’s best in an elimination game for the Utes. It was a hit that changed Utah’s moment in the end and helped force Game 3 on Sunday (12 p.m. EST) with a 10-1 win to even the series.

“I wasn’t expecting it at all, because I swung around and took the changeover twice, but I just told myself you’re going to get a good show here and slowing it down for me was one of the biggest things for me.” Jimenez said. “I need to breathe when I’m out there. I just told myself you don’t hit the ball there. Whatever happens, you don’t hit the ball there. I saw it, I put my bat on the ball, and it’s gone.”

And though Jimenez’s goal was the convincing blow to end San Diego State’s chances on Saturday, Utah sealed the score in the top of the fifth when Shelby Ortiz hit a three-run home run to right field to give the Utes a 10-1 lead. driving.

All that was left for Utah was a three-out in the bottom of the fifth inning and the unranked Utes Aztecs ruled.

Sarah Ladd, who replaced starting pitcher Maria Lopez, wasted no time and retired three batters in four at-bats to end an early game that had previously been delayed by 30 minutes due to a lightning delay. Lopez, who pitched a complete game on Friday, started the first four innings of the game before Utah took a decisive lead.

By the end of the fourth inning, Lopez had retired 10 of the last 11 San Diego State hits and kept Aztecs hitting to . 250 while allowing only four hits. It was López’s 22nd win of the season.

“She doesn’t need to rest,” Uts team manager Amy Hough said of her ace. “She wants the ball; she’s hungry for it. It was nice having Sarah come in because there’s a lot of nerve there, and it was a chance to get some nerve out there because we’re going to need all our arms to get through this thing tomorrow. It was nice to have that experience out there and she performed.” Cool.”

The Utes wasted little time putting points on the board in Game 2 after Aliya Belarde scored on shortstop, then Ellessa Bonstrom hit a two-run home run to right center to start the scoring. Utis added to the score in the second inning on a double by Ortiz that sent Haley Denning home from second base and added to the lead.

San Diego State’s only score came in the bottom of the first inning when Bella Espinosa singled third base, Kaley Dekker centered to left line, then McKenna Brockie singled center to send Espinosa home for the early score. But it was the most the Aztecs could get from their attack on Saturday.

“It was a tough day for the Aztecs,” said head coach Stacey Noffman Diniz. “There really isn’t any other way to say it. From the very beginning of the game, they swing and press. The credit goes to them; It will be a dog fight. … For us, we have to fire him and move on, and that’s the best we can do. There are a lot of things to try to get to the weeds. “

The Utes are now turning their attention to Sunday’s rubber game against the Aztecs for a shot at a trip to the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City, where the top eight teams from across the country will battle for a national championship.

“I love that after two games we saw all their pitchers and they didn’t see ours,” Hogg said. “I think tomorrow will be a continuation of what a chess match will look like. I have an idea who they’re going to throw in because they beat us on day one, but I think there’s a lot of strategy in that, especially when you’re in a series and on day three… There’s going to be some homework tonight , so I’m glad we finished a little earlier so we could study.”


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