GAME NOTES: Wildcats Host Utes, Wrap Up Home Stand

April 19, 2022
Ogden, Utah | Wildcat Softball Field
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OGDEN, Utah – The Weber State Wildcat softball team is set to host the Utah Utes in the rubber match of the 2022 season series. The Utes won 5-1 in Salt Lake City, and Weber State won 9-5 the following day in Ogden.

WEBER STATE (30-8, 8-0)

The Wildcats are currently on their second winning streak of at least eight games. Earlier this season the Cats set a school record for longest winning streak in WSU history at 12 consecutive games.
Weber State is currently undefeated in Big Sky Conference play (8-0), and at home (7-0).
For the second time in program history and the first time since 2019, Weber State has beaten three teams from power five conferences (Kansas, Texas A&M, Utah).
WSU has won the season series against the Utes one time in program history (2019).
This is the final game in WSU's six-game home stand, the Wildcats' longest of the season.

Wildcat Pitching

The Wildcat pitching staff currently has a 3.03 ERA which is the lowest in the Big Sky.
Wildcat pitchers have shut opponents out on eight occasions – the most in the conference.
The Cats has surrendered less doubles, triples, home runs, and runs than any other pitching staff in the conference.
Opponents are only hitting .246 against Wildcat pitching this season.
Wildcat pitchers have struck out more batters (253) and more batters looking (78) than any other Big Sky school.
With a .977 fielding percentage, the Wildcat defense has been stellar and has the 12^th best fielding percentage in the nation.
Arissa Henderson's 2.09 ERA leads the Wildcats and is second in the conference. Amanda Sink (3.44), and Mariah Ramirez (3.59) also rank in the Big Sky top ten.
Opponents are hitting just .231 against Henderson this season, the second lowest batting average of any pitcher in the conference.
Henderson reached the 100 strikeout mark for the season in WSU's last series, Ramirez is currently at 98.

Wildcat Bats

The Cats have a conference-leading .295 batting average as a team.
Weber State leads the conference in runs scored (223) and runs per game (5.87). The Wildcats' runs per game average puts WSU in the top 50 in the nation.
WSU has 36 home runs this season, second most in the Big Sky Conference.
The Wildcats lead the Big Sky with 192 runs batted in.
Weber State is the conference leader with a team on base percentage of .380%.
Faith Hoe leads the Wildcats and is second in the Big Sky with a .385 batting average, is third in the Big Sky in OBP at .464, and third in the conference with 45 hits.
Chloe Camarero ranks in the conference's top five in runs scored (31), triples (two), and home runs (ten).

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Players Mentioned

Chloe Camarero

Arissa Henderson

Faith Hoe

Amanda Johnson

Mariah Ramirez

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