Weber State falls to Utah Valley and Boise State

Orem, UT - Weber State suffered two defeats this Friday at the UVU Tournament. The Wildcats fell 11-3 (5 Inn.) to the Wolverines and 12-7 to the Broncos.

Game One - Weber State: 3 Utah Valley: 11 (5 Inn.)

For two innings the contest stayed scoreless until the top of the third when the Wildcats got themselves on the board.
Riley Whalen doubled down the right field line where Mia Rushton advanced to third and Tori Rey found home plate, unearned.
Bringing the Wildcats up 2-0 over the Wolverines, Whalen advanced to third and brought in a run off of a throwing error.
Unable to keep that lead in the third inning, Utah Valley had nine runs.
Weber State ended the third with two runs, three hits, and two errors. Utah Valley finished with nine runs, seven hits, and three errors.
Unfortunately for the Wildcats, the Wolverines continued adding to their margin, tacking on two more runs in the fourth. A single run made in the top of the fifth brought the game to an end, 11-3 in favor of Utah Valley.
Brooke Merrill took the loss to now go 5-5 on the season.

Game Two - Weber State: 7 Boise State: 12

The Broncos were the first to get on the board, earning two runs early in the bottom of the first. However, not long after the Wildcats took the advantage with three runs in the third inning.
Abby Grundy singled and advanced to second on a Boise State throw which allowed Taegan Smith to score on the error. Emma Bingham also found home plate ahead of Smith.
Mariyah Delgado singled to second base with one RBI as Abby Grundy touched home plate.
The fourth inning was big for the Broncos as they totaled six runs to bring the score to 8-4.
Despite the Wildcats best efforts throughout the remainder of the game bringing in three more runs it wasn't enough and the Broncos closed out the game with a 12-7 win.
Brooke Merrill took the loss pitching 0.2 innings allowing two hits and four runs. She is now 5-6 on the season.
Delgado went 4-for-4 at the plate with four RBI for the Wildcats and Taegan Smith went 2-for-3 at the plate with three runs.

Coming Up
The Wildcats return to the diamond on Saturday, Mar. 9 for one more game at the UVU Tournament against Boise State. First pitch is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Live stats can be found at WeberStateSports.com. All games involving UVU will be streamed on WAC International. Weber State and Boise State games will be streamed on the Wolverines YouTube channel @GoUVU.

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Team Stats

Mariyah Delgado

Kiaira Smith

Taegan Smith

Abby Grundy

Players Mentioned

Emma Bingham

Mariyah Delgado

Abby Grundy

Brooke Merrill

Mia Rushton

Taegan Smith

Riley Whalen

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