South Carolina and Utah square off for the 2nd time at the Durham regional, this time for a berth in the regional final against 10th-seeded Duke
South Carolina (35-23) and Utah (35-21) meet for the second time in three days at the Durham regional at Duke Softball Stadium in North Carolina. Sunday’s meeting features a win-or-go-home matchup for a spot against 10th-seeded Duke in the regional final later in the afternoon. The Gamecocks won the opening game of the regional over the Utes 2-1 on Friday in their second consecutive NCAA tournament appearance. Utah also appears in the tournament for the second straight year and looks for a second consecutive trip to the Women’s College World Series. South Carolina last reached the super-regionals in 2018 and hasn’t gone to the WCWS since 1997.
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The Utes staved off elimination on Saturday following a three-hour rain delay with Sarah Ladd and Mariah Lopez combining on a four-hit shutout in their 1-0 victory over Morgan State. Haley Denning’s bunt single in the third inning brought in Shelbi Ortiz for the game’s only run. Abby Dayton slashes .430/.508/.594 fir Utah, Julia Jimenez leads the team with five home runs, Kaylah Nelson has 41 RBI and Denning tops the squad with 24 stolen bases.
The Gamecocks mustered just two hits earlier on Saturday, dropping an 8-0 run-rule decision to Duke in six innings. Carlie Henderson hits .355/.420/.387 while Riley Blampied leads the team with six home runs and shares the club-high of 33 RBI with Aniyah Black.
Lopez (22-12) leads Utah with 211.2 innings in the circle, possessing a 2.28 ERA and 1.24 WHIP with 224 strikeouts. Alana Vawter (17-12) tops South Carolina with 179.1 innings, posting a 1.99 ERA and 1.10 WHIP.
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