UTAH VALLEY VS. CSU BAKERSFIELD
Friday-Saturday, April 7-8, 2017  
1 p.m. MT & 3 p.m. MT (Fri.), 2 p.m. MT (Sat.)
Orem, Utah   |   Wolverine Field
Live Video (Fri. Gm 1)  |  Live Video (Fri. Gm 2 & Sat.)  |  Live Stats  |  UVU Game Notes
 

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WOLVERINES WELCOME CSU BAKERSFIELD TO TOWN FOR WAC SERIES
OREM, Utah – Following six straight games away from home, the Utah Valley University softball team will return to Orem to welcome Western Athletic Conference foe CSU Bakersfield to town for a three-game league series this weekend at Wolverine Field. With rain forecasted for Saturday, the series will now feature at Friday doubleheader at 1 and 3 p.m. MT and a single game on Saturday at 2 p.m. MT.
 
Friday's opener will air live on the WAC Digital Network, while Friday's nightcap and Saturday's finale will be streamed live at WolverineGreen.com/watch. Live stats will also be available for all three games by visiting UVUStats.com.
 
The Wolverines (8-15, 0-3 WAC), who had a midweek non-conference doubleheader washed out at Southern Utah on Tuesday, will enter this weekend's series on the heels of getting swept in their WAC-opening series at the defending conference champion New Mexico State Aggies last week. The Aggies took the tightly contested contests by scores of 8-5, 4-3 and 7-3.
 
In Friday's series opener, UVU's comeback attempt fell short in the 8-5 loss to NMSU. Trailing 8-2 in the seventh inning of the contest, the Wolverines scored three runs in their final at-bat but it wasn't enough as NM State held on to take the opener.
 
The Wolverines then responded in Saturday's first game of the doubleheader by jumping out to a 3-0 lead following a three-run first-inning home run from senior Brittney Vansway. The round tripper tied her with teammate Lyndsay Steverson for the WAC lead with eight. UVU's lead didn't hold up, however, as NM State went on to score four runs over the next couple of innings to take the contest. The Aggies then secured the sweep with a 7-3 victory in the nightcap of the twin bill. Despite dropping the finale, UVU junior Makayla Shadle pitched five scoreless innings of relief in which she gave up just one hit.
 
Freshman Taylor Miller batted .375 over the three games last week, while fellow freshman Caragh Morris hit .364 with two RBIs and two runs scored.
 
Vansway paces the Utah Valley offense on the season with a .397 batting average. She also leads the league in runs batted in with 38 and is tied for the league lead in homers with eight. Junior Lauren Frailey is tops the Wolverine pitching staff with a 5-5 record and a 3.44 ERA.
 
ABOUT CSU BAKERSFIELD
The Roadrunners will come to Orem with a 5-23 overall record and an 0-3 start to WAC play after getting swept by UMKC in its conference-opening series in Bakersfield last weekend. CSUB dropped the games by scores of 5-3, 10-6 and 3-1 to get off to an 0-3 start in WAC play. The 'Runners have dropped 13 of their lasts 15 ballgames, and were picked to tie for third in the league this season after going 16-34 overall, 5-10 in league play and winning the WAC Tournament en route to earning the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament a year ago.
 
Nicole Curry paces the CSUB offense with an even .300 batting average, while Chris Hipa leads the team in homers and RBIs with respective tallies of four and 15. Summer Evans fronts the 'Runner pitching staff with a 5-9 record and a 4.39 ERA.
 
Friday's opener will mark the 27th all-time meeting between the Wolverines and Roadrunners. UVU will enter play holding to a 16-10 series lead and a 9-2 mark against Bakersfield in Orem.
 
ON DECK FOR UVU
Following this weekend's series against CSUB, the Wolverines will remain home host fellow WAC foe Seattle U the following weekend (April 14-15) for a three-game league series.