Utah Valley returns to the road for its fifth WAC series of the season, traveling to Riverside, Calif. to take on the California Baptist Lancers in a three-game set. Friday's doubleheader is slated to begin at 5 p.m. MDT, with Saturday's series finale now scheduled for 2 p.m. MDT.
The Wolverines are coming off a midweek split after dropping a 9-0 decision to BYU on Tuesday before securing a 7-6 walk-off win over Idaho State on Wednesday.
In Wednesday's win, Megan Gibbs went 3-for-4 with three RBIs. Britney Moreno and Libbie Hawker each went 2-for-4 with a run scored. Moreno also picked up an RBI and made a plethora of great defensive plays at second. Rylee Thorpe picked up a key two-out, two-RBI double in the first to get Utah Valley back in the game after giving up four in the top of the inning. Kalena Shepherd picked up the game-winning hit for the Wolverines.
In last week's WAC action, the Wolverines dropped two out of three to GCU. Katie Zuniga was masterful in the series-opening win, surrendering just one run on four hits in a complete game win. After giving up the lone Lopes run in the third, Zuniga retired 12-straight Lopes before giving up a leadoff single to start the 7th.
Libbie Hawker has reached base in all 12 WAC games to start the conference season. Hawker is tied for 2nd on the team in hits during WAC play with 12 win Angelique Mann. Jaeden Barajas leads all Wolverines with 13 hits, including five extra-base hits (2 HR, 3 2B). Megan Gibbs leads all Utah Valley hitters with 6 home runs and 24 RBIs overall.
BROADCAST INFO
All three games will be broadcast live on ESPN+, and live stats will be available at UVUStats.com.
ABOUT THE LANCERS (SERIES RECORD: 5-4)
CBU won two out of three on the road at Southern Utah in a postponed WAC series on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Lancers swept Tuesday's doubleheader before being blown out by the T-Birds 12-2 on Wednesday. CBU enters the series a game ahead of UVU at 7-5 in WAC play. The Lancers were picked to finish 4th in the preseason WAC coaches poll, one spot ahead of Utah Valley.
UP NEXT
The Wolverines will return home to Utah for their next six games, including the final five home games of the season. Utah Valley will play a pair of midweek games, traveling to Logan to face Utah State before hosting its final home WAC series of the season against Southern Utah.
