TEMPE, Ariz. — Utah Valley dropped their final game at the ASU/GCU Classic, falling to the Seton Hall Pirates 4-2 on Sunday morning at Farrington Softball Stadium in Tempe.

Early inning woes continued to plague the Wolverines (5-9), as the Pirates plated two runs in both the second and third innings, and UVU was unable to put up any runs of its own until the sixth inning. 

Avery Sapp got the start in the circle and went 1.1 innings, allowing two runs. She gave way to Halle Morris, who allowed two earned runs over 4.2 innings pitched. Morris gave the Wolverines some quality innings out of the bullpen this weekend, tossing 14 innings in relief and allowing just three earned runs in those innings. 

Utah Valley had runners in scoring position in both the second and third, but were unable to convert those opportunities into runs, while Seton Hall was able to plate all four of their runs in those two frames. 

The Wolverines hit well with two outs, but were unable to string anything together with none or one out. UVU went 6-for-13 with two outs, but just 2-for-16 with less than two outs. 

Utah Valley put together two-out rallies in the fifth and sixth, but only the one in the sixth turned into runs. Morris was hit by a pitch, then doubled home by pinch hitter Mya Higareda. Peyton Hall singled her home on the next at-bat. Libbie Hawker reached on an infield single, but that would be the extent of the rally. 

The Pirates' Kelsey Carr retired the Wolverines in order to finish off her complete game win.

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UVU will have a week off before returning to action on March 7 at the Blue Collar Classic, hosted by Boise State. The Wolverines will play four games at the tournament against Kennesaw State, Weber State, and Boise State.