Utah Valley makes the short trip down University Parkway on Tuesday for the second and final Crosstown Clash matchup of the season against the BYU Cougars in Provo.
First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. MDT, and the game will be streamed live on ESPN+, with live stats available at GoUVU.com/stats.
LAST TIME OUT
Utah Valley took two out of three from a high-powered UT Arlington squad over the weekend, sweeping Friday's doubleheader, 9-7 and 13-7, before falling 9-7 in Saturday's series finale.
Tatum Hall was on another level all last week, going 10-for-14 with two home runs, four doubles, 14 RBIs, and seven runs scored. Hall had 13 of those RBIs across the first three games of the week, the most in any three-game span in program history. Hall's four doubles, 10 hits, 14 RBIs and 20 total bases led the nation over the last week.
Britney Moreno set the table for most of those Hall RBIs, going 10-for-11 with two doubles, three RBIs, 3 BBs, 3 SBs, and 11 runs scored. Moreno reached in 11-straight plate appearances across Tuesday's and Friday's games, the longest such streak in the nation this season (based on data available from NCAA).
Bailey Marvin contributed in a big way last week after going hitless in her previous seven games. Marvin went 8-for-12 with a HR, a 2B, 3 BBs, and 10 RBIs to provide Hall some protection out of the cleanup spot. Marvin is tied for 2nd on the team with 28 RBIs behind Hall's 41.
HALL'S UNPRECEDENTED SUCCESS FROM THE LEFT SIDE
With 13 games still left in the regular season, Tatum Hall has already put up arguably the best offensive season by a left-handed batter in program history. Her nine home runs are the most in a single season by a LHB in the team's full-status D-I era (since 2010), and is five RBIs away from posting the most in program history by a LHB (record: 45, Kalena Shepherd, 2022; Heidi Stocks, 2008). Her .827 SLG% is on pace to break the overall single-season record by any batter.
KEEPING IT .400
Entering this week, Utah Valley has two hitters hitting .400 or better in Tatum Hall (.439) and Britney Moreno (.425). Since becoming full-status D-I members in 2010, Utah Valley has had just one hitter hit .400 or better for a full season, Madison Carr in 2022. Carr set the single-season hits record with 82 en route to a .453 batting average.
BUT CAN SHE GET ON BASE?
Britney Moreno has embodied everything you look for in a leadoff hitter for the Wolverines this season. The senior has reached base in all but three games (vs. St. Thomas, Utah, and Pacific game two), and enters Tuesday on a 16-game reached base streak, her second of 15 games or more this season. Her .493 OBP is also on pace to set the full-season record.
UP NEXT
Utah Valley will head to Abilene, Texas, for a three-game set against the Abilene Christian Wildcats. The two teams will play a doubleheader on Friday beginning at 1 p.m. MDT, then wrap the series on Saturday at 11 a.m. MDT. All three games will be streamed live on ESPN+, with live stats available at GoUVU.com/stats.