Rating By Intervals

Workforce	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Nevada NV	0	2	0	0	4	1	0	7	13	0
Utah State US	0	5	0	1	0	2	X	8	10	0

W: REYNOLDS, Mia (8-8)
L: CRAFT,BLAKE (5-9)

LOGAN, Utah – Utah State softball (23-18, 9-3 Mountain West) pulled away with an 8-7 victory over Nevada (13-30, 3-12 MW) at LaRee & LeGrand Johnson Area on Saturday.
 
The bats have been scorching for each groups in Recreation 3 of the collection as USU and Nevada had a mixed seven house runs within the contest. Senior catcher Gabriella Jimenez led the Aggies with two homers to convey her season whole to 10.
 
“We knew this group might hit,” head coach Steve Johnson stated. “They did it final week and, clearly, on Friday. We knew we nonetheless had two probabilities after they took the lead and we simply took benefit of what we do offensively. We had some well-timed hits and the house run. I am nonetheless undecided what occurred there on the finish. That was as wild and loopy of a end as you are going to get. Bu, it feels good. It is one other convention collection win heading into UNLV week.”
 
The Wolf Pack took an early 2-0 lead with a two-run homer within the prime of the second.
 
The Aggies responded with a 5-run outing within the backside of the body to take a 5-2 edge. Senior proper fielder Bri Lerma reached on a fielder’s alternative and superior to second when freshman third baseman Claire Raley drew a stroll. Junior middle fielder Mazie Macfarlane singled down the left area line to attain Lerma.
 
USU then hit back-to-back house runs as freshman designated participant Ariel Lopez knocked a three-run bomb over the center-field wall earlier than Jimenez recorded a solo shot to proper area.
 
Lopez drew a stroll to guide off for the Aggies within the backside of the fourth earlier than stealing second. Sophomore second baseman Zaia Castruita introduced Lopez house with a single by way of the fitting aspect to increase the margin to 6-2.
 
The Aggies gave up three house runs within the prime of the fifth because the Wolf Pack introduced house 4 runners to tie it at 6-apiece. Nevada added yet another run within the prime of the sixth to carry a 7-6 benefit.
 
Jimenez recorded her second house run of the day to proper middle to even the rating at 7-each within the backside of the sixth. Senior shortstop Lexi Orozco adopted with a single to proper middle and junior Tyler Thornton entered the sport as a pinch runner for Orozco. Thornton superior to second when Castruita drew a stroll and took third on a fielder’s alternative. A Nevada handed ball allowed Thornton to attain and provides the Aggies took the 8-7 lead heading into the seventh.
 
With Wolf Pack runners on second and third with one out, the Aggie protection got here up with the massive double play to finish the sport and safe the 8-7 Utah State victory.

“It felt actually good,” Makenzie Macfarlane stated. “On the finish, we actually got here collectively as a group. We might’ve come down and been unhappy in regards to the back-to-back house runs that have been hit, however we got here collectively as a group, scored these two runs and completed it on protection.”
 
Freshman Mia Reynolds made the beginning within the circle for the Aggies earlier than being relieved by senior Kapri Toone within the prime of the fifth. After Nevada began to make a comeback within the body, Reynolds reentered the sport to earn her eighth win of the season. The freshman recorded 5 strikeouts and three walks in her 7.0 innings of labor on Saturday.
 
“We stayed collected and stayed collectively as a bunch,” Jimenez. “We did not get low after we might’ve received low. We stayed constructive the entire time.”
 
Utah State subsequent travels to Pocatello, Idaho, to tackle Idaho State (19-20, 3-6 Large Sky) on Tuesday, April 19, at 4 p.m., earlier than resuming convention play at UNLV (30-10, 8-4 MW), on Friday, April 22, Saturday, April 23, and Sunday, April 24.
 
For extra data on the Utah State softball program, comply with the Aggies on Twitter at @USUSoftball, on Fb at USUSoftball and on Instagram at ususoftball.
 
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