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Senior Anissa Urtez (17) pops the ball back during the 1st inning at Dumke Family Softball Stadium Apr. 7, 2017. Adam Fondren For the Daily Utah Chronicle.

Experience on Mexican National Team Helps Urtez Grow

By Emilee White April 27, 2017

Experience is key in the sport of softball, and according to the University of Utah’s softball head coach Amy Hogue, it was senior Anissa Urtez’s experience with the Mexican National Softball Team...

Ute Alyssa Barrera pitches the ball during Utahs 6-0 victory over the Arizona Wildcats at Dumke Softball in Salt Lake City, Utah on Friday, Apr. 14, 2017. (Rishi Deka, Daily Utah Chronicle)

Softball: Barrera Named Finalist for Freshman of the Year

By Emilee White April 27, 2017

Usually when athletes join the University of Utah softball team, their freshman year is filled with ups and down as they try to adjust to life as a collegiate athlete, according to head coach Amy Hogue. Alyssa...

Utah head coach Kyle Wittingham before the Farm Bowl against the Indiana Hoosiers at Levis Stadium in Santa Clara, California, Tuesday, December 28, 2016. Chris Ayers, Daily Utah Chronicle.

Utah Football Repeated a Disappointing History in 2016

By Jared Walch April 25, 2017

Let’s get real here for a minute — disappointment sucks. It sucks when we don’t get that promotion we have worked so hard for. It sucks when we don’t get that close parking stall at the grocery...

Foscalina Seizes Opportunity on the Field

Foscalina Seizes Opportunity on the Field

By Brittni Meservy April 24, 2017

It can be a hard task to tackle — a freshman trying to earn time on the diamond — but Dominic Foscalina has not just stepped on the diamond every now and then, but he has started multiple games in...

Senior Hannah Flippen (1) is congradulated by her teamates after scoring the go ahead run in the bottom of the 6th inning at Dumke Family Softball Stadium Apr. 7, 2017. Adam Fondren For the Daily Utah Chronicle.

Softball: Utah Wins Series Against ASU

By Emilee White April 23, 2017

A strong back half was how the No. 10 University of Utah softball team played its three-game series against the No. 23 Arizona State Sun Devils. Although the Utes dropped the first game on Friday, April...

Ute Breonna Castaneda pitches the ball during Utahs 6-0 victory over the Arizona Wildcats at Dumke Softball in Salt Lake City, Utah on Friday, Apr. 14, 2017. (Rishi Deka, Daily Utah Chronicle)

Softball: Utah Travels to ASU

By Emilee White April 21, 2017

After playing at home for six straight games, the No. 10 University of Utah softball team will be on the road this weekend as it heads to Tempe, Ariz. to play against the No. 23 Arizona State Sun Devils...

Ute Hunter Simmons during the Utes 1-11 loss against the Oregon Ducks at Smiths Ballpark in Salt Lake City, Utah on Friday, Mar. 31, 2017. (Rishi Deka, Daily Utah Chronicle)

Swingin’ In the Rain

By Brittni Meservy April 21, 2017

With a light breeze blowing on a warm summer night and a sunset-painted sky in the background, being at the ballpark seems like the perfect place to be. But sometimes weather and sports just do not get...

Not Slow, But Steady: U Track and Field Sees Gradual Improvements

Not Slow, But Steady: U Track and Field Sees Gradual Improvements

By Jared Walch April 20, 2017

The goal for any sports team is to continually get better and better until it can eventually win a championship. The goal is to get to the top of the mountain, but it doesn’t always happen over night...

Baseball: Utes Hit Road for Arizona Series

Baseball: Utes Hit Road for Arizona Series

By Brittni Meservy April 20, 2017

After winning a conference series to the California Golden Bears and playing half an inning against the Brigham Young Cougars — it was cancelled due to rain — the University of Utah baseball team (14-17,...

Senior Tim Patrick (12) points at the line judge at Rice Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, Utah. Adam Fondren, Daily Utah Chronicle

In the Turf War, the Grass is Always Greener

By Jared Walch April 20, 2017

Scientific advancement is a wonderful thing. We’ve come so far within just the past decade or so, making advancements and innovations that were once thought impossible. Within the realm of sports, scientific...