Despite being confident and ready to face rival BYU, the Cougars' pitching and powerful bats proved to be too much for the Utah softball team to handle as the Utes dropped both games this weekend.

Despite facing a 27-14 BYU team that was picked to finish first in the Mountain West Conference, the Utes feel confident they are ready for the challenge ahead of them.

After a slow start to the second game of their double-header, the Utes' bats came back to life as they earned a 8-2 victory over Utah State University in Logan.

Two losses to both New Mexico and Colorado State at the end of the 2008 season destroyed any postseason hope the Utes might have had. This year's team is looking to get revenge on those two teams as it starts its Mountain West Conference play this weekend.

After a snowstorm forced the Utah softball team to postpone all three of its games last week, the team is finally ready to get back on the field after not playing for almost two weeks.

Spring snow storms have forced the Utah women's softball team to make changes to its schedule for the second time this week. After moving Tuesday's scheduled game against Utah Valley University to today, the Utes postponed the rest of the games scheduled for the week.

The Utes are hoping to find assurance in their last two games before beginning Mountain West Conference play, as they take on Utah State and Utah Valley University in home matchups this week.

The double-header against Utah Valley University that was scheduled for today has been cancelled because of unplayable field conditions resulting from weekend snow storms.

The Utah women's softball team went into last weekend's tournament with one major goal in mind: build confidence at the plate.

The Utes have seen a drastic change in their batting since the beginning of the season and have lost nine of their last 10 games because of their lack of confidence at the plate.