Tucson's Halle Morris hit a key two-run homer, and Utah won the first Pac-12 Softball Tournament championship by upsetting No. 1 seed UCLA 7-4 Saturday night at Hillenbrand Stadium.
Great defensive plays? Oh yeah.It was a game that went down to the wire. In the end, it was only fitting that a Tucsonan, Halle Morris, who played softball at Canyon del Oro High School grad, came through with the clutch two-run blast to center field to help Utah pull away for a 7-4 victory at Hillenbrand Stadium Saturday night.
“This group wants to win; they want to win championships,” Utah coach Amy Hogue said. “This was just the first one. … They talked about being the first winner of the first-ever . They said it out loud, which to me says they're willing to risk looking silly. You don't say that stuff out loud. “It doesn’t get any sweeter,” Hogue said of Morris hitting the home run. “We haven’t pinch-hit in a really long time. has been one of our hardest hitters, and it was a tough matchup for her , and she was struggling today.
In the top of the third inning, Jimenez hit a ball that ricocheted back into her face. An eerie hush filled the stadium until she got up on her own and walked into the dugout. Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year Megan Faraimo was knocked out of the game in that fourth inning. She gave up four runs on eight hits, struck out four and walked two in 75 total pitches.
“All the coaches have the utmost confidence in me, so I have confidence in myself,” Morris said. “It felt amazing — just go do my job.”
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