Saints defense makes good kind of history with 3 TDs, 9 batted passes

Not cheap jerseys china only did the Utes capture the regional title, but they did it against their arch rivals. "I knew it was going to be a good game today, but I thought it would be a close one," said Utah's Hannah Flippen. "We came out hot. BYU is a good team, so to score that many runs is a big accomplishment." With the dominating victory, Utah (36 14) advanced to the Super Regional likely at Washington next week while BYU (46 13) saw its sensational season come to an end. The previous four meetings between the rival schools were decided by one run. But this one was never in doubt. In Friday's thriller, the Utes rallied to score two runs in the seventh inning to beat the Cougars. That momentum spilled over into Saturday. In the first inning, Utah scored its first two runs without a base hit. Leadoff hitter BreOnna Castaneda was hit by a pitch to open the game, then Alyssa Barrera reached on an error. Castaneda scored on a wild pitch and later Barrera scored on Flippen's sacrifice fly. The Utes seized an early 2 0 advantage thanks to two unearned runs. That would be all the scoring Utah, which was looking for a fast start, needed. "We talked about that. Right away, we're on the gas pedal and trying to extend innings," said Utah coach Amy Hogue. "That first run was probably pretty the biggest one. It kind of opened the gates and got (the Cougars) on their heels. Hit after hit just kept coming. That's what we talked about, starting the way we left off (Friday), which was attacking. And that's what they did. I thought (Friday) was the best day of my life. I kind of changed my mind." "It's tough to come back and win a game when you're down 2 0 in the first inning," Flippen said. "It was huge." In the second frame, Kelly Martinez belted a solo home run to put the Utes up 3 0, and their lead ballooned from there. "We were on a roll and we had a lot of energy," said Anissa Urtez. "That helped us get more runs." Utah chased BYU star pitcher McKenna Bull after she surrendered five runs in less than three innings of work. In all, the Cougars used four pitchers. The Utes exploded for eight runs in the sixth inning, highlighted by two singles by Flippen, who became the cheap jerseys Utes' all time hits leader. On the day, both Flippen and Urtez went 3 for 4 from the wholesale authentic nfl jersesy plate, with Urtez collecting five RBIs. Barrera went 2 for 3 with three runs scored and an RBI. Heather Bowen and Kay Kay Fronda added two hits apiece. Combined, Utah pounded out 17 hits. Ute starter Miranda Viramontes, meanwhile, silenced BYU's powerful bats, pitching 5 1/3 shutout innings and scattering five hits. "Miranda's been doing a little bit of that all year. This year, she worked really hard to start getting ahead of hitters because she's got some great pitches," Hogue said. "She's really attacked hitters this entire year. This is what we've seen her do a lot of." "Viramontes was good today," said BYU coach Gordon Eakin. "You've got to give her credit." Staked to an early lead, Viramontes cruised. "Just setting the tone early was the key, just coming out hard and strong and not letting off the gas at all," Viramontes said. "When her team scores runs for her, it helps her relax more and she's able to get it off the corner and a little more on the plate," Hogue said of Viramontes. "It had a lot of movement today." The way Utah is playing right now, you'd never guess that they had dropped five of six games heading into this regional, where it posted a perfect 3 0 record.