Boise State Edges Utah 9-8 in Game One

Boise State pulled magic out of the hat in the seventh inning as Tazz Weatherly rocketed a roundtripper to lead Boise State to a 9-8 over Utah in Salt Lake City.  Weatherly's blow brought her out of a 4-33 slump in game one of a scheduled doubleheader.  Lela Work pitched six innings in relief to earn the win.

The Broncos had taken an 8-6 lead in the previous inning, only to see Utah's Whitney Holm hit a two-run homer to tie. 

Utah grabbed the early lead off Bronco starter Aubray Zell 2-0 but Allie Crump's homer and Mackenzie Whyte's two-out two-RBI single in the second gave Boise State a 3-2 lead.  But the Utes banged out five consecutive hits in the bottom half of the inning to send Zell to the dugout, with the big blast being Holm's first home run of the game.  Bronco catcher Megan Harvey helped the Bronco cause by throwing out two Utes trying to steal.

Facing a 6-3 deficit, Boise State battled back.  Whyte drove in Kelly Sweeney and Holly Bourke's sac fly scored Weatherly in the fourth to make it a 6-5 contest and set the stage for the wild finish.

Whyte had three hits and three RBI's, a run and a stolen base to lead the Bronco cause.  The Utah pitching staff pitched around freshman Devon Bridges, fearing the freshman slugger's ability to leave the yard.

Utah dropped to 15-16 with the loss.