CEDAR CITY, Utah – The Southern Utah Softball team fell in its final home game of the season. SUU fell behind early and could not recover in a 16-6 loss to Utah Tech on Sunday. 

HONORING THE SENIORS

Southern Utah took some time following Sunday's game to honor the four seniors who have competed on this year's squad. The honored senior players are Madison Sanders, Grace Owen, Josey White, and Payton Goodrich. 

GAME RECAP

The Thunderbirds scored their first run of the contest on back-to-back doubles by Sophomore Capri Franzen and sophomore catcher Amyah Boostedt. Franzen contributed to the cause again in the third inning when she singled on a line drive to center field, scoring sophomore second baseman Jayne Sepulveda and junior Outfielder Allie Laub. 

Trailing 12-3 in the bottom of the fifth, the Thunderbirds needed to score two runs in order to extend the game. The Thunderbirds picked up three runs to keep the game going. The rally was led by Franzen and freshman outfielder Alayah Toscano and Boostedt who added a double.

Utah Tech would bounce right back scoring runs in both the sixth and seventh innings to finish the game. 

SUU accumulated 10 hits in the game. Franzen, Boostedt, and junior shortstop Miranda Lopez each scored multiple hits for the Thunderbirds. Franzen led the T-Birds with three hits in four at-bats. 

NEXT UP

The Thunderbirds will wrap up WAC play with a road series at Grand Canyon University. The series will begin with a doubleheader Friday, May 5, at 4:30 p.m. MT. The year's final game for Southern Utah will follow on Saturday, May 6, at 1:00 p.m. MT. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ and live stats can be found at suutbirds.com.

FOLLOW US

Stay up to date on the Thunderbird Softball team by following @SUUSoftball on Twitter and Instagram and liking the Southern Utah softball page on Facebook.