SALT LAKE CITY – The first month of the 2025 softball season is already nearing its conclusion and the University of Utah softball team is going to spend the fourth weekend of the year taking on some of the most difficult competition their schedule has to offer from Friday through Sunday at the Judi Garman Classic, which will be held at Anderson Family Field in Fullerton, Calif.
Utah will first square off with the No. 5 LSU Tigers on Friday at 9:30 a.m. PT (10:30 a.m. MT), followed at 2:30 p.m. PT by a bout with the No. 4 UCLA Bruins. On Saturday, the Utes will battle the No. 23 San Diego State Aztecs at 5 p.m. PT and the Cal State Fullerton Titans at 7 p.m. PT, followed on Sunday by an 11 a.m. PT matchup with the Weber State Wildcats.
Feb. 28 – March 2 Schedule
How to Follow
Utah’s Saturday showdown with Cal State Fullerton will be broadcast live on ESPN+ and fans can follow along via live stats links or by following @Utah_Softball on Twitter or @utahsoftball on Instagram.
Last Time Out
Despite a difficult weekend at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, there were some bright spots for Utes during the third weekend of their current campaign. At the top of the list was the performance of freshman catcher Kennedy Proctor, who went 4-for-9 at the plate. Those numbers included four doubles, which put Proctor’s total in that statistic at six in 2025, tied for third in the Big 12.
Proctor has been part of a patient Utah attack that has drawn 54 walks, fourth-most in the conference. Reese Lee, Hailee White and Shonty Passi all rank in the top 20 in the league in that statistic. Lee has reached base in 14 of Utah’s 16 games and her and Proctor both have on-base percentages over .450. Passi has also crafted an on-base streak of nine games in 2025, while Shelbi Ortiz had an eight-game streak of reaching base earlier in the year.
Utah pitcher Shelbee Jones has continued to be one of the most durable pitchers in the nation, with her 46 1/3 innings pitched placing her second in the league and she also owns the conference’s second-highest strikeout total with 45. Jones has pitched to a team-best 3.02 ERA as well.
Scouting the Opposition
Perhaps no team in the nation has as difficult a slate in front of it as the Utes for the season’s fourth weekend. Utah’s five opponents own a combined record of 56-21 and…
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