LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Bethune-Cookman's six-game road trip California starts with
a Sunday meeting with Utah at the Mayfair Classic in Long Beach. First pitch is
4:30 p.m. EST.
THE TRIP: The Wildcats (3-15) have two games in the Mayfair
Classic, meeting Charleston Southern on Monday. Doubleheaders against Loyola
Maramount on Tuesday and UC-Riverside on Wednesday make up the rest of the
trip.
Ten of the Wildcats' 13-player roster hails from California.
This is B-CU's second trip west in the past three years.
B-CU UPDATE: The
Wildcats (3-15) have lost their last three, including a doubleheader sweep by
Providence where they gave up 28 runs. Michelle Banuelos-Smith leads B-CU with
a .362 average and has gone yard in the past two games. Leadoff hitter Calesha
Shelley has a .311 average while Simone Ceasar is hitting .309. Aurelia Gamch
is on a five-game hitting streak.
ABOUT UTAH: In their second season of Pac 12 play, The Utes
(11-6-1) extended their unbeaten streak to ten games Saturday with victories
over Idaho State and Cal State-Fullerton. Kelsi Hoopiiaina is hitting .418 with
four homers and 17 RBI while Mariah Ramirez sports a .381 average. Naomi Amu
heads the pitching staff with a 6-2 record and a 2.36 ERA.