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Utah’s on to the Champ Game! 🙌

The Utes are back to defend their crown.

There's only been 2 Pac-12 championship games in the conference's history, and Utah Softball will be in both after an upset win over Stanford.

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Throwing some shade

Here's the runner interference call. Pretty clear

WOW Utah wins by a runner interference call on a grounder to SS. Utah couldn't get to the ball and the ump immediately calls the out.

Utah 2 | Stanford 1

Utah is back in the Pac-12 championship game to defend their title.

With a full count, Mariah Lopez hits the batter and walks one in ... and bases loaded.

Utah 2 | Stanford 1

Stanford with a little pop up single right before SS and now bases are loaded. Tough spot.

1 out to go, though ...

Stanford's Mahler hits a fly out to shallow left field, and now there's one more out to go with runners on 1st & 2nd.

Mariah Lopez steps into the circle in relief of Sarah Ladd, who almost had a complete game.

Utah needs just 2 more outs to get the win

Utah with an error at 3rd base and now Stanford has runners at 1st and 2nd with 1 out.

Stanford's Schroeder grounds out to SS and Utah has 2 more outs to go

Denning gets on base because an error by the pitcher, but Belarde is tagged out for the 3rd out at home to end the inning.

3 more outs for Utah and they secure the win ...

B7 | Utah 2 | Stanford 0

Stanford gets a single to right center to start things off, but then Utah gets three straight outs on fly balls. 1 more inning to go for a championship appearance for the reigning Pac-12 champs

T7 | Utah 2 | Stanford 0

Stanford with the clean slate against Utah as nobody can get much going.

M6 | Utah 2 | Stanford 0

Another clean slate inning for the Utah defense against Stanford. Two more innings to go ...

T6 | Utah 2 | Stanford 0

Utah gets nothing on their turn ...

M5 | Utah 2 | Stanford 0

Utah goes 3⬆️, 3⬇️ against Stanford to keep the clean slate — fly out, pop out, groundout.

T5 | Utah 2 | Stanford 0