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The 1990-91 Utah softball team set a record with a 56-inning game during their season. The article reflects on the team's achievements and the evolution of media coverage for women's sports.
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The 1990-91 Utah softball team. Back row: (left to right) Assistant coach Mary Kay Amicone, assistant coach Michele Townsend, Deb DiMeglio, Jamie Sibley, Melissa Halkinrude, Janet Womack, Charmelle Green, Christina Freeman, Suzie Berdis, Jennifer Fotheringham, Wendy Stewart, head coach Jo Evans and trainer Ken Hurt. Front row: Amy Cowley, Laurel Simmons, Amy Dillon, Amy Timmel, Kayla Sintz, Pam Collins, Gaylene Hoshide. Utah's softball team had a 56-inning game during the 1991 season. | University of Utah
Editorâs note: This story was originally published on May 11, 2024.
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Media coverage of womenâs sports has seen its ebbs and flows through the years. Iconic moments and inspiring stories â think U.S. womenâs soccer triumphs on the world stage or the recent NCAA Womenâs Basketball Tournament â tend to provide the boost.
But it wasnât always the case. Regrettably, the Deseret News archives, like most newspapers, reveal too few of the great moments in girls and womenâs sports.
But that doesnât mean the magic moments didnât happen.
On this day in 1991, the University of Utah womenâs softball team began a two-game series with Creighton with an NCAA College World Series berth on the line.
And 56 innings later, you read that right, the Utes were headed to the College World Series, their first-ever time.
âIt all seems like such a blur to me,â Utah coach Jo Evans said after the games, which due to the late hour, were played on May 11 and 12. âI canât even remember everything that happened. We had so many chances to win the game, as did Creighton. We look over here and feel badly for Creighton, itâs a shame that .â
The 1990-91 Utah softball team set a record by playing a 56-inning game during their season.
Key members included head coach Jo Evans, assistant coaches Mary Kay Amicone and Michele Townsend, and players like Amy Cowley and Jamie Sibley.
Media coverage of women's sports has fluctuated, with significant boosts during iconic moments like U.S. women's soccer triumphs and NCAA tournaments.
The article was originally published on May 11, 2024.
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A recap of the doubleheader, which was actually for the Western Athletic Conference championship, appeared in the May 13 edition of the newspaper.
Fortunately, ESPN has provided a recap from its vaults, at least of the NCAA-record 31-inning game:
Though Utah did not have much success in the 1991 College World Series, the Utah women were back in 1994.
Evans reflected on those days â and that particular group of players â in this story.
And times have changed, for the Utes and for womenâs high school, college and pro sports. Coverage is much-improved, even-steven in some cases, and the conversation about making it better continues.
In the meantime, here are some favorite Utah softball stories from the past two yearsâ squads:
And for those who followed the 2024 team, how about Thursday nightâs game?
Shonni Passi blasted a go-ahead, three-run homer in the seventh inning and Utah held on for a 7-4 victory over the No. 22 Oregon Ducks in the Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinals at Boyd and Jill Smith Family Stadium in Stanford, Calif.
This triumph improves Utahâs record to 33-19 in 2024 with the league semifinals and finals and perhaps postseason play on the horizon.