Feb. 15, 2003

Box Score

PHOENIX - Utah State softball opened its season with a 3-2 loss against Illinois State and a 9-0 loss to Iowa at the Louisvilles Slugger Classic in Phoenix. In the first game of the season, USU played a tough game against Illinois State before losing 3-2 in the eighth inning.

"I was pleased," said head coach Debbie Bilbao. "We got the jitters out and played well."

In the second game, against Iowa, the Aggies lost 9-0. "We were caught on our heels a couple of times," said Bilbao. "With a team like Iowa, we need to put the ball in play more and we didn't."

Utah State continues play at the Louisville Slugger Classic with against Illinois State at 1 p.m. and Arizona State at 3 p.m. Sunday.