Feb. 13. That was the last time the Utes won an opening night game in a series. The opponent was Sacramento State, and that win happened to be their very first game of the year.
Since that day, the team is 0-10 in the first game of a three-game series, including the Pac-12-Big 12 challenge. While some of the losses have come by large margins, Utah has lost some close ones. Five of the 10 defeats have come by two runs or less, including a 12-inning heartbreaker to Arizona State earlier this month.
But sophomore Dallas Carroll doesn’t think bad luck is to blame.