u200bAt 8-15 (1-8 in conference), the University of Utah baseball team has encountered a few bumps in the road as they approach the midway point of the season. Regardless, there’s still reason to believe this team is better than their record suggests.
u200bUnfortunately for Utah (and the majority of the PAC-12), the top teams in the conference happen to be some of the best in the nation. In fact, four teams (UCLA, Stanford, Arizona State and Oregon State) are currently ranked inside the top 10 nationally, with Oregon and Washington also fielding teams with winning records. Despite this, the Utes have played their conference foes relatively close, and a recent win over the #24thranked BYU Cougars snapped a nine-game losing streak just before the Utes hit the road to take on the sixth ranked Oregon State Beavers.