Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 | Box Score 3 No. 1-ranked SLCC Softball takes two of three contests on opening day

Game 1
No. 1 SLCC – 5
No. 16 Yavapai – 6

Game 2
No. 1 SLCC – 7
AZ Western – 4

Game 3
No. 1 SLCC – 6
No. 8 E. Arizona - 9

Henderson, NV—The No. 1-ranked SLCC Softball team (1-2) dropped two of three opening day contests at the Southern Nevada Kickoff on Friday. The Bruins lost the opening matchup with No. 16 Yavapai College 6-5, defeated Arizona Western CC 7-4 in the day's second contest and closed out the day with a 9-6 loss to No. 8 Eastern Arizona.

In the day's opening contest vs. Yavapai, SLCC sophomore outfielder Malia Campos (Murray, UT) was 3-of-4 at the plate with two runs scored and sophomore catcher Lyndsey Healey (Spanish Fork, UT) was 1-for-4 with a triple and an RBI. Bruin sophomore pitcher MaCauley Flint (Roy, UT) struck nine Yavapai batters out in the loss.

In SLCC's win over Arizona Western, Campos went 2 for 3 with a triple, Healey was also 2 for 3 with the bat turning in a double and an RBI and freshman pitcher Kellie McCleve (Glendora, CA) allowed five hits and struck out two batters to clinch the win.

Sophomore infielder Whitney Holt (Tooele, UT) was a perfect 4-for-4 with the bat in the Bruins' loss to Eastern Arizona, with a double and a three-run home run. Campos was 2-for-4 with a triple and freshman pitcher Alex Petrolia (Henderson, NV) allowed eight hits in 5.2 innings of work.

Next up for Head Coach Mary Kay Amicone and the Bruins is a doubleheader on Saturday, Jan. 26 in Henderson, NV. SLCC will square off with Pima CC at 10 a.m. and will face Glendale College at 1 p.m. in Southern Nevada Kickoff action.