SLCC Women will square off with Colorado Northwestern CC in the very first contest of the
, taking the floor against the Spartans on Thursday, Feb. 28 at Noon (Pacific Time).
SLCC won the season series with CNCC 2-1 this season but suffered a tough 50-46 loss to the Lady Spartans at Bruin Arena. A win in the opening round contest will earn the Bruins another shot at NIC in the second round. If the Bruins advance, they'll take on the NIC Cardinals at Noon pacific on Friday, Mar. 1.
CSI vs.
USU-Eastern game on Friday, Mar. 1 at 7:30 p.m. A win over the
against the team emerging from the other side of the bracket. SLCC swept both season series' against CSI and USU-Eastern 3-0 this season.
(Mesquite, NV) with 12.6 points per outing. Second on the team in scoring is sophomore guard
(Roosevelt, UT) with 9.0 points per contest. The Bruins are allowing an average of 54.6 points per night in conference competition.
per outing. Second on the team in scoring is
points per game. SLCC is allowing just
games will be streamed live on the NIC Athletics iHigh web stream. Long-time play-by-play “Voice of the Cardinals”
will call the action and will be joined by the play-by-play “Voice of the Bruins”
as a color commentator for all broadcasts involving the SLCC Basketball teams.
At the time of print, direct links to each contest are not available, but fans can find links to watch the games LIVE by visiting
For full brackets, tip times and more information on the Region 18 Basketball Championships, log on to
The
No. 1-ranked SLCC Softball team (18-3, 12-0 SWAC) will make the trek to Henderson, NV this week for a pair of doubleheaders against Scenic West Athletic Conference (SWAC) foe College of Southern Nevada (CSN) (10-9, 4-4 SWAC). The Bruins will face the Coyotes on Friday and Saturday, Mar. 1-2. First pitch for game one on Friday is set for 1 p.m. and Saturday's games get underway at Noon.
The Bruins had a pair of doubleheaders against SWAC rival
No. 13-ranked College of Southern Idaho (CSI) (17-5, 11-1 SWAC) canceled last weekend due to unplayable conditions at both campuses. The games will not be made up or played at a later date.
The top-ranked Bruins have won
16 straight games and are the only unbeaten team in SWAC play. SLCC swept two doubleheaders against Western Nevada College (3-18, 0-8 SWAC) in its last matchups, outscoring the Wildcats 36-10 across the four ballgames.
The Bruins won the day one games 4-2 (9 innings) and 15-3 (6 innings) and picked up 7-3 and 10-2 victories over the Wildcats on day two. Bruin sophomore pitcher
MaCauley Flint (Roy, UT) fanned 22 WNC batters over the weekend, bringing her season total to 104 strikeouts in 13 appearances.
Flint's win-loss record now stands at 9-1.
Sophomore infielder
Maddy Woodard (Murray, UT--
pictured) brought five runs in on the weekend and sophomore infielder
Whitney Holt (Tooele, UT) tagged two solo home runs in the series.
SLCC has outscored its opposition 174-59 on the year, winning by an average of 5.4 runs per contest. The Bruin pitching staff has a combined earned runs average (ERA) of 2.26, with
Flint leading the way at 0.68.
Bruin sophomore outfielder
Malia Campos (Murray, UT) is hitting .542 so far this season, with 32 hits, three triples and seven RBI.
Campos has struck out just twice in 59 at-bats and has an on-base percentage of .609. Sophomore catcher
Lyndsey Healey (Spanish Fork, UT) leads the Bruins with 27 RBI on the season, with six doubles, one triple and four home runs.
The top-ranked Bruins will have to wait until Mar. 15 to play their home opener and will play a total of eight more contests away from home before breaking Bruin Field in for 2013. SLCC's first home games come against Snow College (8-4, 1-2 SWAC) in a pair of doubleheaders on Mar. 15-16. For more on SLCC Softball, go to
www.slccbruins.com.
No. 17 SLCC Baseball to take on SWAC rival Western Nevada College this weekend
The
No. 17-ranked SLCC Baseball team (9-5, 3-1 SWAC) will hit the road and head to Carson City, NV this week for a pair of doubleheaders with Scenic West Athletic Conference (SWAC) rival Western Nevada College (WNC) (14-7, 1-3 SWAC) on Friday and Saturday, Mar. 1-2. First pitch for game one on Friday is slated for Noon and Saturday's games will get underway at 10 a.m. SLCC leads the season series with WNC 1-0.
The Bruins won three of four games to open the SWAC season over the weekend, falling to the College of Southern Nevada (CSN) (16-5, 4-0 SWAC) 9-2 on Thursday before picking up three straight wins. SLCC topped the College of Southern Idaho (CSI) (10-7, 1-3 SWAC) 9-8 on Friday morning and defeated WNC 4-3 later that evening. On Saturday, SLCC won its third straight one-run, extra inning contest by downing Colorado Northwestern CC (CNCC) (1-2, 1-2 SWAC) 3-2.
In Thursday's 9-2 loss to CSN, sophomore pitcher
Michael Springer (West Jordan, UT) pitched a complete game with four strikeouts in the losing effort. Sophomore infielder
Sam Goold (St. George, UT) was 2-for-3 at the plate and sophomore catcher
Bo Fisher (American Fork, UT) was 1-for-2 with a triple and a walk. Sophomore catcher
Nathan Fishel (Littleton, CO) was 1-for-2 with a double, a walk and a run scored.
In Friday morning's victory over CSI, the Bruins overcame an early 5-0 deficit to rally for their first SWAC win of the season. Freshman pitcher/outfielder
Connor Williams (South Jordan, UT) was 1-for-2 at the dish with a game winning walk-off single in the eighth frame.
Fisher was 2-for-4 with a double and scored the winning run. Sophomore slinger
Dane Fuller (Castle Rock, CO) picked up the win, striking out two Golden Eagle batters in two innings of solid relief.
Sophomore pitcher
Bronson Anderson (Lehi, UT) came into the game with the bases loaded and just one out in the fourth inning and pitched out of the jam to keep the Bruins in the game. Freshman infielder
Kade Teter (Pocatello, ID) had a base-clearing three RBI double as part of a six run sixth inning for Salt Lake.
Sophomore pitcher
Skylar Janisse (Maidstone, ONT) picked up the win for SLCC on Friday night against WNC, striking out six Wildcat batters and allowing no runs in three innings of work. Freshman outfielder
Zach Watts (West Jordan, UT) scored the game winning run after a double and
Fisher was 2-for-4 at the plate with a double. Sophomore utility player
Palmer Page (Saratoga Springs, UT) was 2-for-3 with the bat tagging a double in the winning effort.
In Saturday's win over CNCC, sophomore infielder
JC Snyder (Salem, UT) smacked a solo home run to tie the game at 1-1 early, and an RBI single from
Page in the fifth frame knotted the contest once more at 2-2 after CNCC had reclaimed the lead. The Bruins won the game on a walk-off base hit from
Williams that drove in freshman infielder
Robert Grilli (Mississauga, ONT).
Grilli reached base on a single and stole second to get into scoring position for the winning tally.
The Bruins will play their first home games of 2013 with a doubleheader matchup against Western Nevada College (WNC) (9-3) on Friday, Mar. 1 at Cate Field. First pitch for game one is slated for Noon. For more information on SLCC Baseball, visit
www.slccbruins.com.
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The Game Plan
No. 6 SLCC Men's Basketball
|
Thursday, Feb. 28
Region 18 Tournament – Rd. 1
First Round Bye*
--
Coeur d'Alene, ID |
Friday, Mar. 1
Region 18 Tournament – Rd. 2
#4 CSI/#5 USU-E winner*
7:30 p.m. (Pacific)
Coeur d'Alene, ID |
No. 16 SLCC Women's Basketball
|
Thursday, Feb. 28
Region 18 Tournament – Rd. 1
#6 Colorado NW*
Noon (Pacific)
Coeur d'Alene, ID |
Friday, Mar. 1
Region 18 Tournament – Rd. 2
#3 SLCC/#6 CNCC winner*
vs. #2 NIC
Noon (Pacific)
Price, UT |
No. 1 SLCC Softball
|
Friday, Mar. 1
Doubleheader
@ Southern Nevada*
1 p.m.
Henderson, NV |
Saturday, Mar. 2
Doubleheader
@ Southern Nevada*
Noon
Henderson, NV |
No. 17 SLCC Baseball
|
Friday, Mar. 1
Doubleheader
@ Western Nevada*
Noon
Carson City, NV |
Saturday, Feb. 22
Doubleheader
@ Western Nevada*
10:00 a.m.
Carson City, NV |
*-Denotes a Scenic West Athletic Conference contest
