Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 SLCC Softball Splits Conference-Opening Doubleheader vs. Colorado Northwestern CC

Bradshaw hits two three-run homers in game one, SLCC rally in game two falls short

Game 1 (Noon)
SLCC 13

CNCC 0 (5 Innings)

Game 2 (2 p.m.)
SLCC 9

CNCC 11

St. George, UT—The No. 16-ranked SLCC Softball team (3-4, 1-1 SWAC) split a pair of games with Scenic West Athletic Conference (SWAC) opponent Colorado Northwestern Community College (CNCC) (1-1, 1-1 SWAC) on Wednesday to open the conference season.

The Bruins topped the Spartans 13-0 in the day's first contest and fell to CNCC 11-9 in game two of the doubleheader. SLCC held CNCC to just one hit in the day's first game, out-hitting the Spartans 12-1. The Bruins fell behind 9-0 in game two before tallying four runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to close the cap to 9-4.

CNCC stretched its lead to 11-4 in the top of the seventh inning and a five-run rally in the bottom of the seventh frame came up two runs short for Salt Lake. The Bruins left 13 runners on base in game two with CNCC stranding 11 base runners in the contest.

Game 1 – Stats vs. CNCC: Bruin freshman pitcher Paige Reimann (South Jordan, UT) picked up the win and struck out two Spartan batters with one hit allowed in a five-inning, complete game effort.

Sophomore third baseman Megan Bradshaw (Orem, UT) was 3-for-3 at the plate with a pair of three-run home runs and six total runs batted in (RBI). Freshman catcher KyRae Kogianes (Riverton, UT) was 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI and freshman catcher Riana Splinter (Las Vegas, NV) was 0-for-2 with a run scored and three RBI as the designated hitter.

Game 2 - Stats vs. CNCC: Splinter was 2-for-3 at the plate in game two with a home run, a walk and five RBI. Freshman infielder Bailie Nelson (Las Vegas, NV) was 2-for-5 with a solo home run and freshman outfielder Corinne Cleverly (West Valley City, UT) went 3-for-4 at the plate with a stolen base, two runs scored and one RBI.

Freshman pitcher Baylee Reeves (Brigham City, UT) took the loss in game two with four hits and five first inning runs allowed. Reimann struck out three Spartan batters with six hits and four runs allowed (three earned) in 3.1 innings of work. Freshman pitcher Chelsa Baca (Las Vegas, NV) allowed five hits and two runs, both earned, in three full innings in the circle. Freshman pitcher Courtney Platt (Riverton, UT) had one strikeout in 0.2 innings pitched.

Next up for Head Coach Cyndee Bennett and the Bruins is a doubleheader against CNCC on Thursday, Feb. 6 in St. George, UT. First pitch for game one is slated for Noon and the day's second game will get underway 30 minutes following the conclusion of the first contest.

Game Coverage: Live stats for the games vs. CNCC on Thursday will be available at www.slccbruins.com under the 'Live Stats and Web Streaming' tab on the SLCC Athletics home page.