Softball Gavin McCallister

Salt Lake Softball Drops Pair of Contests to North Idaho

Bruins fall to 3-3 in SWAC play

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 SLCC Softball Drops Both Games of Doubleheader to North Idaho College

Bruins fall to 3-3 in conference play

Game 1 (Noon)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Final H
SLCC 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 9
NIC 0 0 1 5 0 0 X 6 8
 
Game 2 (2 p.m.)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Final H
SLCC 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 6
NIC 0 1 0 1 2 4 X 8 13
(6 Innings)

St. George, UT—The No. 16-ranked SLCC Softball team (5-6, 3-3 SWAC) lost a pair of contests to Scenic West Athletic Conference (SWAC) opponent North Idaho College (NIC) (5-3, 2-0 SWAC) on Friday at Little Valley.

The Bruins dropped a 6-3 decision to the Cardinals in game one, with NIC using a five-run fourth inning to secure the neutral-site win. SLCC out-hit NIC 9-8 in the losing effort with the Cardinals hitting three home runs in the contest.

SLCC fell to NIC 8-0 in the day's second contest with the Cardinals tallying 13 base hits compared to six for the Bruins. NIC won by run rule in six innings.

Game 1 – Stats vs. NIC: Bruin freshman pitcher Courtney Platt (Riverton, UT) took the game one loss with one strikeout, two walks, four hits and four runs (three earned) allowed in three innings of work. Freshman pitcher Baylee Reeves (Brigham City, UT) struck out three Cardinal batters with no walks, four hits and two runs allowed, both earned, in three innings pitched.

Freshman catcher Rianna Splinter (Las Vegas, NV) was 1-for-4 at the plate with a double and one run batted in (RBI) as the designated hitter. Sophomore infielder Megan Bradshaw (Orem, UT) went 2-for-3 with one RBI and freshman outfielder Courtney Beavers (Murray, UT) was 3-for-4 with a run scored.

Game 2 – Stats vs. NIC: SLCC freshman pitcher Chelsa Baca (Las Vegas, NV) took the loss with no strikeouts, one walk, 12 hits and eight runs (seven earned) allowed in 5.1 innings pitched. Reeves yielded one hit and faced two NIC batters in 0.1 innings in the circle.

Beavers went 2-for-3 with a pair of singles and Splinter was 1-for-3 at the plate with a single.

Next up for Head Coach Cyndee Bennett and the Bruins is a doubleheader vs. NIC on Saturday, Feb. 8 in St. George, UT with first pitch for game one slated for Noon. Game two of the doubleheader will begin 30 minutes following the conclusion of the first contest.

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

For more on SLCC Softball, go to: www.slccbruins.com.

SLCC Softball contact: Cyndee Bennett at (801) 957-4745 or Cyndee.Bennett@slcc.edu.

Gavin McCallister
SLCC Sports Information Director
(801) 957-4311
Gavin.McCallister@slcc.edu
 
 
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