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SLCC Baseball Completes Weekend Series Sweep of Colorado Northwestern

Bruins extend streak to eight wins, lead SWAC standings

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Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 SLCC Baseball Sweeps Doubleheader with Colorado Northwestern

Bruins extend win streak to eight games, complete series sweep of Spartans

Game 1 – Noon
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Final
CNCC 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4
SLCC 1 3 0 1 2 0 X 7
 
Game 2 – 2:30 p.m.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Final
CNCC 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
SLCC 0 3 0 1 3 1 X 8
 
Salt Lake City, UT—The SLCC baseball team (18-8, 10-2) won a pair of contests with Scenic West Athletic Conference (SWAC) opponent Colorado Northwestern Community College (CNCC) (7-21, 2-9 SWAC) on Saturday at Cate Field in West Jordan, UT.

The Bruins topped the Spartans 7-4 in the day's first game and won an 8-1 decision over CNCC in game two. SLCC now leads the regular season series with CNCC 4-1. The Bruins are currently in the lead in the SWAC standings, five games ahead of rival College of Southern Idaho (CSI) (16-14, 5-3 SWAC).

Game 1 Stats: Sophomore outfielder Zach Watts (West Jordan, UT) was 2-for-4 with a triple, a home run and three runs batted in (RBI). Sophomore outfielder Nick Urban (Las Vegas, NV) was 1-for-3 with a double and one RBI and freshman catcher Zach Willis (Lindon, UT) was 1-for-4 with a run scored and one RBI.

Sophomore infielder Robert Grilli (Mississauga, Ontario) was 0-for-1 with a run scored and two stolen bases.Sophomore pitcher Jarren Adam (Murray, UT) picked up the win with five strikeouts and no walks issued in 2.1 innings pitched. He allowed three hits and no runs in the game one victory.

Game 2 Stats: Freshman infielder Taylor Snyder (Elk Ridge, UT) was 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs scored and three RBI. Freshman utility player Garrett Bushman (Farmington, UT) was 1-for-2 with a three-run home run as the designated hitter.

Watts was 2-for-4 with a double and one RBI and freshman infielder Tyler Strehlow (St. George, UT) went 1-for-2 at the plate with a run scored and one RBI.

Freshman pitcher Jared White (Riverton, UT) picked up the win with one strikeout, two hits and two walks allowed in three innings of work.

Next up for Head Coach DG Nelson and the Bruins is a pair of away games at rival CSI on Friday, Mar. 21 in Twin Falls, ID. First pitch for game one is slated for 1 p.m. with game two beginning 30 minutes following the conclusion of the first matchup.

Game Coverage: Live stats for the SLCC vs. CSI games next Friday will be available on the CSI Athletics home page at: www.athletics.csi.edu.


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