Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 SLCC Baseball Takes Both Games of Doubleheader from Southern Nevada

Grilli's three-run home run lifts SLCC to game one win, Bruins edge Coyotes in game two

Game 1 – 6:30 p.m. (MST)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Final
SLCC	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	6
CSN	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	3

Game 2 – 8:30 p.m. (MST)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
SLCC	0	0	0	3	0	4	1	0	0	8
CSN	2	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	7

Henderson, NV—The SLCC Baseball team (12-8, 4-2 SWAC) swept a doubleheader vs. Scenic West Athletic Conference (SWAC) foe No. 22-ranked College of Southern Nevada (CSN) (13-9, 2-4 SWAC) on Thursday at Morse Stadium.

SLCC won the day's first contest 6-3 in a seven inning game and rallied to defeat the Coyotes 8-7 in the night cap.

Game 1 Recap: Salt Lake claimed an early 2-0 lead by tallying a pair of runs in the first inning of game one, with CSN scoring a run in the second inning, one in the fourth inning and one in the fifth frame to take a 3-2 lead. Down to its final out of the game, SLCC sent freshman utility player Garrett Bushman (Farmington, UT) with two runners on base.

Bushman singled with a full count to score sophomore infielder Derrick Whitney (South Jordan, UT) from second base and tie the contest at 3-3. Sophomore infielder Robert Grilli (Mississauga, ONT) was next to bat and tagged a three-run home run to lift the Bruins to a 6-3 lead. Salt Lake walked the first two CSN batters in the bottom of the seventh but the Bruins retired the next three Coyotes to seal the road victory.

Game 2 Recap: The Bruins fell behind 6-0 after three innings but used a productive three-run fourth inning coupled with four runs in the sixth frame to build a 7-6 lead. Each team tallied a run in the seventh inning and both squads went scoreless for the remainder of the contest.

Game 1 Stats vs. CSN: Grilli was 2-for-4 at the plate with a three-run home run and a pair of runs scored. Whitney was 1-for-2 with a walk and a run scored and sophomore catcher Colton Barkdull (Erda, UT) was 1-for-4 with one run batted in (RBI) and one run scored.

Freshman pitcher Jason Jourdan (Syracuse, UT) struck out two CSN batters with four walks issued. He allowed six base hits and three runs, all earned, in 4.1 innings pitched. Freshman pitcher Jared White (Riverton, UT) earned the game one win and struck out four CSN batters with three walks and one hit allowed in 1.2 innings of work.

Sophomore pitcher Eric Carter (Santa Clara, UT) had one strikeout and one walk with no hits or runs surrendered in 1.0 innings on the mound.

Game 2 Stats vs. CSN: Grilli was 2-for-5 with a double and two RBI and sophomore outfielder Zach Watts (West Jordan, UT) was 2-for-4 with two solo home runs. Whitney went 2-for-5 at the plate with one RBI and a pair of runs scored and freshman infielder Taylor Snyder (Elk Ridge, UT) was 1-for-4 with one RBI and a run scored.

Sophomore pitcher Tanner Johnson (Manhattan, MT) struck out three Coyote batters with four walks issued. He yielded five hits and six runs (four earned) in 2.2 innings of work.

Freshman pitcher TJ Baker (Acton, ONT) struck out six CSN batters with no walks, one hit and one run (earned) allowed in 4.1 innings on the mound to earn the win in game two. Sophomore pitcher Brady Corless (Spanish Fork, UT) picked up the save with two strikeouts, no walks and one hit allowed in 1.0 innings pitched.

Next up for Head Coach DG Nelson and the Bruins is a doubleheader against CSN on Friday, Mar. 7 in Henderson, NV. First pitch for game one is slated for 1 p.m. with game two getting underway 30 minutes following the conclusion of the first contest.

Game Coverage: The SLCC vs. CSN games on Friday will be available as live audio webcasts at: www.network1sports.com/station/csn. Live stats for the games will be available on the CSN Athletics website, www.csncoyotes.com.