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Bruin Baseball Completes Series Sweep of No. 19 Southern Nevada

Bruins down Coyotes 4-1 in extras for game one victory, blank Coyotes 5-0 in second contest

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Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 SLCC Baseball Wins Both Games of Doubleheader at Southern Nevada

Bruins complete four-game series sweep of Coyotes

Game 1 – 3 p.m. (MST)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
SLCC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4
CSN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Extra Innings, originally scheduled as seven inning contest)

Game 2 – 5 p.m. (MST)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Final
SLCC 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 5
CSN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Henderson, NV—The SLCC Baseball team (14-8, 6-2 SWAC) won both games of a doubleheader vs. Scenic West Athletic Conference (SWAC) opponent No. 19-ranked College of Southern Nevada (CSN) (13-10, 0-4 SWAC) on Friday at Morse Stadium. The Bruins completed a four-game series sweep of the Coyotes with Friday's pair of road victories.

Game 1 Stats vs. CSN: Sophomore pitcher Anthony Dixon (West Valley City, UT) threw eight scoreless innings with three strikeouts and just one hit allowed. Sophomore pitcher Jordan Hager (Farmington, UT) pitched the ninth inning, allowing the only CSN run of the ballgame.

Sophomore catcher Colton Barkdull (Erda, UT) hit a single to give SLCC the lead in the top of the ninth inning by scoring teammate Garrett Bushman (Farmington, UT). The Bruins added an insurance run from the bat of sophomore infielder Derrick Whitney (South Jordan, UT) with a base hit to score Barkdull. SLCC added two more runs to earn a 4-0 lead and the Bruins held off the Coyotes who managed one tally in the bottom of the ninth frame.

Game 2 Stats vs. CSN: Freshman pitcher Chris Bradford (Las Vegas, NV) struck out eight CSN batters to earn the win in five scoreless innings of work and sophomore pitcher Jarren Adam (Murray, UT) threw two shutout innings with one strikeout to close the contest.

Sophomore infielder Robert Grilli (Mississauga, ONT) was 2-for-3 with a triple and Barkdull was 2-for-4 at the plate in the winning effort. Whitney was 1-for-4 with a triple and Bushman was 2-for-3.

Next up for Head Coach DG Nelson and the Bruins is the team's SWAC home opening series with Colorado Northwestern Community College (CNCC) (5-16, 0-4 SWAC) on Friday and Saturday, Mar. 14-15 at Cate Field in West Jordan, UT. First pitch for game one on Friday is slated for 1 p.m. and the day's second contest will begin approximately 30 minutes following the end of the first matchup.

Game Coverage: Live stats for the SLCC vs. CNCC games on Thursday and Friday will be available on the SLCC Athletics home page under the 'Live Stats and Video Streaming' tab.

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