Tarni Stepto
Taylor Munroe

Softball Jon Oglesby, SLCC Athletics

No. 7 SLCC Softball earns sweep on "Sophomore Day"

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 TAYLORSVILLE, Utah (May 4, 2019) - Momentum isn't something the No. 7 Salt Lake Community College softball team will be lacking entering next weekend's Region 18 championships.

The Bruins closed the regular-season with a doubleheader sweep on Saturday, picking up 6-5 and 10-2 wins over the College of Southern Nevada on "Sophomore Day". SLCC will enter next weekend's Region 18 championships on a 23-game winning streak, finishing with a 44-6 overall record and a record of 36-4 in the Scenic West Athletic Conference.

More information on the upcoming region championships will be available in the coming days at www.slccbruins.com. The tournament bracket will also be available on scenicwestsports.com.

Salt Lake 6, Southern Nevada 5: A walk-off win helped the Bruins keep one of the nation's longest winning streaks alive.

Tied at 5-5 in the seventh inning, Mercedes Call hit an RBI sacrifice-fly to score Paige Reynolds in walk-off fashion. The walk-off punctuated a comeback performance for the Bruins after they trailed 5-1 in the sixth inning after a CSN home run. In the bottom half of the inning, Tarni Stepto hit a two-run home run to get SLCC back-in-business trailing 5-3. In the seventh inning, Mia Cullimore started the scoring with an RBI double, followed up by a Reynolds triple that tied the game.

Reynolds led the Bruins by going 2-of-3 on the day while Stepto had a pair of RBI's. Kierstyn Ketchell earned the pitching win in relief. 

Salt Lake 10, Southern Nevada 2: Salt Lake took control and never looked back in a run-rule victory.

The Bruins took an early 2-0 lead in the second inning on a Mallory Barber RBI double. While CSN would score two runs in the third inning to tie the score, SLCC came roaring back with three runs to retake a 5-2 lead. Barber hit a solo home run in the fourth inning to start more Salt Lake scoring, followed up by a Mackenzy Richins two-run home run.

Mia Cullimore led Salt Lake by going 3-of-3 at the plate, with Richins going 2-of-3 with 3 RBI's. Tarni Stepto pitched a complete-game victory, going five innings while striking out nine CSN batters. 
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Players Mentioned

Kierstyn Ketchell

#9 Kierstyn Ketchell

P
5' 7"
Sophomore
R/R
Paige Reynolds

#1 Paige Reynolds

OF
5' 1"
Sophomore
L/R
Mallory  Barber

#2 Mallory Barber

INF
5' 6"
Freshman
R/R
Mercedes Call

#3 Mercedes Call

OF
5' 6"
Freshman
L/R
Mackenzy Richins

#12 Mackenzy Richins

UT
5' 5"
Freshman
L/L
Mia  Cullimore

#29 Mia Cullimore

P
5' 10"
Freshman
R/R
Tarni Stepto

#14 Tarni Stepto

RHP
6' 2"
Freshman
R/R

Players Mentioned

Kierstyn Ketchell

#9 Kierstyn Ketchell

5' 7"
Sophomore
R/R
P
Paige Reynolds

#1 Paige Reynolds

5' 1"
Sophomore
L/R
OF
Mallory  Barber

#2 Mallory Barber

5' 6"
Freshman
R/R
INF
Mercedes Call

#3 Mercedes Call

5' 6"
Freshman
L/R
OF
Mackenzy Richins

#12 Mackenzy Richins

5' 5"
Freshman
L/L
UT
Mia  Cullimore

#29 Mia Cullimore

5' 10"
Freshman
R/R
P
Tarni Stepto

#14 Tarni Stepto

6' 2"
Freshman
R/R
RHP