Box Score TAYLORSVILLE, Utah (May 8, 2019) - The No. 6 Salt Lake Community College softball team has to claim only three wins to return to the promised land of NJCAA softball.

The Bruins, who entered the Region 18 tournament as the top seed due to a 36-4 mark in the Scenic West Athletic Conference's regular season, opened the first round of the tournament against in-state rival USU Eastern. Just as they did during the season, Salt Lake rolled over the Eagles to advance to the Region 18 semifinals with a 10-0 victory over USU Eastern. 

Utilizing the strength of pitcher Tarni Stepto, SLCC picked up a run-rule victory to open the tournament. Stepto, who was named the NJCAA National Pitcher-of-the-Week early Wednesday, proved her supremacy as she struck 11 batters. Stepto had a double in the second inning and scored a run to help Salt Lake take a 4-0 lead.

In the third inning, Mallory Barber added to the SLCC lead with a three-run single to clear the bases and give the team a 7-0 lead. Stepto added to the advantage with a single in the third inning. Whitnee Alexander had an RBI single in the fourth inning, followed up by Dayna Hokanson hitting a RBI double. 

Salt Lake will play against the winner of an ongoing game against Snow College and Southern Idaho at 11:00 a.m. in tomorrow's Region 18 semifinals. A complete view of the bracket, as well as links to live streaming, can be found at www.scenicwest sports.com.