Rylee Harris

Softball Jon Oglesby, SLCC Athletics

No. 6 SLCC Softball completes Saturday sweep in CSN tourney

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 TAYLORSVILLE, Utah (February 20, 2021) - The No. 6 Salt Lake Community College softball team swept through yet another tournament doubleheader Saturday, downing a pair of Scenic West Athletic Conference foes.

SLCC earned an 8-5 win over host Southern Nevada and a 9-4 win over the College of Southern Idaho, staying undefeated in the tournament. The wins boost Salt Lake to a perfect 8-0 in the preseason.

The Bruins will close the CSN tourney on Sunday, facing off against Colorado Northwestern Community College and the College of Southern Nevada.

Salt Lake 8, Southern Nevada 5: SLCC utilized a strong late-game performance to earn a comeback win over the host Lady Coyotes.

Southern Nevada posted four runs in the first inning, taking a strong early lead. The Bruins would start chipping away at the CSN lead in the fourth inning, trailing 5-0, scoring a pair of unearned runs on a throwing error. Trailing 5-2 entering the seventh inning, SLCC utilized a pair of two-RBI doubles to take the lead as Kaytlyn Cripps and Brylee Marziale-Hill both doubled to help SLCC earn the clutch victory.

Cripps and Marziale-Hill both led the team with a pair of RBI's each. Bailey Frischknecht earned the pitching victory, throwing 5.2 innings of one-run ball while striking out five CSN batters.

Salt Lake 9, Southern Idaho 4: A fast start and consistently strong hitting helped the Bruins earn a strong victory.

Rylee Harris-Thorpe hit an RBI single in the first inning to help the Bruins jump out to a 2-1 inning, following up with a two-run home run in the second inning to boost SLCC's advantage to 6-1. Savannah Montoya hit a solo home run in the sixth inning to boost Salt Lake.

Rylie Bennett finished 3-of-4 at the plate for SLCC, while Harris-Thorpe had a team-high four RBI's. Nya Laing earned the victory, pitching a complete game and striking out seven CSI batters. 
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Players Mentioned

Kaytlyn Cripps

#5 Kaytlyn Cripps

C
5' 5"
Redshirt Freshman
R/R
Rylee Harris-Thorpe

#16 Rylee Harris-Thorpe

INF
5' 6"
Redshirt Sophomore
R/R
Nya Laing

#4 Nya Laing

RHP
5' 7"
Redshirt Freshman
R/R
Brylee Marziale-Hill

#44 Brylee Marziale-Hill

RHP
5' 5"
Redshirt Sophomore
R/R
Bailey Frischknecht

#23 Bailey Frischknecht

P/INF
5' 4"
Freshman
R/R
Rylie Bennett

#18 Rylie Bennett

INF
5' 1"
Freshman
L/R

Players Mentioned

Kaytlyn Cripps

#5 Kaytlyn Cripps

5' 5"
Redshirt Freshman
R/R
C
Rylee Harris-Thorpe

#16 Rylee Harris-Thorpe

5' 6"
Redshirt Sophomore
R/R
INF
Nya Laing

#4 Nya Laing

5' 7"
Redshirt Freshman
R/R
RHP
Brylee Marziale-Hill

#44 Brylee Marziale-Hill

5' 5"
Redshirt Sophomore
R/R
RHP
Bailey Frischknecht

#23 Bailey Frischknecht

5' 4"
Freshman
R/R
P/INF
Rylie Bennett

#18 Rylie Bennett

5' 1"
Freshman
L/R
INF