TAYLORSVILLE, Utah (March 5, 2021) – The No. 3 Salt Lake Community College softball team experienced a victorious start to Scenic West Athletic Conference play Friday.
 
The Bruins earned a doubleheader sweep at Colorado Northwestern, earning a 20-2 victory in game one and a 25-1 win in game two. The victories place Salt Lake at 12-0 overall and 2-0 in Scenic West play.

Salt Lake will play Colorado Northwestern in another doubleheader on Saturday.

Salt Lake 20, Colorado Northwestern 2: The Bruins earned a run-rule victory in the day's first game.

SLCC took an early 4-0 lead in the first inning, keying on a Hola Nakayama two-run single. Rylee Harris-Thorpe added a two-run home run in the second inning, with the Bruins scoring nine runs in the fourth inning to end the game. 

Rylie Bennett finished the game at 3-3, while Kaytlyn Cripps went 2-of-3 at the plate. Hola Nakayama and Savannah Heaton both finished 2-of-4 at the plate. Nya Laing earned the pitching victory, throwing five innings of two-run ball from inside the circle. 

Salt Lake 25, Colorado Northwestern 1: An 11-run second inning powered Salt Lake to another dominating win in game two.

Rylee Harris-Thorpe starting the offense in the first inning, using an RBI triple as SLCC took a 5-0 lead. Kaytlyn Cripps hit a grand-slam home run in the second inning, while Mackenzy Richins had a two-run double. Bailee Noland had the last of Salt Lake's 23 hits in the game, finishing on an RBI single. 

Savannah Montoya, Mercedes Call and Rylie Bennett all finished 3-of-3 at the plate. Cripps had a team-high four RBI's. Alyssa Millemon took the pitching win, throwing eight strikeouts in five innings.