TAYLORSVILLE, Utah (May 7, 2021) -Â Â The No. 2 Salt Lake Community College softball team continued building on its momentum, earning a Scenic West Athletic Conference doubleheader sweep Friday.
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SLCC downed the College of Southern Nevada in the opening day of the series, earning victories of 11-0 and 7-5. The Bruins are now 46-2 overall and 36-2 in Scenic West play.
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Salt Lake and Southern Nevada will play another doubleheader on Saturday.
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Salt Lake 11, Southern Nevada 0: An early display of offensive power lifted Salt Lake to a win.
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Savanna Montoya hit a solo home run to get Salt Lake on the board in the opening frame, with Rylee Harris later adding a two-run home run. Rylee Harris hit an RBI single in the second inning, with
Mackenzy Richins hitting a two-run home run in the fourth inning.Â
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Montoya and
Mercedes Call both went 2-of-4 at the plate, while Harris was 2-of-3 with a trio of RBI's.
Bailey Frischknecht earned the pitching win, throwing a complete game of five innings with four strikeouts.Â
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Salt Lake 7, Southern Nevada 5: The Bruins built an early lead, withstanding a late CSN rally in the win.
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Mercedes Call hit an RBI single in the first inning, with
Rylie Bennett hitting an RBI triple in the second inning to up SLCC's lead to 3-0.
Savanna Montoya hit a solo home run in the sixth inning to give the Bruins a 5-2 lead, with
Brylee Marziale-Hill adding a solo home run in the seventh inning.Â
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Montoya was 3-of-3 in the win, with Call going 3-of-4.
Kaytlyn Cripps was 2-of-4 at the plate.
Alyssa Millemon earned the victory in the circle, finishing with four strikeouts.Â
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