Box Score TAYLORSVILLE, Utah (May 13, 2022) – Nine innings is all that separates the No. 11 Salt Lake Community College Baseball team from a Region 18 championship.
 
The Bruins posted a 6-4 win over rival Southern Idaho in the Region 18 semifinals at Cate Field Friday, never trailing in the victory. SLCC moved to 44-8 overall with the win, advancing to the Region 18 championship game for the second consecutive season.
 
Salt Lake started the game well, taking a 1-0 lead after a Braden Winget walk scored Karson Bodily in the first inning. SLCC added to the advantage in the fourth inning as Bruer Webster hit a two-run single to lift the Bruins to a 3-0 advantage. Chase Taylor added an RBI single in the fifth inning for SLCC to up the lead to 5-0. 
 
Things got interesting in the later innings as Southern Idaho went on a scoring run, scoring runs in the sixth and seventh innings to cut the SLCC lead to 6-2. CSI posted a pair of runs in the eighth inning to trim the SLCC advantage to 6-4, with the rally ultimately falling short in the ninth inning as Jordan Pace closed out the game on a called strike. Derik Eaquinto earned the pitching victory. 
 
Salt Lake will play its championship game against either Southern Nevada, Southern Idaho or Colorado Northwestern on Saturday at 12:00 p.m. for the Region 18 championship. An 'if' game would take place 30 minutes after the first game if the Bruins were to fall.