TAYLORSVILLE, Utah (Monday, March 11, 2024) – No. 12 Salt Lake split a four-game weekend series at Southern Idaho. The Bruins won the first game before dropping the nightcap each day.
SLCC is 14-5 and 6-2 in Scenic West Athletic Conference play. They are 2-3 on the road.
Game One
SLCC 2 | CSI 1
No. 17 CSI grabbed a first-inning lead with a solo homer off Bruins starter Shelbee Jones. The freshman phenom then settled in for a complete game win to open the series. Jones scattered six hits in seven innings while striking out 12 Golden Eagle batters.
Bailey Marvin singled and scored the tying run on a Jettlee Ioane double later in the fourth inning.
Miranda Mansfield singled home pinch-runner Brightyn Turner three innings later for the eventual game-winning run.
CSI loaded the bases with one out against Jones in the bottom of the seventh, but a strikeout and popout to shortstop ended the threat and gave SLCC its fifth straight win.
Game Two
SLCC 5 | CSI 18
The Golden Eagles responded to the game one loss by plating nine runs in the first inning of game two and never looking back. CSI built an 18-1 advantage before the Bruins scratched across four late runs to account for the final score.
Lexie Shaver led the way for Salt Lake at the plate, going 2-3 with a run scored and three RBI.
Game Three
SLCC 18 | CSI 10
A pair of first-inning two-run homers from Bailey Marvin and Jettlee Ioane staked starter Nakiya Seeley to a 5-0 lead before the freshman through her first pitch.
Last week's SWAC Pitcher of the Week battled through a loaded Golden Eagles lineup, allowing eight hits and six earned runs while walking three and striking out two batters.
Kendyl Purdy and Miranda Mansfield combined for six of Salt Lake's 16 hits and scored six of their 18 runs. Mansfield added three RBI. Shelbee Jones hit one of six Bruins home runs, finishing with the RBI and scoring three runs.
Seven SLCC players had two or more RBI, while five Bruins had two or more hits.
Game Four
SLCC 4 | CSI 5
Shelbee Jones (4-2) took the hard-luck loss, going the distance in an extra-innings loss. Jones gave up seven hits and four earned runs. The freshman pitcher struck out 11 batters but was uncharacteristically wild, walking six batters.
Lexie Shaver went 3-5 at the plate, while Chloe Woods and Mansfield each had two base hits.
Up Next
No. 12 Salt Lake hosts Utah State University Eastern at Norma Carr Softball Field on Friday, March 15, and Saturday, March 16. Friday's doubleheader action begins at 1 p.m. MT.
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