TAYLORSVILLE, Utah (Sunday, March 17, 2024)— No. 12 Salt Lake (21-3, 11-1) took four straight games from Utah State Eastern, putting a stranglehold on a top-two spot in the Scenic West Athletic Conference standings.
The Bruins have won six straight after a 12-game winning streak earlier this season.
Game One
SLCC 6 | USU E 0
Another game one start and another masterful performance from three-time SWAC Pitcher of the Week Garrison Sumner. The sophomore righthander scattered four hits and struck out six in five shutout innings.
Easton Gage went 3-4 with an RBI and a run scored. Garrett Bauer had a two-run triple in the second inning and finished with three RBI.
Game Two
SLCC 7 | USU E 5
Shay Timmer piled up ten strikeouts, allowing three runs in 5.2 innings to get credited with the win. Taylor Ayala scattered seven hits in 3.1 innings for the save.
Trey Gambill went 3-4 in the nightcap with a home run, three RBI, and two stolen bases. Salt Lake finished with nine hits and seven walks, stranding ten runners.
Game Three
SLCC 11 | USU E 3
The Bruins scored eight runs over the final two innings, lifting Dalton Smith to a win. Smith threw five innings, giving up five hits and three earned runs before giving way to Kyle Keyes for the final two innings.
Jake Olsen was 3-5 with three RBI. Garrett Bauer hit for the cycle, scoring four times and driving in two more. Bauer hit a solo home run in the second inning, doubled in the fourth, singled in the sixth, and completed the cycle with an RBI single in the seventh inning.
Game Four
SLCC 4 | USU E 1
Home runs from Trey Gambill and Ty Johnsen were all the scoring SLCC needed to complete the four-game sweep over their rivals to the east.
Salt Lake trailed 1-0 heading into the seventh inning after great pitching performances from Traton Staheli and Beau Sampson limited USU Eastern to five hits and a lone unearned run.
Gambill tied the game with a lead-off home run, setting the stage for Johnsen.
After a walk and Bauer single, Johnson blasted a three-run, game-winning home run.
Up Next
No. 12 Salt Lake hosts 14 straight games at the new and improved Cate Field, beginning with a doubleheader against Community Christian College at 2 p.m. MT on Thursday, March 21. After a DH vs. CCC on Friday, March 22, SLCC welcomes Treasure Valley Community College for a DH on Saturday, March 23.
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