GAME NOTES

• The Snow College softball team will begin Scenic West Athletic Conference play Friday as it takes on the College of Southern Nevada.  After having the first two series of conference play postponed due to weather and unplayable field conditions, Snow College will look to play its first game since Feb. 4 against the Coyotes.

• The Badgers will play a pair of doubleheaders against the Coyotes beginning Friday at 1:00 and 3:00 p.m.  Saturday's games are scheduled to begin at 12:00 and 2:00 p.m.  For video streaming and live stat information, visit snowbadgers.com.

• Snow College last played at the Western Shootout in Yuma, Arizona Feb. 2-4.  The Badgers went 4-2 over the three-day tournament earning victories over Arizona Western College (8-0), Pima Community College (6-5), No. 9 Central Arizona College (6-4), and No. 19 Eastern Arizona College (9-4).

• Bailey Bowers paced the Badger's offense over the weekend going 8-14 with three doubles, two homers, and six RBIs.  She currently leads the team in batting average (.531), on-base percentage (.605), slugging percentage (1.188), home runs (5), and RBIs (15).

• Haddie Hadley will enter Friday's matchup riding an 11-game hitting streak.  Hadley has recorded at least one hit in all 11 games this season including five multi-hit games.  She leads the team in hits while sporting a .462 batting average.

• Brinley Ellsworth highlighted the Badgers from within the circle as she earned two victories pitching a total of 13.2 innings while allowing six earned runs, striking out 13, and walking just three batters.

• The Coyotes are 13-9 overall this season and have gotten off to a 5-3 start to begin SWAC play.  They lost three of four games to the College of Southern Idaho last weekend in Henderson, Nevada.

• Snow College went 3-7 against the Coyotes during the 2022 season.  The Badgers won two out of the four games the two teams played in Ephraim. Snow College also defeated CSN 19-6 in the Region 18 tournament May 12.

• The Badgers are 47-38 all time against the Coyotes. Snow College was 3-7 against CSN last season and are coming off a 19-6 victory in the Region 18 tournament.

UP NEXT

• Snow College will continue conference play against Colorado Northwestern Community College next Friday and Saturday.  The Badgers and the Spartans will play a pair of doubleheader beginning Friday at 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. and Saturday at 12:00 and 2 p.m.

• The Spartans are winless in eight games this season and have been swept by CSN and Salt Lake Community College to begin their season.  CNCC has scored just nine runs in their eight games this season while allowing a total of 185 total runs which is 23.1 runs per game.

• The Badgers are 65-8 all time against the Spartans and have won 25 straight games.  The Badgers last loss against CNCC was an 11-6 defeat May 10, 2017.

• The weekend series will begin Friday at 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. followed by a doubleheader Saturday beginning at 12:00 and 2:00 p.m in Rangely, Colorado.  For video streaming, and live stat information, visit snowbadgers.com. 
 

LAST TIME OUT

The Snow College softball team traveled to Yuma, Arizona last weekend to participate in the Western Shootout.  The Badgers won four of their six games including victories over Arizona Western College 8-0, Pima Community College 6-5, Central Arizona College 6-4, and No. 19 Eastern Arizona College 9-4.

The Badgers came into this weekend after winning four of five games at the CSN Kickoff Classic the week prior. During that time, Snow College picked up victories over  Glendale Community College 8-4, CAC 9-4, 4-1, and EAC 19-8. The Badgers would then go on to play all of the same teams in the Western Shootout as they did in the CSN Kickoff Classic, save GCC. 

The Badgers started the weekend by facing AWC for the second time this season. Snow College pitcher August Cowan would excel in this game as she would finish the game with three strikeouts. 

The Badgers had a dominant third inning in which they scored three runs. They continued to have success hitting the ball which aided them in scoring two runs in the fourth and fifth inning. Snow College would go on to win 8-0 as the team finished with a total of 11 hits.

The Badgers would then turn their attention to the PCC Aztecs.  Thursday's game would be tightly contested as the two teams battled to take control. As the first inning came to a close, the Badgers trailed 3-2. 

Snow College had a powerful third inning in which it scored three runs. Although the Aztecs would go on to score two more runs, it would not be enough to push past the Badgers. The final score was 6-5 as Snow College took its second victory of the day. 

Badger star Bailey Bowers would be the hero of the day as she finished Thursday's games going 4-4 with two doubles and two home runs. She was aided by Hadley Walker and Tasia Shibuya, who would each add home runs to Thursday's games.

Snow College would begin Friday's games by facing off against AWC again, however, in this matchup, we would see a very different Matadors team. AWC came out hot and scored six runs in the first inning while the Badgers scored only two. 
 

Snow College continued to fight and scored three runs in the second inning. The Badgers would struggle offensively for the rest of the game, failing to score over the final five innings and would suffer a 12-5 loss. 

The Badgers would then prepare to face preseason-ranked No. 9 EAC to wrap up Friday's games. Snow defeated the Vaqueros 9-4 at the Coyote Classic, but Friday's game got off to a slow start for both teams.  As the fifth inning came to a close, the Badgers had a 1-0 lead.  Snow College would have a strong sixth inning as it scored five runs. 

CAC attempted to push ahead, scoring two runs in both the sixth and seventh innings, but it would not be enough, giving the Badgers a 6-4 victory.  Pitcher Brinsley Ellsworth would shine as she picked up her first win of the season having pitched six and two-thirds, allowing four earned runs, striking out seven, and walking just one batter.

Snow College began the final day of games by again playing CAC. The Badgers struggled offensively as they were shut out for the first time this year. Vaquero's pitcher Jessica Mercado would run the show as she pitched a complete game, scattering five hits, and finishing with an impressive 11 strikeouts. CAC would go on to win Saturday's game 3-0. 

The Badgers would wrap up the weekend against EAC.  In their last matchup, the Badgers excelled winning 19-8, a game in which they hit five home runs. Kaylee Lyman and Bowers contributed two home runs each while Andrea Sweat added one. 

Although Saturday's game got off to a slow start, the Badgers exploded offensively in the fifth inning as they drove in eight runs. This impressive inning would propel Snow College to a 9-4 victory.

Ellsworth performed brilliantly as she finished 2-0 while allowing six earned runs and striking out 13. Bowers finished the weekend going 8-14 with two home runs and six RBIs, making her the team's leader for RBIs with a total of 15 on the season.

Hadley finished the weekend going 10-18 with three doubles, a triple, and five RBIs.  Bowers went 9-18, hit three homers, and drove in nine runs while slugging 1.167 over the two-day tournament.  Shibuya had two hits in each game over the weekend while scoring a team-high 11 runs.