GAME NOTES
 

• The Snow College softball team will begin Scenic West Athletic Conference play in a four-game series against Utah State University Eastern Friday and Saturday in Price.  Friday's doubleheader is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m. with Saturday's twin bill slated for a 12:00 p.m. first pitch.

 

• The Badgers are coming off a 3-4 weekend at the Choccolocco Park Extravaganza in Oxford, Alabama.  They collected victories against Snead State Community College (9-1), Georgia Military College (8-1), and John A. Logan College (6-5).

 

• Snow College begins SWAC play after going 16-24 last season during its conference schedule.  The Badgers went 3-13 in conference road games last season and were winless against the Eagles in Price.

 

• The Badgers rank among the top teams in the nation in extra-base hits.  They rank 15^th overall in total extra-base hits with 63 as well as 10^th in triples with 10 and 16^th in doubles with 41. 

 

• Haddie Hadley had a very strong weekend in Alabama as she went 12-26 (.462), hit five doubles, and drove in five RBIs.  She is second on the team in hitting with a .467 average and is currently riding a seven-game hitting streak and a 13-game on-base streak.  She leads the team in doubles with eight.

 

• Saige Ewing lowered her ERA inside the circle over the weekend.  She appeared in four games and pitched 12.0 innings.  She collected two wins and allowed just two earned runs while striking out seven batters.  She leads the team in ERA at just 2.18.

 

• The Badgers went 3-5 against the Eagles last season.  After suffering four losses in Price, Snow College took three of four from them in Ephraim in the last home stand of the season.  The Badgers are 36-19 overall against the Eagles since 2017.

 

• The Eagles own an 8-1 record so far this season.  They started the year winning each of their first five games.  They won three out of four against Northeastern Junior College over the weekend in Price.

 
UP NEXT: The Badgers will welcome the College of Southern Nevada to Ephraim for their home opener.  They will host the Coyotes in a four-game series beginning Friday.  CSN is 5-7 overall to start the season.  They have won three straight after losing seven of their first nine games.  The Badgers are 49-44 all-time against the Coyotes but have lost each of their last five against the team from the Silver State.  Friday's doubleheader starts at 1:00 p.m. with Saturday's double dip scheduled to begin at 3:00 p.m. at the Snow College Softball Complex in Ephraim.  For video streaming and live stat information, visit snowbadgers.com.
 
LAST TIME OUT: The Snow College softball team went 3-4 over the weekend at the Choccolocco Park Extravaganza tournament in Oxford, Alabama.  The Badgers collected victories over Snead State Community College (9-1), Georgia Military College (8-1), and John A. Logan College (6-5).
 
Snow College entered the tournament following a 4-1 weekend at the Western Shootout in Yuma, Arizona.  The Choccolocco Park Extravaganza would serve as the final non-conference games for the Badgers before starting Scenic West Athletic Conference play.
 
The Badgers opened up the tournament against SSCC.  Kenley Henson pitched five complete innings allowing just two hits and an earned run en route to securing the win inside the circle.  The Badgers offense was able to push across nine runs to win via mercy rule.
 
Three singles from Haddie Hadley, Hailey Mangum, and Kamryn Allen each plated runs before a homer from Reata O'Neal drove home two more giving the Badgers a 7-0 lead in the third.  A walk and a Hadley double gave the Badgers a 9-1 victory.
 
After scoring a run on an error in the second against GMC, the Badgers plated five in the fifth thanks to doubles from Hadley, Allen and O'Neal. A single from Gracie Brooks gave the Badgers a 6-1 lead.  Snow College added two more in the seventh to earn the 8-1 win.  Saige Ewing picked up her fourth win of the year inside the circle as she allowed just one run and struck out four batters.
 
The Badgers suffered a 3-2 loss to Gordon State College to cap off day one of the tournament.  They took on JALC to begin day two and wasted no time taking a 2-0 lead off an error and a safety squeeze play.
 
O'Neal gave the Badgers the lead back on a single in the second before the Volunteers leveled the score at four in the fourth.  O'Neal drove in a run on a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the inning to regain the lead.
 
The Volunteers once again tied the game in the fifth before O'Neal drove in her third go-ahead RBI of the game on a double to left field.  The 6-5 lead would hold this time and the Badgers would collect the one-run victory.
 
Following the victory, the Badgers would go on to suffer a trio of losses against Lake Land College, Shelton State Community College, and Southern Union State Community College.  The Badgers will enter SWAC play with an 11-6 record following the tournament.
 
Hadley led the Badgers offensively as she went 12-26 (.462) at the plate while recording five doubles, five RBIs, and scoring nine runs.  O'Neal drove in 10 runs for the team while going 9-23 (.391) from the plate. She hit five extra-base hits including a homer.  
 
Ewing appeared in four games and pitched 12.0 total innings.  She allowed just two earned runs and struck out seven batters.  Henson pitched 14.1 innings over six games while surrendering five earned runs and striking out 10.