The Snow College softball team suffered a four-game sweep at the hands of No. 12 Salt Lake Community College over the weekend in Taylorsville. With the losses, the Badgers drop to 19-14 overall and 8-8 within the Scenic West Athletic Conference.
The Badgers entered the weekend following a
four-game series against No. 15 College of Southern Idaho during which they collected a win over the Golden Eagles. The Badgers are 8-17 against ranked opponents over their last two seasons.
Snow College was shut out for the first time all season in game one of the series. Bruins' pitcher Shelbee Jones took a no-hitter into the sixth inning before a one-out double from
Hadlee Walker recorded the first and only hit for the Badgers in the game. Walker was stranded on the bases and the Badgers suffered a 5-0 defeat.
SLCC scored a pair of runs in the opening frame of game two. Snow College responded and took the lead with three runs in the third inning.
Haddie Hadley started the rally with a walk. She later scored on a double from
Tasia Shibuya two batters later.
Kamryn Allen brought home Shibuya on a home run to give the Badgers a 3-2 lead.
The game quickly unraveled for the Badgers following the third inning. They surrendered three runs in each of the next three innings and suffered an 11-3 loss.
The Badgers found themselves in an early hole in game three of the series. The Bruins scored a run in the second and five runs in the third inning to take a 6-0 lead. Snow College did push across a run in the fourth inning on a homer from
Ayden Fitch but ended up losing 9-1 in five innings.
It was a tight game through five innings in the final game of the series. After runs in the first and the third, the Bruins held a 2-0 lead heading into the fifth inning. Snow College plated two runs as Allen slapped a bases-loaded single through the right side to tie the game. Walker followed with a single to give the Badgers the lead.
SLCC immediately responded and scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. The Bruins completed the sweep in the bottom of the sixth inning as they scored six runs and earned the 11-3 victory.
Fitch paced the Badgers offensively as she went 4-10 (.400/.455/.800) with a homer and a double. Allen was 4-11 (.364/.364/.636) and drove in four runs over the weekend.
The Badgers will now turn their attention to Colorado Northwestern Community College as they welcome the Spartans to town for a four-game series. The Spartans are 0-26 overall this season and 0-16 within conference play.
The Badgers are 92-7 against the Spartans historically and have won each of their last 33 games against them. The Badgers have only lost two games to the Spartans in Ephraim all time. Game one of the series will begin at 1:00 p.m. with Saturday's doubleheader scheduled to start at 12:00 p.m. at the Snow College Softball Complex in Ephraim. For video streaming and live stat information, visit snowbadgers.com.
