The Snow College softball team claimed three victories against Utah State University Eastern over the weekend in Price.  With the victories, the Badgers improve to 14-7 overall and 3-1 within Scenic West Athletic Conference play.
 
The Badgers entered the weekend series following the Choccolocco Park Extravaganza in Oxford, Alabama where they went 3-4 over the three-day event.  They claimed victories against Snead State Community College (9-1), Georgia Military College (8-1), and John A. Logan College (6-5).
 
Snow College scored two runs through their first five innings before the Eagles leveled the score at two apiece in the bottom of the fifth in game one Friday.  Both teams scored a run in the sixth inning and entered the final frame tied at three.
 
A walk and an error gave the Badgers a run to begin the seventh before a two-run double from Kamryn Allen gave the Badgers a 6-3 lead.  That run would come around to score on an error and the Badgers would go on to claim the 7-3 victory.
 
Saige Ewing shined inside the circle in game two of the doubleheader.  She pitched a complete game shutout while scattering six hits and striking out seven Eagles en route to collecting the win.
 
It took just two runs to claim the victory for the Badgers in conjunction with Ewing's strong performance.  Shibuya drove in a run in the first on a sacrifice fly while Reata O'Neal drove in the other tally with a single in the fifth.
 
The Eagles jumped on top in the first inning of game three of the series.  Both teams plated two runs in the second – a double from Dailee Maughan and a single from Haddie Hadley put the Badgers on the board.  
 
The Snow College bats exploded for seven runs in the third inning to take a 9-3 lead. A Shibuya single preceded an Allen Homer giving the Badgers a 4-3 lead.  Hadlee Walker drove in two runs on a double before Hadley plated another on a safety squeeze play.  O'Neal capped off the inning with a two-run blast to put the Badgers up six.
 
Three straight singles with two outs drove home three more for the Badgers in the sixth to extend the lead.  Ewing pitched four and two-thirds innings of one-run ball in relief as the Badgers cruised to a 12-4 victory.
 
Three consecutive singles from the Badgers gave them an early 3-0 lead in game four of the series.  The Eagles rallied to tie the game in the bottom of the inning and would take a 4-3 lead one frame later.
 
Allen and Hallie Young each plated runs in the third and fourth innings respectively to recapture the lead.  USUE would tie the game at five heading into the final inning.  Following a double to start the inning, Shibuya scored on a sacrifice fly from Indee Jones giving the Badgers a 6-5 lead.
 
The Badgers would surrender a lead-off homer that tied the game in the bottom of the seventh.  The Eagles would push across another run on a single to claim the 7-6 walk-off victory.  
 
Allen led the team offensively going 6-14 with a homer and six RBIs.  Hadley went 5-12 with a pair of doubles and two runs driven in.  Ewing pitched a total of 11.2 innings while allowing just one earned run and striking out nine.  She lowered her season ERA to just 1.84 and improved to 6-1 overall.
 
Snow College will now turn its attention to the College of Southern Nevada.  The four-game series, which was originally scheduled to be played in Ephraim, has been moved to Las Vegas due to the recent inclement weather in Ephraim.
 
The Coyotes own a 5-11 overall record and are coming off a four-game series in which they were swept against the College of Southern Idaho last weekend.  The Badgers are 49-44 overall against the Coyotes historically after going 2-6 against them last season.  For video streaming and live stat information, visit snowbadgers.com.