GAME NOTES

• The Snow College softball team begins a four-game series against the College of Southern Nevada in Henderson beginning Friday.  This series was originally scheduled to be played in Ephraim, but due to unplayable field conditions, the series was relocated to be played at the Lady Coyotes Softball Field in Henderson.

• The Badgers are coming off a four-game series against Utah State University Eastern during which they took three out of four from the Eagles.  These were the first victories for the Badgers against USUE in Price since March 12, 2022.

• Saige Ewing had perhaps her best pitching performance of the season for the Badgers in game two of the series.  She pitched a complete-game shutout scattering just six hits and striking out seven Eagles.  She lowered her team-leading ERA to just 1.84 and improved to 7-1 inside the circle this season.

• Kamryn Allen led the team offensively against the Eagles as she went 6-14 with a homer and six RBIs.  She currently leads the team in multi-hit games with nine, and will take a five-game on-base streak into play Friday against the Coyotes.

• Haddie Hadley also had a strong weekend at the plate as she went 5-12 with a pair of doubles, four runs scored, and two RBIs.  She has recorded a hit in 15 of the Badgers' 21 games this season and is currently riding a 17-game on-base streak.

• The Badgers are currently one of the best slugging teams in the nation.  They rank 8th overall in the country in doubles with 52.  They've also hit 11 triples, which lands them at 12th overall.

• The Badgers are 49-44 all time against the Coyotes but have lost each of their last five games against CSN.  Moreover, Snow College is currently on a 10-game losing streak against the Coyotes in Henderson.  The last time the Badgers won in Henderson was a 10-0 victory March 12, 2021.

UP NEXT: The Badgers will head to Twin Falls and take on the No. 17 College of Southern Idaho next weekend.  The Golden Eagles are 13-5 overall this season and 4-0 within Scenic West Athletic Conference play.  They will be taking on No. 12 Salt Lake Community College in a four-game set this weekend.  The Badgers are  24-66 overall against CSI historically including going 2-6 against the Golden Eagles last season.  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.  For video streaming and live stat information, visit snowbadgers.com.
 

LAST TIME OUT: 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 7-1 overall.