GAME NOTES: The Snow College softball team will start its final home stand of the 2026 season against No. 19 Salt Lake Community College Friday and Saturday inside the Snow College Softball Complex.
The Badgers are coming off their final road series of the season against No. 25 College of Southern Idaho, where they suffered their second sweep of the season.
The Badgers currently lead the Scenic West Athletic Conference in home runs with 45, are second in hits (317), and third in team batting average (.306).
Gigi Hall led the Badgers offensively last weekend, going 4-7 from the plate with a pair of walks and a home run. Hall is slashing (.380/.430/.694) on the season.
Hall is second on the team in both batting average and slugging percentage behind
Brooke Fisher, .400 and .888, respectively. She is third in on-base percentage behind Fisher (.441) and
Rian Howland (.459).
SLCC currently sits at an overall record of 26-10 and a conference record of 19-5. The Bruins are tied for first place in the SWAC standings behind CSI.
The Badgers are 11-120 all-time against the Bruins, with a home record of 5-55. The Badgers suffered a sweep in the first meeting earlier this season.
RECORD WATCH: Fisher has 16 home runs this season and is currently four behind the all-time single-season record of 20 set two years ago by
Kamryn Allen. Allen also set the career record of 28; Fisher is five away from tying that record at 23 with eight games left in the regular season.
LAST TIME OUT: The Snow College softball team hit the road for the final time against No. 25 College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls, Idaho. The Badgers suffered their second sweep of the season and currently sit at fourth in the Scenic West Athletic Conference Standings.
The Badgers are coming off a home series against North Idaho College, where they took three of the four games by scores of 2-1, 12-1, and 5-1.
CSI opened the scoring in game one with a run in the bottom of the first inning. The Badgers responded in the top of the third with a pair of back-to-back home runs from
Taimane Laolagi-Aloy and
Rian Howland. CSI bounced back with a two-run hammer and an additional run in the bottom of the third to take a 4-2 lead.
Laolagi-Aloy helped the Badgers close the gap with a single to left that scored
Gigi Hall in the top of the fourth. Hall then turned around and drove in
Bree Garcia in the top of the fifth and was then driven in herself by
Grace Thomas to tie the game at 5-5. CSI tallied three runs in the bottom of the inning and held the score for the rest of the game to take it, 8-5.
Game two saw the Badgers score first with a Laolagi-Aloy single to center that allowed Thomas to round the bases. The Golden Eagles then started to take over the game as they scored two runs in both the bottom of the first and second. They then had a four-piece in the third and the game-winning run in the bottom of the fifth to finish the game 9-1.
Hall scored the first runs of game three with a two-run shot to center field in the top of the second. CSI responded with three runs in the bottom of the frame.
The Badgers reclaimed the lead with a Thomas single to deep center field that scored two runs. CSI took control of the game as it scored nine unanswered runs over the remainder of the game to take game three, 13-4 after six innings.
CSI opened game four by reaching home base in the bottom of the first. Carrasquel got the Badgers on the board in the top of the third with a solo shot to left. The Golden Eagles added two more in the bottom of the third to recapture a 3-1 lead.
Hall doubled in the fourth, which scored two and tied the game. CSI went on to score five unanswered runs to secure the sweep, 8-3.
Hall led the Badgers, going 4-7 with three walks, a home run, and three RBIs. Howland was right behind, going 4-9 with two walks and a home run.
UP NEXT: Snow College will wrap the 2026 regular season May 7 and 8 against Utah State University Eastern inside the Snow College Softball Complex, with first pitch slated for 1:00 p.m. and day two starting at 12:00 p.m. For video streaming and live stat information, visit snowbadgers.com.
