TWIN FALLS, Idaho - The 18th-ranked College of Southern Idaho Softball Team secured the Scenic West Athletic Conference Championship with 9-0 and 17-3 wins over Colorado Northwestern Friday.
The Golden Eagles hit 11 home runs in the doubleheader.
In game one,
Sophia Stoddard went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI,
Kylie Baumert was 1-for-2 with a walk and home run and
Saige Nielsen hit a triple.
Rachael Brown was 1-for-2 with a walk and
Maizie Clark was 1-for-2 and
Caitlin Turner was 1-for-2. In the circle,
Brooke Merrill pitched a shut out, giving up just two hits with six strikeouts. in the five innings.
Game two was a slug fest. Nielsen was 3-for-3 with two home runs and four RBI, Baumert was 3-for-3 with a home run and three RBI, Brown was 2-for-3 with two home runs,
Olivia Taylor was 2-for-2 with a home run and double,
Sophia Stoddard was 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBI,
Gracie Tentinger was 2-for-3 with a home run,
Cortney Rhees was 1-for-2 with a home run,
Maizie Clark was 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI and
Brynne Tolley was 1-for-1.
August Cowan got the win, pitching all five innings and giving up one earned run on six hits with six strikeouts.
CSI, now 42-11 overall and 32-6 in conference play, hosts CNCC Saturday at 1 p.m. for a doubleheader. Sophomores will be honored between games.
