Bruins Fall in Championship Game
SALT LAKE CITY (May 3, 2008) – The Salt Lake CC Bruin softball team fell in the championship IF game to College of Southern Idaho.

The day started with Salt Lake beating College of Southern Nevada 4-2.  Lindsey Palmer struck out ten batters allowing three hits.  Tara Bendt was 2-4 with a double and Dani Ibrahim knocked in one run with a double and Lisa Riches picked up two runs with a RBI single.  The win put Salt Lake into the championship game against CSI; Salt Lake needed to win two games to advance to the national tournament.  The Bruins brought the bats scoring 11 runs while Lindsey Palmer struck out 14 batters to force an IF game.  Jasey Jensen was 2-3 and Lisa Riches drove in two runs.  However Salt Lake ran out of steam in the IF game allowing 21 runs on 20 hits and committing seven errors.  Salt Lake ace Lindsey Palmer ran out of gas throwing 35 innings over three days.  The lone bright spot was a solo home run by Lindsey Palmer.

Salt Lake finishes an impressive season with a 43-10 record overall and ranked in the top five in the NJCAA. Sophomore pitcher Lindsey Palmer finished the year 29-2 with 309 strikeouts and a 0.90 ERA.  Brooke Olson, Jasey Jenson, Tara Bendt and Lindsey Palmer were all name First Team All Region.   Tara Bendt was named the SWAC Player of the Year and Lindsey Palmer was named the SWAC Pitcher of the Year.  Head Coach MaryKay Amicone was named the SWAC Coach of the Year.

SLCC  4    SLCC  11     SLCC  1
CSN    2    CSI       4      CSI      21

CSI edges Salt Lake in Semi-Final Match-up
SALT LAKE CITY (May 2, 2008) - The Salt Lake Community College Bruins suffered a heart breaking 2-1 loss in the semi-final match-up against College of Southern Idaho.  Lindsey Palmer allowed one hit while striking out 14 batters in the loss.  Lisa Riches went 2-3 driving in the lone run for Salt Lake.  The Bruins out hit CSI 8 to 1 however Salt Lake could not over come the two errors in the field. 

Salt Lake will now face Southern Nevada at 11:00 on Bruin Field, the winner will move on to play in the championship game against Southern Idaho.

SLCC   1
CSI      2

Olson Leads Salt Lake to Victory
SALT LAKE CITY (May 1, 2008) – The #5 Salt Lake CC Bruins (41-8, 1-0) connected on 12 hits to win 5-0 in the Region 18 tournament opener.  Lindsey Palmer (27-0) blanks College of Southern on three hits and 10 strikeouts.  Brooke Olson opened the scoring with a RBI single in the first and extended the lead with a two run home run.  Lisa Riches followed Olson’s home run with a solo shot and Tara Bendt finished 3-4 with a double.

No. 5 Salt Lake battles conference rival College of Southern Idaho tomorrow at 2:30 in the undefeated game, the winner moves on to the championship game on Saturday. 

# 5 SLCC   5
      CSN      0

Softball Ready’s for the Region 18 Showdown
HENDERSON, Nevada (April 26, 2008) – No. 4 Salt Lake CC wrapped up Scenic West play with a two game spilt (7-0, 1-4) against College of Southern Nevada.  Salt Lake heads into the Region 18 Tournament with a 40-8 record and the number one seed.

Lindsey Palmer struck out 12 batters in game one allowing no runs to earn her 26th win of the year.  Tara Bendt was 3-4 with two RBI’s and her 23rd stolen base of the year.  Jasey Jensen finished 3-5 at the plate with her 16th and 17th double of the year.

Salt Lake committed three errors in the game two 4-1 loss.  Erica Park takes the loss going five innings allowing three earned runs.  Tara Bendt continued her success at the plate going 2-3 with a RBI.

No. 4 Salt Lake gears up for the Region 18 Tournament.  The Tournament is a double elimination format with the winner earning a berth to the NJCAA National Tournament held in Plant City Florida.

#4 SLCC   7    #4 SLCC   1
      CSN     0         CSN    4

Palmer Blanks Southern Nevada for 25th Win
HENDERSON, Nevada (April 25, 2008) - The fourth ranked Salt Lake Community College softball team split day one against College of Southern Nevada.  Salt Lake won the first one 4-0 and dropped the second game 7-3.  Salt Lake's record now stands at 37-6 overall and 31-5 in the SWAC.

Lindsey Palmer allowed two hits in seven innings while she struck out nine batters on her way to her 25th win of the season.  Tara Bendt led the way at the plate going 2-4 with 2 RBI's and Mindy Schvaneveldt hit a solo home run her first of the year.

Salt Lake took a 1-0 lead into the sixth inning until Nevada got hot and scored all seven runs in the bottom of the sixth.  Kara Bendt takes the loss going five innings allowing two hits with eight strikeouts.  Tara Bendt continued to wreak havoc on the base paths going 4-4 with an RBI and a stolen base.  Salt Lake finished with 11 hits leaving eight runners on base.

No. 4 Salt Lake and College of Southern Idaho meet again for another two game set beginning at noon (PST) in Henderson Nevada.

#4 SLCC  4   #4 SLCC   3
     CSN   0        CSN     7

Palmer Named NJCAA Player of the Week
SALT LAKE CITY (April 24, 2008) – No. 4 Salt Lake CC pitcher Lindsey Palmer was named NJCAA Division I pitcher of the week.  Palmer has a record of 24-0 with a 0.55 ERA and 239 strikeouts.  She ranks in the top five nationally in ERA and strikeouts per inning.  In two wins over rival College of Southern Idaho Palmer struck out 28 batters allowing only six hits in 17 innings pitched. 

Bruins Clinch SWAC Title; Palmer Throws a One Hit Gem
SALT LAKE CITY (APRIL 19, 2008) - The fourth ranked Salt Lake Community College Bruin Softball team finished the four game sweep of conference rival College of Southern Idaho (38-19, 22-12).  The sweep extends the winning streak to 18 games and clinches the SWAC regular season conference championship.  The Bruins record stands at 38-6 and 30-4 in SWAC play.

Lindsey Palmer (24-0) threw a one hit gem in the first game beating CSI 2-0.  In the game she had eleven strikeouts and drew the bases loaded walk to score the second run.  Brooke Olson drove in a run while going 2-4 at the plate and Jasey Jensen added another double to her tally.

The second game was a 9-1 five inning run rule game, which saw Salt Lake connect on 11 hits.   Tara Bendt was a perfect 4-4 at the plate with four RBI's and Lisa Riches finished 2-3 with three RBI's hitting her 15th double of the season.  Erica Park picks up her seventh win of the season allowing one run on four hits.

No 4 Salt Lake CC (38-6, 30-4) wraps up the regular season at Southern Nevada next weekend April 25th and 26th.  Then the Bruins gear up for the Region 18 Conference Tournament on May 1st thru 3rd at Bruin Field.  Salt Lake receives the number one seed and will face the winner of the four and six seed. 

#17 CSI  0   #17 CSI 1
#4 SLCC 2   #4 SLCC 9

No. 4 Salt Lake Takes the First Two from Rival CSI
SALT LAKE CITY (April 18, 2008) - The fourth ranked Salt Lake CC Bruins Softball defeated #17 College of Southern Idaho today 6-0 and 4-1.  Salt Lake (36-6, 28-4 SWAC) extended their lead in first place to six games over Southern Idaho (38-17, 22-10 SWAC).

Lindsey Palmer ties her season high in strikes out with 14 on her way to her 23rd win of the season.  Brooke Olson was 2-3 with a double and a two RBI triple and Palmer blasted a two run home run to put the game out of reach. 

Kara Bendt pitched five innings to get the win in the second game allowing one run on four hits; Palmer picks up the save throwing two innings.  Jasey Jensen hit a two RBI double and Kara Bendt drove in the other runs.

No. 4 Salt Lake looks to extend their 16 game winning streak against #17 Southern Idaho tomorrow in a double header starting at noon at Bruin Field.

#17 CSI  0    #17 CSI  1
#4 SLCC  6   #4 SLCC 4

Salt Lake CC Softball Moves Up One Spot in NJCAA Polls
SALT LAKE CITY (April 17, 2008) – The Salt Lake Community College Bruins Softball team (34-6) moves up one spot in the recent NJCAA Division I polls to number four.  Salt Lake is on a fourteen game winning streak outscoring Colorado Northwestern 54-2 in last weekends series sweep. The Bruins lead the SWAC in batting average (.359), team ERA (2.25) and fielding percentage (.952).  Lindsey Palmer leads the way in the circle with a 22-0 record and a conference leading 0.62 ERA.  She ranks nationally in ERA (0.62) and strikeouts (211).  Jasey Jensen leads the SWAC in batting average with a .444 clip and Dani Ibrahim follows closely with a .434 average.

No. 4 Salt Lake CC Bruins (34-6) take on conference rival #17 College of Southern Idaho Eagles (38-15).  The Eagles are coming off a disappointing loss to Snow College and are four games behind Salt Lake for first place.  Games one and two begin on Friday April 18th at 1 pm the series concludes on Saturday April 19th at noon.  All games are held at Bruin Field on the Taylorsville Redwood Campus.

Ibrahim Leads #5 Bruins in Series Sweep
RANGLEY, Colorado (April 12, 2008) – The number five ranked Salt Lake CC Bruins Softball finished the sweep of Colorado Northwestern winning easily 16-0 and 11-2.  Salt Lake takes their record to 34-6 and 26-4 in the SWAC.  The Bruins extend their lead in first place over College of Southern Idaho to four games.

The first game saw Salt Lake score eleven runs in the fourth inning to win easily 16-0.  Lindsey Palmer gets her 22nd win of the season allowing two hits and had eight strikeouts.  Dani Ibrahim was a perfect 4-4 at the plate with an amazing six RBI’s.  Jasey Jensen finished 3-4 with a double and a triple.

In the last game of the series Salt Lake won 11-2, Dani Ibrahim continued to lead the way with a 3-3 showing at the plate.  She connected on three triples to go along with five RBI’s.  Erica Park hit a three run home run and got the start on the mound going three innings.

No. 5 Salt Lake (34-6, 26-4) takes their 14 game winning streak into a showdown with second place #13 College of Southern Idaho (38-15, 22-8).  The four game series is set to begin on Friday April 18th at 1 pm.  All games are held at Bruin Field

Game 1                    R   H   E
SLCC   104  (11)0      16  14  0
CNCC 000   00          0    2   2
WP- L Palmer (22-0) LP- A Posey

Game 2               R    H    E
SLCC    520  22    11   10  4
CNCC   100  10     2     4   3
WP- E Park  LP- M Elsberry

No. 5 Salt Lake Softball Wins Two
RANGLEY, Colorado (April 11, 2008) – No. 5 Salt Lake CC Softball took two games from Colorado Northwestern today 13-0 and 14-0.  Salt Lake extends their winning streak to 12 games and moves to 32-6 overall and 24-4 in Scenic West Play.

The first game saw Salt Lake score all 13 runs in the third inning, scattering 13 hits in the five inning run rule shortened game.  Lindsey Palmer gets her 21st win and remains undefeated throwing her fifth no hitter of the year.  Brooke Olson smashed a Grand Slam in the third and Tara Bendt was 2-3 with three RBI’s.

Game two was a 14-0 five inning run rule game.  Kara Bendt threw four one hit innings with six strikeouts and Jessie Cozzens threw one inning allowing no hits and striking out two.  Lisa Riches was a perfect 2-2 with three RBI’s, a double and a homerun.  Amy Broadbent connected on two hits in three at-bats with two RBI’s.

No. 5 Salt Lake (32-6, 24-4) concludes the four game series tomorrow against Colorado Northwestern with game one starting at noon.

Game 1                     R   H   E
SLCC   00(13) 00x       13  13  1
CNCC   000     000        0    0   3
WP- L Palmer (21-0) LP- M Elisbury

Game 2                      R  H  E
SLCC      011 2(10)x     14 12  1
CNCC      000 000        0   1   1
WP- K Bendt (5-3) LP- M Elisbury

Salt Lake Softball Breaks the Top Five
SALT LAKE CITY (April 9, 2008) – The Salt Lake Community College Softball Team (30-6) moved up one spot in the NJCAA Division I poll to number five.  Salt Lake recently swept conference foe North Idaho and is riding a 10 game winning streak.  Lindsey Palmer (20-0) leads in the circle with a 0.66 ERA and 194 strikeouts on the year.  Palmer ranks in the top five in the NJCAA for ERA and strikeout totals.  Jasey Jensen is the leading hitter with a .443 average and a team leading 40 RBI’s.  Salt Lake leads the SWAC in batting average (.353) and fielding percentage (.954).

No.5 Salt Lake hit the road this weekend for a four game series against Colorado Northwestern in Rangley, Colorado.  Salt Lake looks to maintain their three game lead in first place over Southern Idaho.

Softball Sweeps the Series; Palmer Wins her 20th
SALT LAKE CITY (April 5, 2008) - The number six ranked Salt Lake Community College Bruins Softball completed the sweep of North Idaho College by taking two games today 7-4 and 7-6.  Salt Lake's record is 30-6 and 22-4 in SWAC play.

In the first game Salt Lake scored six runs in the first to take the game 7-4.  Brooke Olson was 3-4 with two doubles and two RBI's.  Jasey Jensen finished 2-2 and Tara Bendt was 2-4.  Lindsey Palmer picks up her 20th win of the season allowing three earned runs and striking out eight batters.

The final game of the series was a tight 7-6 win for Salt Lake.  Brooke Olson and Dani Ibrahim both blasted two run home runs to help secure the win.  It was a team effort on the mound with Kara Bendt getting the win throwing three innings allowing two earned runs, Erica Park threw three innings allowing three earned runs and Lindsey Palmer gets the save striking out three batters in one inning of work.

No. 6 Salt Lake (30-6, 22-4) heads to Rangley Colorado to face Colorado Northwestern in a four game set.

SLCC   7     SLCC    7
NIC     4      NIC      6

#6 Salt Lake Pulls Out Two Wins
SALT LAKE CITY (April 4, 2008) - No. 6 Salt Lake Community College Bruins softball runs their record to 28-6 with two wins over North Idaho College today at Bruin Field.  Salt Lake maintains their two game lead in first place over Southern Idaho.

Game one was a close 3-2 win for Salt Lake with Lindsey Palmer getting her 19th win of the season striking out nine batters.  Lisa Riches drove in all three runs with a bases loaded double in the first.  Erica Park got the start in the second game pitching five strong innings before giving Kara Bendt the ball to close the 4-1 win.  Park opened up the scoring with a solo home run; Brooke Olson and Dani Ibrahim both picked up RBI's.

No. 6 Salt Lake (28-6, 20-4 SWAC) and North Idaho meet again tomorrow at Bruin Field for a double header starting at Noon

SLCC  3   SLCC   4
NIC     2   NIC     1 

Salt Lake Softball's Bats Get Hot in Sweep of Snow
EPHRAIM, Utah (March 29, 2008) - The seventh ranked Salt Lake Community College Bruin Softball team completed the sweep today taking two games from Snow College (12-1, 14-7). Salt Lake takes their record to 26-6 and 18-4 in SWAC play and is currently on a six game winning streak.

Salt Lake continued to hit the ball connecting on 14 hits six in the first game winning 12-1.  Lindsey Palmer stays perfect with an 18-0 record striking out nine batters in the process.  Dani Ibrahim drove in five runs on a 2-4 day with a double and Jasey Jensen finished with a double and a triple with three RBI's.

In game two Salt Lake stayed hot scattering 19 hits five of them going for extra bases.  Kara Bendt gets the win pitching three innings with five strikeouts.  Tara Bendt got hot going 4-5 with a two RBI double, Dani Ibrahim was 2-3 with a double and Lindsey Palmer finished 3-4 with a double.

No.7 Salt Lake (26-6, 18-4) returns home for a showdown with last years SWAC tournament champions North Idaho College.  Games one and two set for Friday, April 4th  at 1 pm and game three and four begin on Saturday, April 5th at noon.

SLCC   12    SLCC    14
SNOW   1     SNOW    7

Palmer No-Hits Snow College
EPHRAIM, Utah (March 28, 2008) - No. 7 Salt Lake CC Softball took two games (4-0, 9-5) today from Snow College on a cold and rainy day in Ephraim.  These two wins puts Salt Lake's record at 24-6 overall and 16-4 in Scenic West Conference play.

Lindsey Palmer pitched her fourth no-hitter of the year striking out 11 Snow Badgers on the way to her seventeenth win.  Brooke Olson finished the day 2-4 with two RBI's and a triple and Lisa Riches drove in the other two runs on a 2-4 showing at the plate.

Salt Lake brought the bats to the second game with 14 hits, five going for extra bases.  Erica Park pitched a strong 3.0 innings allowing four hits and Kara Bendt threw 4.0 innings with seven strikeouts.  Brooke Olson continued to see the ball well going 3-4 with three RBI's and Lindsey Palmer hit a three run triple to finish 3-4 at the plate.

SLCC   4   SLCC   9
SNOW  0   SNOW  5

Softball Takes Care of Home Field
SALT LAKE CITY (March 22, 2008) -  The eighth ranked Salt Lake CC Bruin Softball team took care of business at home beating College of Southern Nevada Coyotes twice (4-1, 4-3) today at Bruin Field.  The two wins takes Salt Lake’s record to 22-6 overall and 14-4 in SWAC play.

Lindsey Palmer stuck out 14 Coyotes on her way to her 15th win of the season.  Jasey Jensen blasted a two run home run in the first inning to put Salt Lake on top for good winning 4-1.  Lisa Riches and Megan Staley both finished 2-3 at the plate.

Game two came down to the bottom of the seventh when pinch hitter Koby Solorio smoked a single up the middle to score pinch runner Danielle Swopes from second.  Kara Bendt pitched 3.1 innings allowing one earned run and Lindsey Palmer (16-0) gets the win pitching 3.2 innings allowing no hits.  At the plate Palmer hit a two RBI double and Jasey Jensen finished 2-3.

No.8 Salt Lake CC (22-6, 14-4) hits the road for a four game set against Snow College in Ephraim on March 28th and 29th.

SLCC    4    SLCC   4
CSN      1    CSN    3

No.8 Salt Lake CC Softball Wins Game One, Falls in Game Two
SALT LAKE CITY (March 21, 2008) – No. 8 Salt Lake CC Bruins (20-6, 12-4 SWAC) won the first game 4-0 against College of Southern Nevada Coyotes and dropped the second game 3-2. 

Lindsey Palmer picks up her thirteenth win of the season striking out nine Coyotes allowing two hits.  Freshmen Jasey Jensen was 3-3 on the day with two RBI’s and sophomore Dani Ibrahim was 1-3 with an RBI.

Salt Lake had their chances in the second game leaving nine base runners on base and out hitting Nevada nine to seven.  Erica Park takes the loss allowing seven hits and three runs.  Lindsey Palmer was 2-3 and Brooke Olson finished 3-3 at the plate.

Salt Lake (20-6, 12-4) and Southern Nevada (18-10, 13-5) face off again tomorrow first pitch scheduled for noon at Bruin Field

SLCC   4  SLCC  2
CSN     0  CSN    3

Softball gets Snowed Out
TWIN FALLS, Idaho (March 15, 2008) – Salt Lake Softball (19-5, 11-3 SWAC) and College of Southern Idaho’s games were cancelled due to weather conditions.  The games will NOT be made up.

Salt Lake (19-5, 11-3) returns home to face College of Southern Nevada on March 21st and 22nd.  

Palmer One-Hits CSI
TWIN FALLS, Idaho (March 14, 2008) - Salt Lake CC Softball spilt the series opener with College of Southern Idaho.  Salt Lake’s record stands at 19-5 overall and 11-3 in conference play.

In the first game Salt Lake won 9-0; Lindsey Palmer allowed one hit and had nine strikeouts in six innings of work taking her record to 13-0.   Dani Ibrahim was 2-4 with two RBI’s; Lindsey Palmer blasted a 3-run home run and Mindy Schvaneveldt went 2-3.

In game two CSI jumped out to an early 8-2 lead, which Salt Lake could not recover losing 9-6.  Lisa Riches was 2-3 at the plate with a double and three RBI’s.

Salt Lake (19-5, 11-3 SWAC) and CSI (23-10, 11-3 SWAC) battle again tomorrow for the rights to first place in the SWAC.  Game one set to begin at noon followed by game two.

SLCC      9       SLCC      6
CSI         0      CSI         9

Salt Lake Softball Sweeps
SALT LAKE CITY (March 8, 2008) - Salt Lake Community College Softball swept Colorado Northwestern College this weekend moving their record to 18-4 overall and 10-2 in Scenic West Conference play. 

Friday's games were 8-0 and 9-0 wins. In game one Lindsey Palmer picked up her eleventh win of the season not allowing a hit and striking out nine hitters.  Tara Bendt was 3-4 with two stolen bases and Amy Broadbent was 2-2.  Kara Bendt got the start in game two striking out five hitters.  Erika Park drove in three runs and Megan Staley grabbed two hits in three at-bats.

Salt Lake brought the bats to Saturday's games scattering 30 hits in two games.  Game one was a 15-3 win; Lindsey Palmer stays undefeated striking out eight hitters in three innings.  Salt Lake scored eleven runs in the second inning. Erica Park went 2-2 with three RBI's Lisa Riches hit a three run home run and Palmer hit a solo home run.  The second game was a 24-3 win; Park gets her third win of the season. Amy Broadbent hit a grand slam finishing the day with six RBI's and Park had three hits and four RBI's.

Salt Lake (18-4, 10-2) hits the road for a tough four game set in Twin Falls against College of Southern Idaho.

SLCC   8    SLCC   9    SLCC   15   SLCC   24
CNCC 0    CNCC 0    CNCC   3     CNCC   3


Softball Splits the Weekend with NIC
LEWISTON, Idaho (March 1, 2008) - Salt Lake CC Softball (14-4, 6-3 SWAC) splits the weekend with North Idaho.  In game one Salt Lake brought the bats with 13 hits in a 10-1 five inning run rule game.  Lindsey Palmer picks up her tenth win of the season allowing three hits and five strikeouts. Lisa Riches opened up the scoring with a three run shot in the first inning.  Jasey Jensen and Koby Solorio both were 2-4 with an RBI for Salt Lake.

The second game was a 12-6 loss to North Idaho.  Kara Bendt gets her second loss on the season pitching three innings.  Brooke Olson was 2-4 with a run scoring double and Mindy Schvaneveldt went 1-2 with two RBI's.

Salt Lake (14-4, 6-3) returns home for a four game set against Colorado Northwestern College on March 8th and 9th at Bruin Field.

SLCC      10     SLCC   6
NIC          1       NIC   12

Softball Wins One of Two
LEWISTON, Idaho (February 29, 2008) - Salt Lake CC (13-3, 5-1 SWAC) softball battled North Idaho College and won the first 9-1 and dropped the second game 4-3.  Lindsey Palmer (9-0) took the circle for the first game striking out seven allowing three hits.  Dani Ibrahim went 4-4 at the plate with two doubles and Lisa Riches was 3-4 with three RBI's.  Salt Lake smoked North Idaho's pitching for a season high 18 hits.

The second game (4-3) came down to a go ahead home run in the sixth hit by North Idaho's Shay Craig.  Kara Bendt took the loss allowing only two hits in four innings.  Lisa Riches stayed hot going 1-3 with two RBI's and Amy Broadbent was 1-2 with a run scoring double. 

Salt Lake (13-3, 5-1) finishes the road trip with two more against North Idaho Saturday at noon PST.

SLCC     9   SLCC      3
NIC         1   NIC         4

Salt Lake Softball sweeps Snow College
SALT LAKE CITY (February 23, 2008) – The Salt Lake Community College Bruin Softball (12-2, 4-0 SWAC)) team pulled out the brooms in a four game sweep of Snow College.  The first game was an 11-2 win in five innings; Lindsey Palmer pitched and remained a perfect 8-0.  Salt Lake mashed the ball for 11 hits scoring seven runs in the third inning.  At the plate Lisa Riches, Dani Ibrahim and Megan Staley all finished with two hits in three at-bats.

The final game of the series was a 10-4 win with Jessie Cozzens (1-0) getting the win and Kara Bendt (1-0) throwing 3.2 innings allowing one hit and striking out five batters.  Freshmen Jasey Jenson was 3-3 at the plate with two RBI’s and a double.  Lindsey Palmer continued to hit well going 2-3 with two doubles and two RBI’s.  

Salt Lake (12-2) is currently on a six game win streak and looks to extend the streak next weekend in Coeur D’Alene Idaho with a four game set against North Idaho College.

SLCC    11    SLCC    10
SNOW   2      SNOW    4

SLCC Softball Wins Home Opener
SALT LAKE CITY (February 22, 2008) – Salt Lake CC Softball (9-2, 2-0 SWAC) takes two from Snow College in the SWAC opener.  Lindsey Palmer (7-0) took the mound for the first game striking out 12 batters in only five innings of work.  Salt Lake scattered 12 hits with Jasey Jensen going 1-2 with 2 RBI’s, Lindsey Palmer 2-3 with 2 RBI’s and Dani Ibrahim was 2-3 blasting a 2 run home run and scoring three. 

The second game was a 9-4 win with Kara Bendt getting her first win of the season.  Bendt struck out five batters allowing one hit in four innings.  Jasey Jenson exploded for five RBI’s connecting on 2 home runs.  Tara Bendt finished 2-4 with two stolen bases. 

Salt Lake (9-2, 2-0 SWAC) is back in action tomorrow at Bruin Field against Snow College, first pitch of the double header is set for noon.

SLCC    10    SLCC   9
SNOW    2    SNOW   4

Salt Lake CC Splits Double Header-Finishes 3-1 on Weekend

GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado (February 17, 2008) - Salt Lake CC Softball (8-2) split the double header against Mesa State College.  Losing the first game 7-1 and winning the second 9-2.  Erica Park took the loss in the first game taking her record to 2-2.  Emily Larson was 3-3 at the plate with a double and Dani Ibrahim drove in the lone run for Salt Lake. 

In the second game Salt Lake jumped to an early 2-0 lead and never looked back.  Lindsey Palmer (6-0) struck out 13 batters allowing only three hits, Mesa’s first hit coming in the sixth inning.  Palmer also was hot at the plate driving in 3 runs on a 3-4 batting.  Kara Bendt connected on her first home run of the season a 3-run shot to put the game out of reach.

Number 12 ranked Salt Lake CC (8-2) starts to defend their SWAC title at home on February 22nd and 23rd against Snow College.  Friday’s double headers starts at 1 pm and Saturday’s begin at noon.  All games are held at Bruin Softball Field.

SLCC              1          SLCC              9
MSC                7          MSC                2

Salt Lake Softball Wins Two

GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado (February 16, 2008)- The Salt Lake CC Softball (7-1) team won both games today against Snow College and Mesa State College.  In the first game Salt Lake downed Snow College 8-0 in five innings.   Lindsey Palmer (4-0) took the win allowing one hit and striking out six.  Jasey Jensen went 2-2 with a triple and three RBI's.  Lindsey Palmer and Tara Bendt both recorded two hits in three at-bats. 

In the second game Salt Lake faced Mesa State College scattering 16 hits in a 10-1 win.  Lindsey Palmer pitched a no hitter winning her fifth game of the season striking out 13 batters over six innings of work.  Brooke Olson was 3-4 with two home runs and 4 RBI's, Dani Ibrahim was a perfect 3-3 and Amy Broadbent hit a 2-run home run.

Salt Lake (7-1) faces Mesa State College tomorrow for a double-header first pitch set for 11 am.

SLCC  8        SLCC  10
SNOW  0       MSC  1

Salt Lake CC Softball Announces 2008-2009 Incoming Freshmen Class

Salt Lake Community College Softball today announced the signing of 10 top players from three states.  Seven players from Utah including Sarah Clark (Springville H.S.), Stacie Graham (Viewmont H.S.), Marqi Gray (Taylorsville H.S.), Kylee Higgins (Layton H.S.), Reilee O'Brien (Weber H.S.), Shaynie Phillips (Bingham H.S.) and Kim Weese (Bountiful H.S.).  Three out of state players include Erika James from Montpelier, Idaho (Bear Lake H.S.) along with Hayley Atiyeh (Bishop Gorman H.S.) and Jordyn McDonald (A-Tech H.S.) who both hail from Las Vegas, Nevada.  Two other local Utah players committing to SLCC for the 2008-2009 season are Randee O'Brien (Weber H.S.) and Meranda Wood (Hunter H.S.).  Head Coach Mary Kay Amicone is proud to welcome all of these players into the Bruin Softball program.

“I am excited about this incoming class, they will compliment our returning players and are all outstanding student-athletes.  I am excited to call all them Bruins.” said Head Coach Mary Kay Amicone

Salt Lake Community College Softball is pleased to announce the verbal commitment of Tara Bendt to the University of Nevada Las Vegas.  Tara was an All-Region 18 selection in 2007 and she led the Bruins in batting average with a .401 average and was 13-16 in stolen bases in 51 games.

Salt Lake CC Softball Opens 2008 Season in Yuma
YUMA, Arizona (February 2, 2008)-Salt Lake CC (1-0) opens the 2008 softball season with a 3-1 win against Arizona Western College.  Lindsey Palmer (1-0) took the win with nine strikeouts and allowing just two hits.  Jasey Jenson and Erica Park both were 2-3 with an RBI.

In the second game of the night Salt Lake (1-1) face a tough Central Arizona team.  Taking an early 2-0 lead however Salt Lake could not quiet the bats of Central and took an 8-2 loss.  Tara Bent connected on two hits in four at bats for Salt Lake.

The third game saw Lindsey Palmer (1-0) throw a no-hitter with 10 strikeouts however the offence could not push a run across the play in a 0-0 tie with Pima College.  Mindy Schvanveldt connected on the only hit for Salt Lake.

The fourth game was a come from behind victory for Salt Lake (2-1-1) with a 5-4 win over Eastern Arizona.  All five of Salt Lake’s runs came in the last two innings of the game.   Brooke Olson stared the scoring with a 2 RBI double in the sixth and Lindsey Palmer was 2-3 with an RBI.  Erica Park took the win for Salt Lake evening her record at 1-1.

The last game of Friday night was against conference opponent College of Southern Nevada.  Lindsey Palmer (2-0) took the mound and finished with 13 strikeouts in the 9-2 win for Salt Lake (3-1-1).  Brooke Olson was 1-4 with a 2 RBI scoring single, Erica Park was 1-2 and Jasey Jensen drove in 2 runs.  Salt Lake burned Nevada’s pitching for 10 hits and 9 runs. 

The final day Salt Lake (4-1-1) faced Glendale College, Erica Park got her second win of the season allowing four hits and one run to Glendale.  Jasey Jensen caught fire with a 3-4 game scoring 3 RBI’s and Tara Bendt set the table going 3-4 with an double and two stolen bases.

The final game of the seven game series saw Salt Lake facing Chandler-Gilbert College.  Lindsey Palmer grabbed her 3rd win allowing two hits.  Lisa Riches was 2-3 and Jasey Jensen was 1-3 with a triple.

On the weekend, Salt Lake finished 5-1-1, Jasey Jensen led the team with 8 RBI’s and Tara Bendt was a perfect 4-4 on stolen bases.  Lindsey Palmer finished the weekend with a 0.00 ERA, 38 strikeouts and held opponents to a .056 batting average.  Erica Park leads Salt Lake with a .357 average and a 2-1 record on the mound.

Salt Lake CC (5-1-1) hits the dirt again on February 15th and 16th in Grand Junction Colorado against Snow College and Mesa State College.

SLCC 3       SLCC 2       SLCC 0
AWZ   1       CAZ    8       PIMA 0

SLCC 5      SLCC 9       SLCC 4
EAZ    4      CSN    2       GCC   1

SLCC 5
CGC   0

Bruin Challenge 2007
Bruin Challenge: The Bruins will conclude their fall activities with the Bruin Challenge, a series of weight lifting, team-building and conditioning events over a period of four days that will bring a close to the team’s workouts heading into the end of the 2007 fall semester.  The competition begins Monday December 3rd and will continue each day throughout the week, with it culminating on Thursday December 6th.  Each day of the challenge will start at 1:00 p.m.  There will be an individual winner awarded and an overall team winner as well.

Schedule of events for the 2007 Bruin Challenge:

Monday, December 3rd
Bench Press for Reps (50 lbs)- Brooke Olson 66 reps            Over all Leaders
Home to First - Tara Bendt 2.71                                                  * Lindsey Palmer (114)
Wall Sit (MAX)- Lindsey Palmer 13 mins                                 *  Jasey Jensen (114)
Cuddyers - Danielle Swopes                                                        Tara Bendt (112)
War Ball - Team Pie                                                                        Danielle Swopes (97)

Tuesday, December 4th
Sit-ups (2 min) Jasey Jensen 107
Elbow Bridge (Max) Lindsey Palmer 5:34
100-Yard Relay- Team Oreo
Mile Run- Tara Bendt 6:57
Letters- Team Oreo

Wednesday, December 5th
Pro-Agility- Jasey Jensen
Obstacle Course- Team Juicers
Tug-of-War- Team Juicers
Lily Pads- Team Oreo
Stair Challenge- Team Oreo

Thursday, December 6th
Ladder (Timed)- Lindsey Palmer 30.43
Relay Race- Team Oreos
“Road to Plant City”

16 points thru 1 point awarded for performance
Tiebreakers will be used when necessary

Teams:
Blue: Bruins Assemble (Mindy, Emily, Swopes and Jessie)- 30 team points
SLCC Blue: ∏ "Pie"  (T, Jar, Koo and Lisa)- 46 team points
Gray: Juicers (Brooke, Taylor, Amy and Erica) - 36 team points
White: Oreo's (Lindsey, Koby, Jasey and Dani)- 54 team points *WINNERS*

Winners will be updated daily

SALT LAKE CITY (November 20, 2007)- Salt Lake CC softball is pleased to announce that three athletes have signed to play for the University of Utah next season. Jasey Jensen and Brooke Olson are leaving after one season to play for the Utes.  Lindsey Palmer will be playing for the University of Utah after spending two seasons at Salt Lake.  Lindsey led the team in wins with a 19-7 record and finished with 193 strikeouts.  She also batted .325 and drove in 45 runs.