Salt Lake Community College

Aityeh and Clark Named Easton All Americans
SALT LAKE CITY (June 4, 2009) - Freshmen Hayley Aityeh and Sarah Clark were both named Easton All-Americans today by Easton Sports. The award is given to athletes from around the country. Salt Lake has had three other athletes named Easton All-Americans.

RICHES NAMED 1st TEAM ALL AMERICAN
SALT LAKE CITY (May 26, 2009) – The Salt Lake Community College softball team is pleased to announce that Lisa Riches is named 1st team NJCAA All-American, Hayley Aityeh was named 2nd team All-American and Sarah Clark 3rd team All-American. Lisa Riches is only the third Salt Lake player is Salt Lake softball history to be named 1st team All-American.

Stacie Graham and Sarah Clark were both named 2nd team 2009 NFCA Louisville Slugger West All-American team. The National Fast pitch Coaches Association (NFCA) teams are voted on by all coaches in the west regions

Stacie Graham named to NJCAA All-Tournament Team

Salt Lake’s Bats Go Quiet in Two Losses
ST. GEORGE, Utah (May 15, 2009) – Salt Lake CC Softball ended the 2009 season with two tough losses at the NJCAA Tournament. Game one was a 3-0 loss to Wallace State College and Seminole State took the second game 3-1. The two losses drops Salt Lake’s season record to 49-9 overall.

Against Wallace State Salt Lake struggled at the plate striking out ten times and Stacie Graham collected the only two hits going 2-3 in the game. Wallace plated two key runs in the fourth inning to jump to a 3-0 lead. Reilee O’Brien took the loss going three innings allowing two runs on two hits.

In the elimination game against Seminole State the bats remained quiet for Salt Lake only managing two hits, losing 3-1. Abby Bowcutt connected on a leadoff double to help plate the only run in the game. Seminole only mustered four hits in the game but a bases loaded double plated two runs in the fourth. Jordyn McDonald allowed three runs on three hits while striking out five batters.

Salt Lake finishes in fifth place in the NJCAA Tournament with a 49-9 record overall.

SLCC 0
WSC 3

SLCC 1
SSC 3

Salt Lake CC Softball Advances to Quarters
ST GEORGE, Utah (May 14, 2009) – The Salt Lake CC Bruins opened the NJCAA National Tournament with a pair of wins today. The first game was an 8-0 win against Otero College and in the night cap Salt Lake downed Seminole State 5-1. Salt Lake’s overall record jumps to 49-7.

Sarah Clark allowed two hits over five innings in the first game of the day against Otero College. Stacie Graham blasted a solo home run to propel the offense which complied 10 hits against Otero pitching. Salt Lake run ruled Otero 8-0 after a six run fifth inning in which Shaynie Phillips hit a two-run double to end the game.

In the night cap Salt Lake sprayed another 10 hits to take the 5-1 win over Seminole Sate College. Jordyn McDonald and Reilee O’Brien combined to strike out seven batters. O’Brien shut the door by striking out the side in the seventh inning. Sarah Clark was a perfect 3-3 at the plate and Amy Broadbent had a two RBI double to extend the lead.

With the two wins Salt Lake (49-7) advances to the quarterfinals to face Wallace State (60-8) at 1pm at Canyons Complex in St. George, Utah.

SLCC 8
Otero 0

SLCC 5
SSC 1

Region 18 : 2009 All Region Softball Teams

FIRST TEAM:
Megan Zimmerman CSI Player of the Year
Sarah Clark SLCC Pitcher of the Year
Mandy Tapia CSN
Renae Kimbell NIC
Lisa Riches SLCC
McKensy Hillstead CSI
Stacie Graham SLCC
Amy Aicher CSN
Lauren Maloney NIC
Cassi Merrill CSI
Janice Damo CSN
Amy Broadbent SLCC
Jessica Fagan NIC
Hayley Atiyeh SLCC

SECOND TEAM:
Generra Nielson CSI
Reilee O’Brien SLCC
Ashley Chappel CSI
Shaynie Phillips SLCC
Amanda Krier NIC
Ambar Huish WNC
Symbree Minniear Snow
Jordyn McDonald SLCC
Jaygan Johnson Snow
Berlynn Bagley CSN
Kyli Flanary Snow
Wailana Buchanan NIC

Coach of the Year:
Mary Kay Amicone SLCC

All Tournament Team for Region 18 Championship

Most Valuable Player: Reilee O'Brien SLCC

All Tournament Team
1. Megan Zimmerman: CSI
2. Erin Olander: CSI
3. Heather Black: Snow
4. Lauren Maloney: NIC
5. Sarah Clark: SLCC
6. Kim Weese: SLCC
7. Janice Damo: CSN
8. Kylie Flanary: Snow
9. Amy Aicher

Salt Lake Softball Heads to Nationals
Salt Lake City, UT. (May 9, 2009)-- The #1 seeded Bruins are headed to St. George, Utah for the NJCAA National Championship after defeating the College of Southern Idaho 3 to 1 in the Region 18 Championship game. With this win, the Bruins finished the season 47-7 overall.

Scenic West Conference Pitcher of the Year Sarah Clark picked up win number 23 in a rubber match with CSI. Clark went 4.0 innings, giving up four hits, and striking out three. Tournament MVP Reilee O'Brien came in relief of Clark and picked up the save by going 3.0 innings, giving up three hits, one run and having four strikeouts. Clark and O'Brien gave up an accumlated seven hits total.

Offensively the Bruins had contributions from O'Brien, Abby Bowcutt and Amy Broadbent. O'Brien went 1 for 1 with one RBI. Bowcutt went 2 for 2 with one run and a double. Broadbent drove in a run with an RBI double and finished 1 for 3. As a whole, Salt Lake ended the game with five hits, one walk, two strikeouts and 22 at bats. It was the defense of Salt Lake that helped to propel the Bruins towards the win.

Salt Lake now awaits to hear their seeding for the National Tournament in St. George, Utah. The National Tournament is May 14-16, 2009.

SLCC 3
CSI 1

Salt Lake Softball Swings into the Regional 18 Tournament Championship
Salt Lake City, UT. (May 8, 2009) -- The #1 seed Salt Lake Bruins defeated Southern Idaho by a score of 11 to 3 to advance to the Regional 18 Championship. The Bruins will play the winner of Southern Nevada/Southern Idaho for a trip to the NJCAA National Championship in St. George, UT.

Salt Lake's first three runs came off solo home runs by catcher Kim Weese, short stop Shaynie Phillips, and first baseman Hayley Atiyeh. The offense continued with second baseman Stacie Graham, and designated player Jordyn McDonald. Graham went 1 for 4. Her only RBI came from a home run. Phillips finished with a team-high four RBI's and went a perfect 3 for 3. Weese started the offense for the Bruins and hit her third home run in the tournament. She finished 1 for 2 with tow RBI's.

Picking up the win in relief of starting pitcher Sarah Clark was Reilee O'Brien. O'Brien came in the game and pitched 2.2 inning, giving up one hit, one walk and striking out five. Clark started the game and pitched 3.1 innings, giving up seven hits, three runs, and striking out two.

As a team Salt Lake had nine hits, eleven runs, 10 RBI's, and three walks. Salt Lake goes for the title tomorrow at 1:30 p.m.

Salt Lake Wins their First Game of the Regional 18 Tournament
Salt Lake City, UT. (May 7, 2009) – The #1 seed Salt Lake Bruin’s Softball Team defeated #4 seed Southern Nevada Coyotes by a score of 10-1 after five innings of play. With this win, Salt Lake is 1-0 in regional tournament play and remains perfect at home with a 23-0 record.

Pitcher Sarah Clark had some first inning jitters as she gave up a few hits and one run, but managed to settle down and pitch better. She picked up her 20th win of the season and is now 20-2 for the season. Clark went 4.0 innings, giving up seven hits, one run, one walk and striking out one. Reilee O’Brien came in relief for Clark and went 1.0 inning, one hit, one walk and two strikeouts.

Offensively, the Bruins had contributions from catcher Kim Weese, first baseman Hayley Atiyeh, and Jordyn McDonald. Weese finished 2 for 3, with three hits, and a team-high six RBI’s. She hit two home runs for the game, making her season total 10. Atiyeh went 1 for 3 with two RBI’s and McDonald went 2 for 3 with one run. On the base path right fielder Erika James had her 19th stolen base of the season. James is now 19-21 on the year.

SLCC plays Southern Idaho 2:30 p.m. tomorrow May 8, 2009. Southern Idaho defeated North Idaho 7-6 in the bottom of the seventh inning.

SLCC 10
CSN 1

Salt Lake CC Concludes the Regular Season with a Road Split with North Idaho
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (May 2, 2009)-The Salt Lake CC Bruins spilt the final conference series of the season with the North Idaho Cardinals, winning 5-1 and losing 7-4. The Bruins are now 44-7 overall and 41-5 in conference.

Sarah Clark picked up her 21st win of the season allowing one run on five hits. In the sixth inning Shaynie Phillips connected on a solo home run to lead off the inning and Stacie Graham hit her 13th home run of the season to extend the lead. Reilee O'Brien gets the save allowing no hits in the seventh inning.

In the final game of the series North Idaho jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the first inning. Salt Lake answered back scoring four runs in the fourth inning to take the lead, but in the sixth inning the Cardinals pushed two runs across the plate to extend the lead to three runs. Jordyn McDonald took the loss allowing ten hits while striking out seven batters.

No. 5 Salt Lake CC comes home to host the Region 18 Tournament at Bruin Field, May 7th thru 9th. Salt Lake gets the number one seed in the tournament and will face either Snow College or College of Southern Nevada at 2:30 pm on May 7th.

SLCC 5
NIC 1

SLCC 3
NIC 7

SLCC Softball Splits in Two Extra Innings Games
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (May 1, 2009)- In two extra innings games against the North Idaho Cardinals the #5 Salt Lake CC Bruins won the first game 7-4 in nine innings and lost the second 6-5 in ten innings. The Bruins are now 43-6 overall and 40-4 in conference play.

In game one Salt Lake had a two run lead in the seventh inning but could not hold the lead allowing two runs to cross the plate and tie the game 4-4. In the ninth inning Amy Broadbent drove in two runs to give Salt Lake the 7-4 win. Lisa Riches hit her 20th home run of the season to finish the game a perfect 4-4 with 3 RBI's. Sarah Clark got her 20th win of the season allowing 4 runs while striking out seven hitters.

North Idaho jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the second game but Salt Lake answered with a solo home run by Jordyn McDonald and a two run home run by Hayley Atiyeh. North Idaho again took a 5-3 lead into the seventh inning when Stacie Graham knocked in the tying runs to take the game into extra innings. After three scoreless innings North Idaho managed to push a run across to win the game 6-5.

No. 5 Salt Lake (43-6, 40-4 SWAC) and North Idaho (35-20, 29-15 SWAC) face off again tomorrow May 2, for a double header starting at noon in Coeur D’Alene, Idaho. Salt Lake has clinched the SWAC and a first round bye in the Region 18 Tournament starting May 7th at Bruin Field.

SLCC 7 (9 innings)
NIC 4

SLCC 5 (10 innings)
NIC 6

Salt Lake Sweeps Colorado Northwestern
Salt Lake City, UT. (April 25, 2009)-- The #5 Salt Lake Bruins Softball team defeated Colorado Northwestern by scores of 19-0, 14-0 and 10-0. The Bruins move to 42-5 for the year and 39-3 in conference. With these wins, Salt Lake is hosting the Region 18 Tournament from May 6-9, 2009.

Game two continued today, with Jordyn McDonald picking up the win. She pitched a complete game, giving up one hit, two walks and striking out nine. Offensively, Stacie Graham had her first Bruin career grand slam homerun. She finished with 2 for 4. Lisa Riches went 3 for 3 with three hits and five RBI's and lastly Shaynie Phillips finished 3 for 4 with three hits, and three RBI's.

For game three, sophomore Erica Park picked up the win. She went 5.0 inning, giving up three hits, and having a game-high nine strikeouts. Offensively, designed player Hayley Atiyeh finished 2 for 2 with two homeruns. Right fielder Danielle Swoopes went 3 for 3 with two RBI's. Lastly, Amy Broadbent finished 3 for 3 with three RBI's.

For game four, Park started the game and picked her second consecutive win of the year and McDonald finished the game. Park and McDonald combined for 10 strikeouts. Offensively, Riches had her first grand slam of the season and she picked up her 24th of the year. She finished with four RBI's. Merenada Wood hit a two-run homerun.

Salt Lake concludes their regular season against second place North Idaho in Coeur d' Alene on Friday May 1 and 2, 2009.

SLCC 19
CNCC 0

SLCC 14

CNCC 0

SLCC 10
CNCC 0

Salt Lake and Swing For Life Both Win Today

Salt Lake City, UT. (April 24,2009)— The #5 Salt Lake Bruin’s Softball team defeated Colorado Northwestern by a score of 32-0 during SLCC’s Swing For Life game. Salt Lake raised over $500.00 which will be donated to the Huntsman Center by the Swing For Life Organization. With this win, SLCC is now 39-5 overall and 36-3 in conference. Game two is finishing up tomorrow starting at 12:00 p.m. heading into the top of the third.

Picking up the win with a complete game, one-hit shut-out was Sarah Clark. She is now 17-2 on the season with a 1.92 ERA. Not only did Clark throw the ball well, she also had a team-high five RBI’s on the day including her first triple of the year.

Offensively, the Bruins had 30 hits and a season-high seven home runs including two from second baseman Stacie Graham. She finished the day with four RBI’s and she went 3 for 3. Randee O’Brien came in relief for Graham and went 2 for 3 with a season-high four RBI’s for the game. Lastly, catcher Marqi Gray went 2 for 3 with two RBI’s including one homerun.

The Bruins and Spartans meet again tomorrow for a game and half double header. The first pitch is at 12:00 p.m.

SLCC 32
CNCC 0

The Wins Continue for Salt Lake

Ephraim, UT. (April 18, 2009)- The #5 Salt Lake Bruin Softball teams continued it's current win streak at 22 after winning the last two games against Snow College by scores of 9-0 and 13-0. The Bruins are now 38-5, 35-3 overall.

For game one, Sarah Clark picked up the win by striking out seven, and allowing a one hit shut out. Offensively, Jordyn McDonald went 2-4 with two doubles and three RBI's. Hayley Atiyeh finished 2-4, with a triple and a home run. She had a total of three RBI's for the game. As a whole, the team had 11 hits.

For game two, McDonald picked up the win after five innings. Offensively, Stacie Graham went 2-4 with a double, McDonald continued her solid swing going 3-4, and Abby Bowcutt had a bases loaded triple and finished with three RBI's. The team again had a total of 11 hits.

The Bruins take to the home mound for their final home series against Colorado Northwestern April 24-25th. Friday's game is the Swing for Life game. The first pitch will be thrown out at 1:00 p.m.

SLCC: 9
Snow: 0

SLCC: 13
Snow: 0 (5 innings)

No. 5 Salt Lake Keeps Winning, takes two games from Snow

EPHRAIM, Utah (April 17, 2009) - The fifth ranked Salt Lake CC Bruins took two games from Snow College Badgers today 7-1 and 12-4. The wins extend Salt Lake's wining streak to 20 games and moves their record to 33-3 in SWAC play and 36-5 overall.

Sarah Clark struck out eight batters on her way to her 17th win of the season. Hayley Atiyeh was 2-3 with one RBI. Lisa Riches and Amy Broadbent hit there first triples of the year. Salt Lake scored three runs in the seventh inning to secure the 7-1 win.

Stacie Graham lead the way in the second game going 3-4 while Jordyn McDonald hit a bases loaded triple in the fifth inning to score three runs. Reilee O'Brien picks up the win striking out eight hitters in five innings of work.

No. 5 Salt Lake (36-5, 33-3 SWAC) looks to complete the road sweep of Snow College tomorrow at Badger Field first pitch is set for noon.

SLCC: 12
Snow: 4

SLCC: 7
Snow: 1

Salt Lake Softball Extends Win Streak

Salt Lake City, UT. (April 4,2009) - The #5 Bruins were finally able to play two games against Southern Nevada this weekend and won both by scores of 19-0 and 5-4. With these wins, the Bruins extended their win streak to 18 and now have a record of 35-5 and 31-2 in conference play.

Picking up the win for game one was Sarah Clark who is now 16-2 on the season. The first game featured a total of five home runs with three coming in the first inning from Stacie Graham, Hayley Atiyeh and Amy Broadbent. Atiyeh had a season-high six RBI's for the game including two home runs and her recorded 18th double of the season. Lisa Riches knocked in her 15th home run of the season and had a double as well.

Picking up the game two win was Reilee O'Brien. She came in for starting pitcher Jordyn McDonald and is now 6-1 for the season. The Bruins were down heading into the bottom of the seventh inning, and Abby Bowcutt provided the walk off double to give the Bruins their 18th straight victory. She finished with two hits and a stolen base. Also hitting the ball well was McDonald with a double.

The Bruins have more home series against the Spartans of Colorado Northwestern on April 24-25th.

SLCC: 19
CSN: 0

SLCC: 5
CSN: 4

The #7 Salt Lake Bruins Softball team swept the #10 College of Southern Idaho Eagles .

Salt Lake City, UT. (March 28, 2009)— SLCC defeated Southern Idaho by scores of 8-1 and 10-3 to complete the series sweep in Salt Lake City. With these wins, the Bruins extend their win streak to sixteen wins and maintain a solid lead on top of the Scenic West Conference. Salt Lake improves their record to 32-5 overall and 31-3 in conference play. CSI falls to 28-14 and 21-9 on the season.

Picking up the win for game one was Pitcher Sarah Clark. Clark is 16-2 on the season and continued to pitch well by going 4.2 innings, giving up four hits, one run, one earned run, two balls, and two strikeouts. Salt Lake’s closer Reilee O’Brien came in and threw 2.1 innings, giving up two walks and striking out three.

Offensively the Bruins mustered 11 hits off two CSI’s pitchers. Third baseman Lisa Riches broke the single season homerun record today by hitting her 14th homerun of the season. She finished the game 2-4 with one run, two hits and two RBI’s. Also contributing to the eight run win was short stop Shaynie Phillips, second baseman Stacie Graham and catcher Kim Weese. Phillips finished the game 2-2 with one hit and Graham went 2-3 with one run, two hits and one RBI. Weese finished 2-4 with a homerun and two RBI’s.

For game two it was Jordyn McDonald picking up her 11th win of the season for the Bruins. She pitched four innings, giving up five hits, three runs, one earned run, one walk and three strikeouts. O’Brien came in and pitched the last three innings, giving up one hit and striking out five.

Offensively the Bruins were lead by designed player Meranda Wood, Weese, McDonald, and first baseman Hayley Atiyeh. Wood finished 2-4 with one homerun her second of the season, two hits and two RBI’s. Weese continued to hit the ball well by going 1-4 with three RBI’s. McDonald helped to extend the lead by going 2-4, with two hits, one run and three RBI’s. Lastly, Atiyeh picked up her 16th double of the season in the second game. She leads the team in doubles. Atiyeh finished 1-4 with one run, one hit and two RBI’s.

The Bruins look to keep their winning streak going as they host Southern Nevada April 3-4th at Bruin Field. The first pitch will be thrown at 1:00 p.m. on Friday and 12:00 p.m. Saturday’s game is a Swing for Life Game with proceeds going to the Huntsman Center for Breast Cancer research.

SLCC: 8
CSI: 1

SLCC: 10
CSI: 3

Salt Lake Softball Keeps on Winning

Salt Lake City, UT. (March 27, 2009)—The #7 Salt Lake Bruins defeated #10 Golden Eagles of Southern Idaho to take the first two games of a four game series by scores of 3-2 and 6-2. With these wins, SLCC remains on top of the Scenic West Conference and extends their win streak to 14 games. The Bruins improve to 30-5, 27-3 overall and CSI drops to 28-12, 21-7 overall.

Picking up the game one win for the Bruins was Freshman Sarah Clark and coming in to relieve her and pick up a save was Freshman Reilee O’Brien. Clark is now 14-2 on the season with a 1.98 ERA. O’Brien picked up her second save of the season.

Offensively, sophomore Lisa Riches had two hits and two critical RBI’s to advance the winning runner.

For game two, it was the combined pitching of Freshman Jordyn McDonald and O’Brien to seal the win for the Bruins. McDonald pitched 4.2 innings, giving up 3 hits, 2 runs and 4 walks. She struck out four. O’Brien pitched 21. Innings and she gave up a walk, four strikeouts and one earned run.

Offensively, SLCC had eight hits. It was the combined effort of Sophomore Amy Broadbant, freshman Shaynie Phillips, Freshman Kim Weese and Pinch Hitter Meranada Wood. Broadbant finished 2-3, with a home run, two hits, two runs and 2 RBI’s. Phillips went 1-3 with a hit and an RBI. Weese ended 1-2, with one hit and one run and 2 RBI’s. Coming off the bench and playing well, was Meranda Wood. She was 1-1 with one hit, one run, and one RBI.

Salt Lake and CSI meet again tomorrow for the conclusion of the four game series. The first of two, starts at 12:00 p.m. at Bruin Field.

SLCC: 3
CSI: 2

SLCC: 6
CSI: 2

Bruins Extend Their Winning Streak to 12.

Carson City, NV. (March 21, 2009)- The #7 Salt Lake Bruins swept the Wildcats of Western Nevada by winning the last two games of the series 10-0 and 9-0. With these wins, the Bruins remain on top of the Scenic West Conference and have a twelve game win streak. SLCC is now 28-5 and 25-3 on the season.

For game one Bruin Pitcher Sarah Clark picked up the win. She gave up two hits and struck out 10. Hayley Atiyeh finished with 3 RBI's and had a double. She leads the team with doubles on the season. Lisa Riches went 2-3 with a double and Stacie Graham ended 2-4 with a double also.

FOr game two Bruin Pitcher Reilee Obrien picked up the win. She gave up 3 hits and struck out four. Lisa Riches continued her outstanding series, by finishing 2-3. She hit a three-run home run, her 12th of the season and picked up a season-high 5 RBI's. Stacie Graham went 2-3 with a double and Erika James also hit a double as well.
Salt Lake looks to extend their win streak to 16 when they face Southern Idaho at Bruin Field for a four game series. Friday's double header starts at 1:00 p.m. and Saturday's starts at 12:00 p.m.

SLCC: 10
WNC: 0

SLCC:9
WNC: 0

Riches Blasts a Grand Slam, McDonald tosses a No-Hitter

CARSON CITY, Nevada (March 20, 2009) – The seventh ranked Salt Lake CC Bruin Softball team extends their winning streak by taking two games from Western Nevada Wildcats 13-3 and 14-0. The #7 Bruins are now 26-5 overall and 23-3 in conference play and are currently on a ten game winning streak.

No. 7 Salt Lake took the first game 13-3 in a five inning run rule game. Salt Lake exploded for six runs in the second inning lead by Lisa Riches who finished the game 3-4 with a double and a homerun. Hayley Atiyeh was also 3-4 with two doubles and 2 runs driven in. Sarah Clark picks up the win and Reilee O’Brien finished the game not allowing a runner past second base.

Jordyn McDonald throws her first no-hitter striking out five batters along the way in the 14-0 five inning run rule game. Lisa Riches blasted her first career grand slam in the seven run first inning. Riches finished the day going 6-7 with 2 home runs and nine RBI’s. Stacie Graham went 4-5 with three RBI’s and a home run in the second game.

On the day #7 Salt Lake CC scored 27 runs and collected 26 hits while allowing only three runs on six hits. The two teams meet again tomorrow for a double header starting at noon in Carson City, Nevada.

#7 SLCC 13

WNC 3

#7 SLCC 14

WNC 0

The Bruin Softball Team Sweeps the Cardinals

Salt Lake City, UT. (March 14, 2009)— The #20 Bruins defeated the North Idaho Cardinals by scores of 11-1 and 4-2 in a two game double header. SLCC is now 24-5, 22-3 over all and the Cardinals fall to 15-15, 13-9 overall.

Winning her 13th game of the season for the Bruins was Sarah Clark (13-2.) She pitched 5.0 innings, giving up 5 hits and one earned run. Clark bettered her team-leading 95 strikeouts for the year. She pitched a complete game and had a lot of offense support from the Bruins.

Offensive support came from right fielder Jordyn McDonald, first baseman Hayley Atiyeh, short stop Shaynie Phillips and pinch hitter Meranda Wood. McDonald went 2-2 with 2 runs and 1 walk. Atiyeh finished the game, with 2 runs, 2 hits and 2 RBI’s in 3 at-bats. She recorded her team-high 11th double of the season. Coming in the game to pinch hit was Woods who went 1-1 with 1 hit and 2 RBI’s.

For game two, Jordyn McDonald took to the mound to pick up her eighth win of the season. She is 8-1 on the season. McDonald pitched 5 innings, giving up 5 hits, 1 earned run and 2 walks. She recorded 2 strikeouts.

Third baseman Lisa Riches hit her third homerun of the weekend to bring her total homerun number to 10 on the season. She finished with 1 hit, 1 run and 1 RBI. Also contributing was second baseman Stacie Graham. She went 1-2, with 1 hit and 1 RBI.

The Bruins head to Western Nevada next weekend (March 20-21) for a double header series. The Bruins look to continue their current win streak. Friday’s game starts at 1 p.m.

SLCC: 11
NIC: 1

SLCC: 4
NIC: 2

The Bruin Softball Team takes the First Two Wins from North Idaho

Salt Lake City, UT. (March 13, 2009)— The #20 Bruins defeated the North Idaho Cardinals by a score of 6-5 and 5-1 in a two game double header. With these wins, the Bruins have a three game advantage over the Cardinals for 1st place in the conference. SLCC is now 22-5, 20-3 over all and the Cardinals fall to 15-12, 13-7 overall.

Winning her 12th game of the season for the Bruins was Sarah Clark (12-2.) She pitched 6.0 innings, giving up 5 earned runs and striking out six. Clark has a team-leading 93 strikeouts on the year. Coming in the ballgame to relieve Clark was Pitcher Reilee O’Brien. O’Brien pitched one inning, giving up 1 hit, and striking out to with two Cardinal players on base. She picked up her first save of the season.

Contributing offensively for game one was Lisa Riches, Kim Weese and Stacie Graham. Riches had a solid game. She hit a 3-run homerun in the bottom of the first to give the Bruins the lead of 3-1. Riches finished the game with 2 hits, 4 RBI’s and 1 run. Weese had 1 hit on 2 at bats and 2 RBI’s. Lastly Graham finished with 2 hits and 2 runs on 4 at bats.

For game two, it was the pitching of Jordyn McDonald that sealed the win. She pitched 5 innings, giving up 2 hits and 2 walks. She struck out five to get her seventh win of the season. O’Brien came in for the last two innings and pitched her way out of a jam in the top of the seventh. She finished with one strike out and she 1 earned run.

Offensively, Riches continued to hit the ball well. Riches hit a 2-run homerun , her ninth of the season. She finished with 1 run, 1 hit and 2 RBI’s. Also contributing was Hayley Atiyeh and Shaynie Phillips. Atiyeh finished with a team-high 3 RBI’s. She went 2 for 3, with 1 run and 2 hits. Phillips finished 2 for 3 as well with 2 hits.

The Cardinals and Bruins meet again tomorrow for another double header starting at 12 p.m. at the Bruin Field.

Salt Lake Softball Completes the Sweep
GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado (March 7, 2009) – Salt Lake CC Softball completed the series sweep of Colorado Northwestern today winning 25-0 and 28-0. The four game series sweep takes first place Salt Lake’s record to 20-5 overall and 17-3 in the SWAC.

Jordyn McDonald gets her fifth win of the season throwing four innings allowing one hit while striking out nine batters. Amy Broadbent went 3-3 with two doubles and five RBI’s and Hayley Atiyeh was 4-5 with two doubles scoring four runners. Salt Lake connected on 26 hits in the game.

Erica Park picks up her first win of the season starting the fourth game giving way to Reilee O’Brien in the third inning. Stacie Graham was 5-5 with a double, homerun and four runs driven in. Kim Weese hit her fourth home run of the year going 2-2 in the game and Danielle Swopes connected on her first career homerun over the centerfield fence.

Salt Lake CC (20-5, 17-3 SWAC) looks to extend their eight game winning streak against third place North Idaho College (15-10, 13-5 SWAC) at Bruin Field March 13th and 14th

SLCC     25
CNCC     0

SLCC     28
CNCC     0

O’Brien tosses 1st Career No-Hitter
GRAND JUNCTION, CO (March 6, 2009) – Salt Lake CC Softball explodes for 52 runs in two games against Colorado Northwestern winning 29-0 and 23-0. The two wins take Salt Lake's record to 15-3 in the SWAC.

Sarah Clark got her tenth win of the season throwing three innings allowing one hit striking out eight batters. Stacie Graham finished the day 2-2 with five RBI’s; Shaynie Phillips was 4-5 with two doubles and four RBI’s. The team had 28 hits as a whole including five home runs hit by Stacie Graham, Lisa Riches, Meranda Wood, Kim Weese and Shaynie Phillips.

Reilee O’Brien threw her first career no-hitter throwing five innings striking out nine batters along the way. Lisa Riches hit her second 3 run home run of the day, Kim Weese finished a perfect 3-3 with three doubles and Shaynie Phillips stayed hot going 3-4 with a solo homerun.

Salt Lake (18-4, 15-3) and Colorado Northwestern face off again tomorrow with a double header starting at one in Grand Junction, Colorado.

SLCC 29
CNCC 0

SLCC 23
CNCC 0

SLCC Softball Completes the Sweep against Snow College
Salt Lake City, UT. (February 28, 2009) - The Salt Lake CC Softball team completed the four game sweep of the Snow Badgers with two more wins today by scores of 1-0, 6-1. With the wins Salt Lake moves to 13-3 in conference play and 16-5 overall.

Pitcher Sarah Clark gave up one hit to the Badgers in her complete game shut-out. This is her eight win of the season, improving her record to 8-2 overall.

The first game featured a pitchers duel on both sides of the mounds by Clark and Kara Flanary of Snow. Flanary gave up one run on three hits and five walks. It was the walk to Clark and the RBI double by designated player Jordyn McDonald in the bottom of the third inning that sealed the win for the Bruins.

In the second game, McDonald picked up her fifth win of the season, improving her overall record to 5-1. She pitched 5.1 innings, giving up 4 hits and one earned run with 9 strikeouts.

Leading the Bruins offensively in the second game was Abby Bowcutt, and Amy Broadbant. Bowcutt was 2-3, with 2 RBI’s off a 2-run homerun. Broadbant was 1-2, with 2 hits and one walk.

Salt Lake is headed to Rangley, Colorado on March 6th and 7th to play Colorado Northwestern CC. The first pitch is at 1:00 p.m. on Friday.

SLCC 1
Snow 0

SLCC 6
Snow 1

SLCC Softball Wins two against Snow
Salt Lake City, UT. (February 27, 2009) - The Salt Lake CC Softball Team took two games from Snow College today 8-0 and 9-3. With the wins, Salt Lake moves to 11-3 conference play and 14-5 overall.

Pitcher Sarah Clark continued her solid pitching by throwing a complete game shut-out in the first game. She bettered her pitching record to 7-2 overall.

In the first game Salt Lake jumped out with the lead with contributions from designated hitter Jordyn McDonald and 3rd baseman Lisa Riches. McDonald ended with 2 homeruns for the game and Riches contributed with one. The game ended in five innings after SLCC scored their final eight run.

In the second game Salt Lake was down 1-0 after the top of the first. The Bruins took the lead in the bottom of the second and continued to add to their lead with contributions from designated hitter/ pitcher Jordyn McDonald, and catcher Kim Weese.

McDonald continued her solid day offensively with 2 hits, 2 runs, and 4 RBI’s. Weese went 2-1 with 2 runs, 1 hit and 2 RBI’s.

On the Bruin mound, McDonald and Reilee O’Brien combined to get the win for the Bruins. McDonald pitched 3 innings, giving up 2 earned runs, and 3 hits. She ended with 4 strikeouts. O’Brien came in to relief McDonald and pitched 4 innings, giving up 2 hits and throwing 2 strikeouts.

Salt Lake (14-5, 11-3) and Snow College (6-11, 5-7) played two more games tomorrow. The first pitch of the double-header will be thrown at 12:00 p.m.

SLCC 8
Snow 0

SLCC 9
Snow 3

Salt Lake Softball Takes Three from CSN
HENDERSON, NV (February 14, 2008) – Salt Lake CC splits day two against Southern Nevada winning the first game 7-5 and dropping the second 3-2. Salt Lake finished the weekend 3-1, and took their record to 12-5 overall and 9-3 in conference play. Salt Lake is currently in second place in the SWAC behind CSI.

In game one Salt Lake took a 2-0 lead into the fifth inning when Southern Nevada’s bats came alive to score five runs in the fifth to take a 5-2 lead. Salt Lake answered back in the sixth with a solo home run by Stacie Graham. However in the top of the seventh Meranda Wood lead off and was hit by a pitch which started the rally for Salt Lake, scoring 4 runs is the seventh to take the lead 7-5. Jordyn McDonald came in and got the win shutting down CSN in the bottom of the inning.

The final game of the series was a 2-2 tie until the sixth inning when Janice Poma hit a solo home run off of McDonald to seal the win for Nevada. Salt Lake attempted a comeback leaving two runners on base in the seventh inning.

Salt Lake CC (12-5, 9-3 SWAC) heads into the bye weekend and will return to face Snow College at Bruin Field on February 27th and 28th.

SLCC 7
CSN 5

SLCC 2
CSN 3

Clark Tosses a One Hit Gem
HENDERSON, NV (Febuary 13, 2009) – The Salt Lake CC Softball Team took two games from Southern Nevada today 9-1 and 5-1. The wins take Salt Lake’s record to 7-2 in conference play and 10-4 overall.

Sarah Clark threw a one hitter striking out nine hitters on her way to her sixth win of the season, Reilee O’brien closed the game with three strikeouts. Amy Broadbent blasted a 3 run home run in the sixth inning to extend the lead to eight runs. Shaynie Phillips was 2-3 in the game with a double.

In the second game Salt Lake jumped out to an early 5-0 lead in the first inning off. Sarah Clark was 3-3 with a double and Stacie Graham connected on a RBI double. Jordyn McDonald went six strong innings with three hits and nine strike outs, Reilee O’brien gets the save with two strikeouts.

Salt Lake (8-2, 11-4 SWAC) and Southern Nevada (3-3 SWAC) meet again tomorrow at noon, all games are played at Russell Road Complex.

SLCC 9
CSN 1

SLCC 5
CSN 1

Salt Lake CC Softball Announces 2010 Freshmen Class
SALT LAKE CITY (February 9, 2009) - The Salt Lake CC Softball team announces the signing of five student- athletes for the 2009-2010 season. Joining the team will be outfielder Kylee Brikerhoff (Spanish Fork), infielder Becky Simonsen (Davis), outfielder Katie Lee (Centenial, NV), infielder Krystin Jachim (Roy) and outfielder Kylee Bufton (Spanish Fork).

“We are pleased to bring these great young women into the Bruin Softball program, they will add to an already talented returning class.” Said Head Coach Mary Kay Amicone

Salt Lake Wins One and Loses One.
ST. GEORGE, Utah (February 7, 2009) - Salt Lake CC Softball takes the series split with CSI losing game one 3-4 and coming from behind to win game two 8-5. With the split Salt Lake's record stands at 9-4 overall and 6-2 in SWAC play.

In game one Salt Lake jumped out to the early lead with a 2 run home run from Stacie Graham. Shaynie Phiilips added a solo home run to put the lead to three runs. However Salt Lake could not hold the lead losing 4-3. Sarah Clark takes the loss striking out eight hitters, also at the plate Clark was 3-4.

In the final game of the series CSI jumped out to a 5-1 lead however, Salt Lake would not go away answering back with 5 runs in the sixth inning. Jordyn McDonald propelled the offence with a 3 run home run followed by a double by Shaynie Phillips and a pinch hit 2 RBI single by Meranda Wood. Reilee Obrien pitched well against CSI with three scoreless innings, striking out five hitters.

Salt Lake (9-4, 6-2 SWAC) hits the road again with a four game series against College of Southern Nevada on February 13th and 14th in Henderson, Nevada.

SLCC 3
CSI 4

SLCC 8
CSI 5

SLCC Softball Splits with CSI in Two Games
ST. GEORGE, Utah (Feburary 6, 2009) – Salt Lake CC Softball (8-3, 5-1 SWAC) splits the series opener with College of Southern Idaho. Southern Idaho took game one 3-0 and Salt Lake rallied back in game two winning 7-5.

Sarah Clark takes the loss in game one, she allowed five hits while striking out eight batters. Salt Lake hitters could only manage four hits against CSI pitching.

In game two Salt Lake hitters managed 15 hit and scoring seven runs. Stacie Graham was 2-4 with a two RBI double and Abby Bowcutt hit a solo home run to extend the lead. Jordyn McDonald gets her first win of the season striking out five batters.

Salt Lake CC (8-3, 5-1 SWAC) and Southern Idaho CC face off again tomorrow at noon in St. George, Utah.

CSI 3
SLCC 0

CSI 5
SLCC 7

SLCC Softball Sweeps Western Nevada
ST. GEORGE, Utah (February 5, 2009) - The Salt Lake CC (7-2, 4-0 SWAC) bats come alive and take the series sweep of Western Nevada (0-4, 0-4 SWAC). In two games Salt Lake tallied 35 hits with 13 of the hits going for extra bases.

Game one was a 9-0 win for Salt Lake in five innings. Sarah Clark picks up her fifth win allowing five hits. Hayley Atiyeh and Shaynie Phillips both connected on home runs while Amy Broadbent was 2-3 with two doubles.

The final game of the series was a 9-0 five-inning run rule game. Reilee O'brien gets her second win on the season. Stacie Graham was 2-3 with a three run home run and a double. Lisa Riches punished the ball hitting two home runs with three RBI's on the day.

Salt Lake CC Softball (7-2, 4-0 SWAC) battles conference foe College of Southern Idaho (8-2-2, 4-0 SWAC) February 6th and 7th in St. George, Utah.

SLCC 9 (5 inning)
WNCC 0

SLCC Softball’s Bats Remain Hot
ST. GEORGE, Utah (February 4, 2009) – Salt Lake CC Softball (6-2, 2-0 SWAC) opens up conference play with a double header in St. George, Utah taking on Western Nevada College (0-2, 0-2 SWAC). Salt Lake CC won game one 9-1 and game two 5-0.

Sarah Clark extended her winning streak by winning game one striking out 14 hitters allowing one run on one hit. Hayley Atiyeh was a perfect 4-4 with a double and a solo home run. As a team Salt Lake connected on 15 hits, five of the hits going for extra bases.

In game two Reilee O’brien and Jordyn McDonald combined to throw a no-hitter with 8 strikeouts. Lisa Riches connected on two doubles and drove in two runs. Stacie Graham added a triple of her own scoring two runs. Salt Lake’s bats continued to pound opposing pitchers with 10 hits.

Salt Lake CC (6-2) and Western Nevada (0-2) take to the field again tomorrow for a double header starting at noon. All games are played in St. George at Little Valley fields.

SLCC 9 (6 INNINGS)
WNCC 1

SLCC 5
WNCC 0

SLCC Softball Starts the Season with Three Wins
HENDERSON, Nevada (February 1, 2009) – The Salt Lake CC softball team rolled through the CSN Invitational winning three of five games. Salt Lake had wins against Central Arizona (15-2) and an eight-inning battle against Chipola College (6-5).

Salt Lake’s bats continued to hit well against Chipola combining for 13 hits in the game. With Salt Lake down by three runs in the seventh inning Lisa Riches blasted a 3-run home run to tie the game. In the eighth inning Abby Bowcutt lead off with a double and Erica James single her home to put the win away for Salt Lake.

Salt Lake battled a strong Yavapai team taking a 0-0 tie into the fifth inning however Yavapai exploded for 10 runs. Salt Lake could only manage two hits leaving 11 runners on base.

In the final game of the tournament Salt Lake came out swinging against Central Arizona hitting a season high 16 combined hits and scoring 15 runs in five innings. Sarah Clark picks up her 3rd win allowing 2 hits while striking out six. At the plate Clark was a perfect 5-5 with three RBI’s. Amy Broadbent connected on a solo home run and Lisa Riches drove in two runs with a double.

Salt Lake CC (3-2) heads to St. George to start conference play taking on Western Nevada February 4-5th and College of Southern Idaho on February 6-7th game times set to start at 1 pm at Little Valley Fields.

SLCC 6 (8 innings)
CCC 5

SLCC 0
YCC 10

SLCC 15 (5 innings)
CAZ 2

Softball Splits 2009 Opener
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (January 30, 2009) – Salt Lake Community College Softball (1-1) began the 2009 season in Las Vegas at the CSN Invitaional. Salt Lake took the first game against Western Nebraska, 9-1 and lost the second game 4-5 in eight innings to Palomar College.

Sarah Clark won the first game of the 2009 season allowing three hits over seven innings striking out 11 hitters. Lisa Riches hit a solo home run to go along with Hayley Atiyeh’s two RBI day. Salt Lake as a team had 14 hits to score nine runs and end the game as a run rule.

Game two went eight innings with Salt Lake losing in the eighth 4-5. Kim Weese got Salt Lake on the board early with a 2-run home run and Amy Broadbent had a 2 RBI double to extend the scoring.

Salt Lake CC Softball takes to the field again tomorrow against Chiploa College at 10 am and Yavapai at 3 pm.

SLCC           9
WNCC         1

SLCC          4
PCC            5

Bruin Challenge Finally
SALT LAKE CITY (December 4, 2008)- In the final day of the Bruin Challenge the teams faced the 300 yard sprint, Ladder and Chin ups. Erika James looked to win the overall title with Marqi Gray tight on her heals.

The first event for the day was chin ups, Abby Bowcutt ran away with the win doing 24.5 chin ups with Marqi coming in second with 19. Team ICAND won the total team amount with 99 total chin ups. The next event was the five patter ladder drill. Each member had to do lead with your right, lead with your left, Icky shuffle, Crossover and two in two out patterns. Danielle Swopes won the event with a time of 27.09, coming in a close second was Jordyn McDonald with a time of 28.16.

In the last challenge of the day a new event for the year, the 300 yard sprint. The sprint consisted of two laps on the track. Stacie Graham and Erika James battled it out for the title. Staci set the mark at 53.31 seconds however Erika had the advantage of going last. Erika surpassed Stacie’s mark by .02 tenths of a second (53.28). The win the 300 yard challenge secured the overall challenge win for Erika.

In the team race, BAMF came into the day with a two point lead over ICAND. BAMF struggled through the 300 yard sprint taking last in the team time. With that mistake ICAND took control winning the overall challenge with 35 points to BAMF’s 33 points.

The 2008 Bruin Challenge was a big success with each team challenging each other mentally and physically. With the bar being set higher in each event the 2008 Challenge looks to be a tough mountain to climb for the 2009 team. No Bruin Team has ever backed down from a challenge and there are no exceptions for next year.

Hump Day in Bruin Challenge

SALT LAKE CITY (December 3, 2008)- Its Hump Day in the Bruin Challenge with three events remaining Erika James (132) maintains a eight point lead over Marqi Gray (124) in the race to the finish. Sarah Clark is still in the hunt with 112 points.

In the Pro Agility; only individual event for the day, Stacie Graham took her second event with a time of 12.70. Erika came in a close second place with .06 tenths of a second behind Stacie. ICAND took the overall time in the pro agility with a team total of 81.95.

The next two events were team events with no individual points available. In the first event the team relay race in which the team had to complete six skills. The skills included a stair race, bear crawl, crab walk, back peddle, 35 pound plate push and a single sprint lap. Blue’s Clues started it off with a time of 1:44.02 however ICAND was next; the team raised the speed up to 1:37.42. The final team was BAMF knowing the time to beat they rocketed to the front with a time of 1:32.41 to take the relay race.

The final challenge of the day was Lily Pads. Each team had to successfully get there six members across the raging river with five lily pads. If a lily pad was left without a foot or hand to anchor it the raging river washed it away. ICAND was first to attempt the feat. With an early blow of losing a lily pad the team did no panic and recovered for a time of 8 minutes 18 seconds. Next to attempt was Blue’s Clues and BAMF competing at the same time. With different strategies each the race was neck and neck. BAMF however lost two lily pads in the race to the finish allowing Blue’s Clues to complete the task in 5 minutes 18 seconds.

BAMF remains in the team lead after taking first in the relay race and second in the other two events. The race for second place is down to a two point margin with ICAND in the lead. Tomorrows events will determine the overall winners. On tap for the final day is a new event maximum chin ups, a five pattern ladder run and the dreaded 300-yard sprint.

Bruin Challenge Day Two
SALT LAKE CITY (December 2, 2008)- In Day Two of the challenge Erika James surged into the lead with an outstanding day in the mile, bridge and 100 yard relay. Erika set a new mile run time with a time of 6 minutes 28 seconds. Marqi Gray finished a strong second place with a time of 6:39 both times under the record of 6:41 set by Tara Bendt last year.

In the killer 100 yard relay where each member of the team was required to do Bar lunges, 35 pound plate carry, 25 pound plate push and a sprint the length of the basketball court down and back. Team ICAND finished with the best overall team time and Erika had the fastest individual time with 2 minutes flat.

In the sit up challenge Jasey Jenson’s record of 107 sit ups was broken by Shaynie Phillips with 109 in 2 minutes. Team ICAND once again came away with the overall victory with 557 total sit-ups combined. Another record fell in the shoulder bridge challenge; Marqi Gray set the bar high holding the bridge for 9 minutes shooting past the record of 5:34 held by Lindsey Palmer.

The final activity of the day was a team balloon train race. Each team had to hold balloons in between each member as they raced around the track. After losing their balloon 3 times team BAMF surged ahead of the other teams to take the win. Blue’s Clues finished second followed closely by ICAND.

After the second day of the Bruin Challenge team BAMF takes the overall team lead with 21 point effort but the race stays close with the two other teams only one or two points behind. In the individual race Erika James took the lead (115) finishing in the top one or two in each challenge on day two. Marqi Gray (112) stays a close second only 3 points behind Erika. Rounding out the top three is Sarah Clark with 107 points.

The Bruin Challenge resumes today with the individual pro-agility, team relay race and team lily pads.

Records Fall in Day One of Bruin Challenge

SALT LAKE CITY (December 1, 2008)- Day One of the 2nd annual Bruin Challenge started off today with several records falling by the way side. The team was split into 3 separate teams consisting of six players per team. The Blue team named themselves Blue’s Clues consisted of Kim, EJ, Woody, Erica, Koo and Hayley. The Gold team was named BAMF with Jordyn, Stacie, Marqi, Lisa, Amy and Reilee on the team. The ICAND team wore grey and is comprised of Abby, Randee, Sarah, Aly, Swopes and Shaynie.

In the first event Stacie Graham took the home to first with a 2.70, which bested Tara Bendt’s previous record. The second event, Wall Sits, saw the entire team destroy last year’s 13 minute record. The overall winner was catcher Marqi Gray with a time of 23 minutes 37 seconds. Next the Challenge moved to bench press and 25 pound plate holds. Last year’s Bench Press record was held by Brooke Olson (66 reps), Meranda Wood flew by Brooke with 79 reps of 55 pounds. The new event for the year, 25/35 pound plate holds, was won by Marqi Gray. She held two 25/35 pound plates for a record setting 13 minutes 50 seconds.

The final event for the day was a team event of War Ball. Team Blue’s Clues won the overall bench reps therefore they received a first round bye. That pitted ICAND vs BAMF after a close battle ICAND won which sent BAMF into the loser’s bracket. Blue’s Clues and ICAND squared off with ICAND taking the win. In the loser’s bracket Blue’s Clues played BAMF, after a strong effort by BAMF they fell to Blue’s Clues sending Blues into the championship round. In the Championship game Blues made it interesting forcing an IF game however Blue's Clues showed there War Ball dominance wining the game and taking the War Ball Challenge.

The final totals puts Sarah Clarke in the individual lead with 61 points followed closely by Marqi Grey with 58 points and Erika James with 54 points. The overall team leaders are Blue’s Clues with 11 team points however the teams are only separated by one point each with BAMF scoring 10 points and ICAND finishing with 9.

The Bruin Challenge continues tomorrow with the Mile Run, Sit-ups, Bridge, 100-yard relay and Team Balloon Train challenges slated to start at 2 pm.

Bruin Challenge 2008

Bruin Challenge: The Bruins will conclude their fall activities with the 2nd annual Bruin Challenge, a series of weight lifting, team-building and conditioning events over a period of five days that will bring a close to the team’s workouts. The competition begins Monday Dec. 1st and will continue each day throughout the week, with it culminating on Friday Dec. 5th. Each day of the challenge will start at 2:00 pm. There will be an individual winner awarded and an overall team winner as well.

Here is the schedule of events for the 2008 Bruin Challenge:

Monday, December 1st
Bench Press for Reps- 55 lbs (Meranda Wood 79)
Home to First (Stacie Graham 2.70)
Wall Sits (max) (Marqi Gray 23 mins 37 sec)
Plate Holds (max) (Marqi Gray 13 min 50 sec)
War Ball (Team Blue's Clues)

Tuesday, December 2nd
Sit ups (timed)- (Shaynie Phillips 109)
Bridge (timed)- (Marqi Gray 9:00)
100 yard Relay (bar lunges, 35 lbs plate carry, 25 lb towel push, sprint)- (ICAND)
Mile Run- (Erika James 6:28)
Balloon Train Obstacle Course- (BAMF)

Wednesday, December 3rd
Pro-Agility- (Stacie Graham 12.70)
Team Relay Race- (BAMF 1:32.41)
Lilly Pads- (Blue's Clues 5:18)

Thursday, December 4th
Ladder- (Danielle Swopes 27.09)
Chin ups- (Abby Bowcutt 24.5)
300-yard Sprint- (Erika James 53.28)

Friday, December 5th
“Tour de We’Can” at 24hr Fitness (3:15)
Team Christmas Party

Teams
Blue's Clues- Kim, EJ,Woody, Erica, Koo, Hayley
BAMF- Jordyn, Stacie, Marqi, Lisa, Amy, Reilee
ICAND- Abby, Randee, Sarah, Aly, Swopes, Shaynie **Winners**

Erika James Overall Winner 164

NJCAA Names Lindsey Palmer Betty Jo Graber Female Athlete of the Year

SALT LAKE CITY (July 1, 2008) - Salt Lake CC is proud to announce that Lindsey Palmer has been named the Betty Jo Graber Female Athlete of the Year. The recipient of this award is selected out of all female athletes in the NJCAA. To qualify for the award the recipient must maintain a 2.0 GPA, completed her 2nd year of NJCAA competition and must be named NJCAA All-American one year. Palmer is the 16th female athlete and the third softball player to be awarded such an honor. Along with being named Female Athlete of the Year Palmer was also 1st team NJCAA All-American, 1st team NFCA All-American, SWAC Pitcher of the Year and Region 18 All Tournament Team

For more information visit www.njcaa.org

NFCA Names Palmer 1st Team All American
SALT LAKE CITY (June 2, 2008) - The National Fastpitch Coaches Association has named sophomore pitcher Lindsey Palmer to the NJCAA Division I Louisville Slugger/NFCA 1st Team All American. The All American team is selected from the South, MidWest and Western All Region selections voted on by the members of the NFCA. Palmer is one of sixteen players selected to the first team and the first Salt Lake CC player to be named to the Louisville Slugger/NFCA All American Team.

Lindsey Palmer Named 1st Team All-American
SALT LAKE CITY (May 23, 2008) – Salt Lake CC Sophomore pitcher Lindsey Palmer was named NJCAA 1st team All-American and sophomore outfielder Tara Bendt was named 2nd team. Palmer is only the second 1st team All-American for Salt Lake softball.

Lindsey Palmer finished with a 29-2 record, a 0.90 ERA and 309 strikeouts. She threw eleven shutouts and recorded four no-hitters in the 2008 season. Palmer was also named SWAC Pitcher of the Year.

Tara Bendt finished the season with a .420 batting average, 25 stolen bases and a .971 fielding percentage. Bendt was named SWAC Player of the Year.

Lindsey Palmer and Tara Bendt helped lead Salt Lake to a 43-10 record, a 19 game winning streak, a #5 ranking in the NJCAA polls and Salt Lake’s second consecutive SWAC regular season title. Lindsey Palmer is committed to play for the University of Utah in the fall and Tara Bendt is committed to play at the University of Nevada Las Vegas.

NFCA Names 3 Bruins to All West Region Team
The National Fast pitch Coaches Association announced that Pitcher Lindsey Palmer was selected 1st Team All West Region. Brooke Olson, Jasey Jensen and Tara Bendt were all named 2nd team All West Region. Each of these players are voted on by the members of the NFCA in each region. The nominees are now eligible to be selected for the Louisville Slugger/NFCA All American Teams.