BYU
SOFTBALL: At Fort Collins, Colo., Saturday afternoon turned into a hitting clinic as BYU collected 30 runs on 31 hits in a doubleheader
sweep over Colorado State, 14-10 and 16-13. The Cougars, now 28-14 and 8-2 in Mountain West Conference play, scored early and often in both games. BYU needed the 30 runs as the Rams (22-15, 3-6 MWC) were equal to the task offensively. The Cougars have scored in double figures for the fifth consecutive game.
"Today was one of the most impressive hitting performances I've seen as a coach," BYU head coach Gordon Eakin said. "Even in the innings we didn't score we had runners on base."
In game one, BYU scored three in the first inning on a two-run single by Emi Snow and a RBI single by Jodi Norton. In the second, Andrea Ramirez nailed a RBI single then scored on a run-scoring double by Ashlyn Russell.
The Cougars went deep in the third frame, getting a pair of two-run homers from Norton and Ianeta Lei. After a rare scoreless inning, Ramirez nailed a three-run homer for BYU in the fifth. Summer Tobias got the job done from the pitchers circle giving up five earned runs while pitching a complete game in the opener. The eventual winner of game two, Tobias is 4-0 in her last four appearances.
"We are still fighting through some injuries to our pitchers," Eakin said. "Fortunately our offense stepped up in a big way."
Utah Valley
SOFTBALL: At Caldwell, Idaho, UVSC (12-26) beat Eastern Oregon 1-0 in nine innings and 14-3 in six innings on Saturday behind strong pitching performances from Jackie Roberts and Heidi Boyer. In the first game, Roberts pitched all nine innings and struck out nine batters while allowing only six hits. She also went 3 for 5 with a double. In the second game, Boyer allowed five hits in the six-inning win.