The 2019 Season Ends for @BearsSoftball

Saturday, May 11

Sacramento, Calif.

12 pm

University of Northern Colorado

14-39

Weber State

26-19

Weber State

Northern Colorado

5/11/2019 3:47:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

Northern Colorado missed on the Big Sky Championship against Weber St.

By: Matthew Kushar, UNCBears.com

SACRAMENTO, Calif.- Northern Colorado softball left it all on the field this week in Sacramento as the 2019 season ended for the team. UNC fell in the championship game to the No. 1 seed Weber State, 8-0 in five innings.

"Unfortunately, we were not ready to play in the first innings, but you can't get that back," head coach Ben Garcia said.

The Wildcats unloaded in the top of the first, scoring six runs on six hits off of Valerie Vidal, making her fifth start of the tournament.

Weber State scored again in the top of the second with one run on two hits for a 7-0 lead.

Addie Jensen was dealing for the Wildcats, allowing only two hits and one walk to the Bears.

In the top of the fourth, Weber St. tacked on another run to build an 8-0 lead. UNC would need to score to extend the game beyond five innings.

The Bears could not get any offense going in the fourth or fifth innings and the Wildcats won the Big Sky tournament with an 8-0 victory. Vidal was hit with the loss after allowing seven earned runs in four innings of work.

"It was a good season and we have a lot to build on," Garcia added.

Game Notes

Valerie Vidal and Mady Young were named to the Big Sky All-Tournament team. Vidal finished with a 3-2 record and a 4.54 ERA in 35.2 innings of work, along with 18 strikeouts and nine walks. Young batted .333 with two RBIs and two runs scored, while recording 11 assists from shortstop.
UNC went 3-2 during the tournament, defeating No. 2 Idaho State, No. 3 Montana and No. 4 Sacramento State. The Bears three wins mark the most the team has ever recorded since joining the conference in 2013.
Valerie Vidal finishes her career with 35 wins and nine solo shutouts, while recording 345 strikeouts in 522.1 total innings.
Cheyenne Talmadge and Kenzie Kudrna careers also came to a close on Saturday. Talmadge led UNC with a .292 average this season and nine stolen bases. Kudrna led the team with 24 runs scored and 154 at bats, while batting .273 and holding a .989 fielding percentage.
Mady Young has now started all 109 games for UNC the past two seasons.