University of Northern Colorado Athletics
Friday, February 9
Tucson, Ariz.
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Photo by: Jam David
Northern Colorado Crushes Lipscomb in Season Opener
2/9/2024 5:55:00 PM | Softball
TUCSON, Ariz. -- The defending Big Sky Champion Northern Colorado softball team opened its season with a convincing 10-1 win over Lipscomb.
After a scoreless first inning, UNC broke the game open in the second inning.
Nya Chacon singled to push across a run and Sabrina Javorsky followed that with a ground out to second base to score Chacon from third base. Jayden Gandert scored on a wild pitch and Amailee Morales delivered a 2-RBI double to center field and the Bears led 4-0.
The Bears added runs in the third and fourth innings and the Bears led 8-1.
In UNC's part of the fifth inning, the Bears' offense scored three runs, which culminated with Morales' RBI single up the middle, and the game was called due to the 5-inning, 8-run rule.
Erin Caviness was dominant in the circle. Caviness tossed 5.0 innings, scattered 3 hits, allowed 1 unearned run, and fanned 8 batters.
Inside the Box Score
Utah Tech defeated UNC 5-1.
Morales delivered her first home run in the fourth inning, which was a solo shot to right-center field.
Isabelle DiNapoli started and tossed 5.0 innings, allowed 5 hits and 5 runs (3 earned) 4 walks, and 4 strikeouts.
Inside the Box Score
The Bears match up with Lipscomb on Saturday at 11 a.m. The tournament is subject to change due to rain in Tucson.
After a scoreless first inning, UNC broke the game open in the second inning.
Nya Chacon singled to push across a run and Sabrina Javorsky followed that with a ground out to second base to score Chacon from third base. Jayden Gandert scored on a wild pitch and Amailee Morales delivered a 2-RBI double to center field and the Bears led 4-0.
The Bears added runs in the third and fourth innings and the Bears led 8-1.
In UNC's part of the fifth inning, the Bears' offense scored three runs, which culminated with Morales' RBI single up the middle, and the game was called due to the 5-inning, 8-run rule.
Erin Caviness was dominant in the circle. Caviness tossed 5.0 innings, scattered 3 hits, allowed 1 unearned run, and fanned 8 batters.
Inside the Box Score
- Bears tallied 15 hits, and nine runs batted in.
- Not one UNC batter struck out.
- Eight UNC batters recorded a hit (Lauren Strathearn, Alyssa Wenzel, Amailee Morales, Alison Steinker, Ella Gonzales, Nya Chacon, Jayden Gandert, Sabrina Javorsky).
- Wenzel doubled two times, and Javorsky tripled.
Utah Tech defeated UNC 5-1.
Morales delivered her first home run in the fourth inning, which was a solo shot to right-center field.
Isabelle DiNapoli started and tossed 5.0 innings, allowed 5 hits and 5 runs (3 earned) 4 walks, and 4 strikeouts.
Inside the Box Score
- Jayden Gandert and Morales each collected a hit.
- The Bears left three runners on base.
- Araya Ogden tossed the final inning and allowed no hits, no runs, and struck out a pair of batters.
The Bears match up with Lipscomb on Saturday at 11 a.m. The tournament is subject to change due to rain in Tucson.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Caviness, Erin (1-0)
L: BAREFOOT, Laine (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Wenzel, Alyssa 2 ; Morales, Amailee 1
3B: Javorsky, Sabrina 1
RBI: Strathearn, Lauren 1 ; Wenzel, Alyssa 1 ; Morales, Amailee 3 ; Steinker, Alison 1 ; Chacon, Nya 1 ; Javorsky, Sabrina 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Strathearn, Lauren 3 ; Wenzel, Alyssa 2 ; Gonzales, Ella 1 ; Myers - Lenz, Quinn 1 ; Chacon, Nya 1 ; Gandert, Jayden 1 ; Javorsky, Sabrina 1
Batting:
RBI: BELFIELD, Kaylyn 1 ; POLK, Josey 1
Base Running:
RUNS: WRIGHT, Briyana 1
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