Northern Colorado Crushes Lipscomb in Season Opener

Friday, February 9

Tucson, Ariz.

9 a.m.

University of Northern Colorado

1-0

Lipscomb

0-1

Northern Colorado

Lipscomb

Photo by: Jam David

2/9/2024 5:55:00 PM | Softball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2

By: Dennis Driscoll, UNC Associate Athletic Director for Strategic Communications

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

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.

Game Two

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.

Up Next

The Bears match up with Lipscomb on Saturday at 11 a.m. The tournament is subject to change due to rain in Tucson.