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LAIE, HI-Lauren Folta (Erda. UT/Tooele High School) picked up her fourth win of the season by pitching a two hit shutout and struck nine batters in a 9-0 PacWest Conference game between BYU-Hawaii (0-12, 0-4 PWC) and Dixie State College (7-2, 4-0 PWC) in the first game of a doubleheader. The Red Storm won the second game 9-2.
Sophomore third baseman Kelsey Mendenhall (Tooele. UT/Tooele High School) continued her torrent pace by hitting a two-run home run, her third of the series in the top of the first inning. She also added an RBI single in the second inning.
Ashley McFarland (Layton. UT/Layton High School) added a three-run home run in the Red Storm four-run 2nd inning. Bailie Hicken (Cedar Hills. UT/Lone Peak High School) led the DSC 11 hit attack with three hits in the game, followed by McFarland, Anna Cue (Murrieta Valley, CA/Murrieta Valley High School), and Mendenhall who each finished with two.
In game two of the doubleheader, Dixie State scored 9 runs on 14 hits giving starting pitcher Brittnie Whipple enough ammo to pick up her third win of the season. Whipple went four strong innings striking out eight batters and not allowing a hit. Jessica Tracy pitched the final three innings of the game giving up a Jar Veazie two-run HR as her only blemish.
Hicken had three hits in the second game, giving her six on the day and finished the four game series going 10-14 at the plate, scoring nine runs and 8-8 on stolen bases. Mendenhall added another two hits and two RBI and finished the series going a perfect 7-7 with two doubles, 3 HR's, 11 RBI and 6 BB's.
Kylee Higgins (Layton. UT/Layton High School) had an 2 RBI double in the Red Storm fourth inning and an RBI single in the DSC 3rd. Breanna Egge (Las Vegas. NV/Centennial High School) and McFarland each had two hits in the final game.
Dixie State closes its Hawaiian road trip out this weekend when they play Hawaii Pacific University in doubleheaders on Friday and Saturday. The two will meet for the first time since the NCAA Regional tournament, when DSC defeated HPU twice on the final day to advance to the NCAA Super Regional's. Please check www.dixieatheltics.com for updated scores and information.
