","thumbnailUrl":null,"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Utah Tech University Athletics","jobTitle":null},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Utah Tech University Athletics","url":"https://utahtechtrailblazers.com","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://utahtechtrailblazers.com/images/logos/site/site.png","width":50,"height":50}},"about":null,"speakable":{"type":"SpeakableSpecification","cssSelector":["article-content","article-headline"]}} Coffey and Gelter Help Red Storm Salvage Split With Hawaii Hilo - Utah Tech University Athletics
Skip To Main Content
Skip To Main Content

Utah Tech University Athletics

gelter
Julie Buchanan Photography

Softball Jeff Cluff, Coordinator of Media Relations

Coffey and Gelter Help Red Storm Salvage Split With Hawaii Hilo

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2

HILO, HI -- After losing the first game of a doublheader 5-0 to Hawaii Hilo, No. 23 Dixie State used a masterful performance from senior pitcher Kate Coffey (Fallon, NV/Churchill County High School) in game two and win 2-1 in eight innings at Hilo, Hawaii.

Coffey allowed a run in the bottom of the first inning and proceeded to force 15 groundouts and 5 flyouts and pitch a complete game to improve to 2-1 on the season.

Marla Reiter (Rolinda, CA/Central High School) helped force the extra frame, by hitting a solo home run to left field to tie the game at 1-1.

After a leadoff double in the bottom of the seventh inning, Coffey forced the Vulcans to line into a double play and strand the winning run.

In the Red Storm 8th inning, Courtney Sherwin (Mesa, AZ/Red Mountain High School) hit a one out double down the right field line and Sheila Gelter (St. George, UT/Dixie High School) followed with the game winning RBI to center field.

Leading the Red Storm eight hit attack was Courtney Hine (San Dimas, CA/San Dimas High School) and Sherwin who each had two.

In game one it was all the Vulcans as they handed the Red Storm their third straight loss by winning 5-0.

Mattie Snow (Tooele, UT/Tooele High School) pitched three innings and dropped to 5-4 on the season.

Gelter led DSU with two hits.

With the split the Red Storm improve to 12-7 overall and 3-3 in the PWC. Hawaii Hilo is 14-12 and 5-3 in the PWC.

Dixie State continues their ten game Hawaiian road trip on Saturday with a double header at Chaminade.


Print Friendly Version