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Dixie State DX-SB 24-6, 10-3 PACWEST
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Winner BYU-Hawaii BYUHSB 10-17, 7-8 PACWEST
Dixie State DX-SB
24-6, 10-3 PACWEST
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Final
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BYU-Hawaii BYUHSB
10-17, 7-8 PACWEST
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Dixie State DX-SB 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 1
BYU-Hawaii BYUHSB 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 0

W: Williamson,T (4-7) L: Beardshear, Brooklyn (11-2)

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Winner Dixie State DX-SB 25-6, 11-3 PACWEST
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BYU-Hawaii BYUHSB 10-18, 7-9 PACWEST
Winner
Dixie State DX-SB
25-6, 11-3 PACWEST
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Final
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BYU-Hawaii BYUHSB
10-18, 7-9 PACWEST
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Dixie State DX-SB 0 1 1 0 7 9 9 2
BYU-Hawaii BYUHSB 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2

W: Barkwell, Alexis (4-0) L: Wantz, M (5-9)

Game Recap: Softball | | By DSU Athletics Media Relations

No. 13 Softball splits Friday DH at BYU-Hawaii

Alexis Barkwell records career-high six strikeouts in Game Two, Mallory Paulson hits home run in both games

The No. 13 Dixie State softball team split a Pacific West Conference doubleheader at BYU-Hawaii on Friday, 2-1 and 9-0, in Laie, Hawaii.

The Trailblazers (25-6, 11-3 PacWest) took a 1-0 lead into the bottom of the seventh in game one, but the Seasiders scored two runs to take a 2-1 victory. DSU bounced back to clinch the split with a 9-0 five-inning win in game two, turning nine hits and two BYU-H errors into the victory.

GAME ONE – BYU-Hawaii 2, Dixie State 1

Dixie State looked to take the lead in the first inning when Shelby Yung (Upland, Calif./Upland HS) drew a walk, then moved to second when Bailey Gaffin (Glendale, Ariz./Mountain Ridge HS) grounded out to third base. Mallory Paulson (Fruita, Colo./Fruita Monument HS) then drove the 0-1 pitch into left field. Yung rounded third and headed for home, but throw from left field was on-target, and Yung was tagged out to end the inning.

BYU-Hawaii put a runner on first with a single to left center with one out in the bottom half of the first, but DSU eliminated the threat with a double play to end the inning.

The Trailblazers broke through in the top of the fourth when Paulson blasted a solo home run to left field to take a 1-0 lead. DSU looked to add the lead, but stranded runners on first and second later in the frame.

The lead remained until the bottom of the seventh when the Seasiders recorded back-to-back singles before a sacrifice bunt moved the runners to second and third with one out. The game ended on the next play when Alexa Barrett singled up the middle. Bassett fielded the ball cleanly in center field and fired home in attempt to get the tying run at the plate, but the throw missed the target, allowing a second run to score to clinch the 2-1 win for BYU-H.

Bassett led the way at the plate in game one, going 2-for-3, while Paulson's home run marked the lone RBI of the game for DSU. Beardshear tossed 6.1 solid innings, allowing five hits in her second loss of the season.

GAME TWO – Dixie State 9, BYU-Hawaii 0 (5 innings)

Dixie State opened the scoring in the second inning in game two, taking a 1-0 lead on a Dani Bartholf (Gilbert, Ariz./Gilbert HS) RBI-single up the middle. DSU added to the lead in the third after Bassett blasted a leadoff double down the left field line. Yung then moved Bassett to third with a sacrifice bunt, and Bassett scored when Paulson drove a sacrifice fly to center field to push the lead to 2-0.

The Trailblazers broke the game open in the top of the fifth, turning three hits and two BYU-H errors into seven runs for a 9-0 lead. Bassett drew a leadoff walk, stole second, and scored when Yung reached on a throwing error to set the tone in the inning. Paulson then cleared the bases with a two-run home run to center field, her second home run of the day, to push the lead to 5-0. DSU scored the next four runs on either a wild pitch, passed ball, or defensive error to extend the lead to the final tally of 9-0.

BYU-Hawaii put a runner on first with an infield single in the bottom half of the fifth, but Jessica Gonzalez (Kingsburg, Calif./Kingsburg HS) threw the runner out at second on a steal attempt, while Alexis Barkwell (San Diego, Calif./North Medford HS) struck out the first and last BYU-H batters of the frame to clinch the win.

Bartholf led the offensive attack in game two, going 2-for-2 with an RBI and a walk, while Bassett again went 2-for-3 to finish at 4-for-6 on the day. Paulson's two-run home run closed out a 4 RBI day for the senior infielder. Barkwell improved to 4-0 in the pitcher's circle, tossing a four-hit gem with a career-high six strikeouts for her first complete-game shutout of the season.

Dixie State will wrap up its 10-game Hawaii trip with a Sunday afternoon doubleheader at Hawai'i Pacific, starting at 4 p.m. Mountain Time, in Kaneohe, Hawaii.
 
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