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SB - Bassett vs. MSUB
Stan Plewe/Utah Tech Athletics
14
Winner Dixie State DX-SB 6-0
4
MSU Billings MSUB 7-5
Winner
Dixie State DX-SB
6-0
14
Final
4
MSU Billings MSUB
7-5
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
Dixie State DX-SB 2 4 1 0 4 3 14 14 1
MSU Billings MSUB 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 7 3

W: Hazel, Cambrie (3-0) L: Maddy Lincoln (4-3)

3
Chadron State CHSB 2-8
5
Winner Dixie State DX-SB 7-0
Chadron State CHSB
2-8
3
Final
5
Dixie State DX-SB
7-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Chadron State CHSB 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 8 3
Dixie State DX-SB 2 0 2 1 0 0 X 5 4 0

W: Melendez, Alexandria (3-0) L: Jessica Jarecki (1-5) S: Dove, Madi (1)

Game Recap: Softball | | By DSU Athletics Media Relations

No. 9 Softball sweeps Day 3 at Easton Classic

Trailblazers defeat MSU Billings (14-4) and Chadron State (5-3)

The No. 9 Dixie State softball team pushed its winning streak to seven games and swept both games of a combined doubleheader on Saturday at the Canyons Softball Complex in St. George.

The Trailblazers (7-0) opened the day with a 14-4 six-inning victory over Montana State Billings, marking the fourth consecutive run-rule victory of the season. That stretch was snapped later in the day as DSU needed all seven innings to hold off Chadron State for a 5-3 win in cold and blustery conditions.

GAME ONE

Dixie State opened the scoring in the top of the first inning when Janessa Bassett (Stansbury Park, Utah/Stansbury HS) scored from third base on a ball put in play by Bailey Gaffin (Glendale, Ariz./Mountain Ridge HS). Brenna Hinck (Tremonton, Utah/Bear River HS) picked up an RBI later in the inning when she was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to open a 2-0 lead.

MSU Billings countered with one run in the bottom of the first, scoring on a single to left field to cut the lead to 2-1.

The Trailblazers answered with four runs on four hits in the second inning to build a 6-1 advantage. Jessica Gonzalez (Kingsburg, Calif./Kingsburg HS) and Kenzie Sawyer (Cedar City, Utah/Canyon View) each highlighted the inning with separate 2-RBI singles.

The Yellowjackets pulled another run back in the bottom of the second with an RBI double to trim the DSU lead to 6-2. But that was as close as they would get.

DSU added one run in the third inning on a Bailey Gaffin (Glendale, Ariz./Mountain Ridge HS) RBI-single and pushed across four more runs in the fifth inning to extend the lead to 11-2.  Riley Tyteca (Farmington, Utah/Viewmont HS) and Kori Gahn (Phoenix, Ariz./Pinnacle HS) recorded RBI hits in the fifth inning before Gonzalez put the finishing touches on the frame with a two-run blast over the left field fence.

MSUB avoided the five-inning run-rule ending, scoring two runs on separate RBI-singles in the bottom of the fifth to pull back to within 11-4.

DSU made sure the game didn't extend any longer than six innings, scoring three runs in the top of the sixth on a Bassett three-run home run to center field, her fourth home run of the Easton Classic, to push the lead to the final tally of 14-4.

Cambrie Hazel (Spanish Fork, Utah/Spanish Fork HS) (3-0) earned the win in the pitcher's circle, striking out seven MSUB batters in 5.1 innings pitched. Bassett powered the offense with a 3-for-4 performance and 3 RBI, while Gonzalez added a 2-for-3 outing with 4 RBI.

GAME TWO

Dixie State looked to duplicate the performance in the second game of the day vs. Chadron State, scoring two runs in the first inning when Gonzalez drove a 2-RBI single to center field.

Chadron State cut the lead in half in the top of the third inning, scoring on an RBI-single up the middle to push the score to 2-1.

The Trailblazers answered with two more runs in the bottom of the third and another in the fourth inning to push the lead to 5-1.

The Eagles plated two runs in the fifth inning on an RBI-double followed by an RBI-single to cut the lead to 5-3. CSC threatened to tie or take the lead in the seventh inning and put its first two runners on base. Madi Dove (Cypress, Calif./Cypress HS) entered for DSU and retired the next three batters to earn her first save of the season.

Alexandria Melendez (Moreno Valley, Calif./Valley View HS) (3-0) earned the win in the pitcher's circle, striking out five CSC batters in 6.0 innings pitched.

Dixie State wraps up play at the Easton Classic with a 12:30 p.m. matchup vs. Colorado School of Mines on Sunday.
 
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