(Tucson, Ariz. – Feb. 9, 2024) - The Trailblazer softball team split the second day of action at the Candrea Classic defeating Northern Colorado, 5-1 before falling to North Texas, 7-0.
Northern Colorado Recap
Earning their first win of the season with a victory over Northern Colorado, the 2023 Big Sky Tournament champions, the Trailblazers totaled five hits in the contest.
Highlighted by a three-run home run from junior second baseman
Carly Eldredge, her second long ball in as many days, UT raced out to a 2-0 lead after three innings.
An RBI single to center field by
Oaklee Trapp got the scoring started for the Trailblazers and after a walk to
Laura Lockard,
LB Kahahawai-Kekona knocked in Trapp with an RBI single up the middle.
The Bears got on the scoreboard in the top of the fourth inning cutting the Blazers' lead in half with a solo home run by Amailee Morales.
A single by
Gabi Giroux and a walk by
Drew McKown put a pair of runners on base for Eldredge who extended the Blazers' lead to the final score of 5-1 with her homer.
Preseason All-WAC selection
Sauren Garton earned her first win of the season in the circle tossing a complete game allowing only two hits, one earned run, struck out seven and walked one.
North Texas Recap
The second game of the afternoon saw the Trailblazers held to two hits, one single apiece from
LB Kahahawai-Kekona and
Drew McKown, while the Mean Green scored two runs in third inning, added three in the fourth and tacked on one apiece in the fifth and sixth innings.
Three pitchers saw action for the Blazers in the circle with
Attlyn Johnston making her first start of the season throwing 3.1 innings with
Tyler Denhart and
Danyelle Leone following with each tossing 1.1 innings apiece.
Up next
The Trailblazers close out action at the Candera Classic on Saturday taking on Lipscomb (0-2) at 9 a.m. and North Texas (1-0) at 11 a.m.
