Weber State University Athletics
Weber State University
Bradley
Wildcats split opening day of season in New Mexico
2/13/2015 11:38:00 PM | Softball
LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The Wildcats got the new season started with a bang.
Senior center fielder Malia Campos was 4-for-4 at the plate, starting the game with a lead-off triple, to help lead the Weber State University softball team to an 11-0 victory over Bradley in six innings in the opening game of the Troy Cox Classic, hosted by New Mexico State.
Weber State won its season-opening game for the second straight year, and improved to 3-3 in the first game of the season during the modern era of Wildcat softball.
In the second game of the day, the Wildcats (1-1) fell 8-0 to tournament host New Mexico State (4-3)
Senior right-hander MaCauley Flint picked up the win in the circle, scattering six hits with three strikeouts against 21 batters in five innings, before turning the ball over the junior right-hander Sierra Whitmer for the final inning.
The Wildcats finished with 16 hits, including four for extra bases. Sierra Whitmer was 3-for-4 with a two-run long ball, while her twin sister, shortstop Aubrey Whitmer was 3-for-3 with a run scored. Senior first baseman Kylee Hogue was 3-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored.
Freshman second baseman McKinley Brinkerhoff had a pair of early sacrifice flies that brought in the first two runs of the game.
The Purple and White slowly pulled away from the Braves (1-6), building up a 6-0 lead after five before erupting for a five-run sixth inning that ended the game early on mercy rule.
In the second game, New Mexico State held the Wildcats to just two hits as the Aggies pulled away with runs in the third, fourth, and fifth innings to end the game early.
Weber State will face Kansas and a re-match with Bradley on Saturday, before rounding out the tournament on Sunday morning against the Jayhawks.
