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Photo by: Robert Casey
Wildcats Win Home Opener, Clinch Season Series Over Wolverines
3/22/2022 7:12:00 PM | Softball
The Weber State Wildcat softball team put on a show in its home opener with a 7-0 win against Utah Valley on a cold, windy Tuesday afternoon.
The scoring got started when McKell McCuistion hit an RBI double into the outfield that brought Mia Rushton home and gave the Cats a 1-0 lead.
Neither team was able to plate any runners until the bottom of the third inning when the floodgates opened for the Wildcats.
The bottom half of the inning started with a Makayla Donahoo triple, followed by a walk from Rushton who went on to steal second base. McCuistion reached base again with a walk to load the bases with Wildcats. Chloe Camarero bounced into a fielder's choice which scored a run and kept two runners on. When Faith Hoe stepped up to the plate, she smashed the ball into the outfield and sprinted around the bases for an RBI triple to make it a 5-0 ball game.
Arissa Henderson, who got the start in the circle for the Wildcats, came into the batter's box following Faith Hoe, and promptly sent a moonshot over the wall at Wildcat Softball Field for her third home run of the season, and gave WSU a 7-0 lead.
Although both teams would have runners reach base, neither team was able to score after that and the Wildcats wrapped up a shutout victory to improve to 21-6 on the season.
NOTABLES
The Wildcats will play their second of four consecutive in-state games at the University of Utah on March 26. The game will start at 3:00 PM.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Make sure to follow Weber State softball on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter to stay up to date with everything happening with the Wildcats.
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The scoring got started when McKell McCuistion hit an RBI double into the outfield that brought Mia Rushton home and gave the Cats a 1-0 lead.
Neither team was able to plate any runners until the bottom of the third inning when the floodgates opened for the Wildcats.
The bottom half of the inning started with a Makayla Donahoo triple, followed by a walk from Rushton who went on to steal second base. McCuistion reached base again with a walk to load the bases with Wildcats. Chloe Camarero bounced into a fielder's choice which scored a run and kept two runners on. When Faith Hoe stepped up to the plate, she smashed the ball into the outfield and sprinted around the bases for an RBI triple to make it a 5-0 ball game.
Arissa Henderson, who got the start in the circle for the Wildcats, came into the batter's box following Faith Hoe, and promptly sent a moonshot over the wall at Wildcat Softball Field for her third home run of the season, and gave WSU a 7-0 lead.
Although both teams would have runners reach base, neither team was able to score after that and the Wildcats wrapped up a shutout victory to improve to 21-6 on the season.
NOTABLES
- This was WSU's fifth shutout victory of the season.
- With the win, Weber State clinches the season series against Utah Valley. The two teams will play one more time in Orem, Utah on April 5.
- Henderson's final line: 4.0 IP, 2 BB, 5 SO. The win moves Henderson's personal record to 8-0 on the season.
- Mariah Ramirez pitched the final three innings, and allowed zero hits, one walk, and struck out three Wolverines.
- In an extremely well-rounded game, seven of the 11 Wildcats who came to the plate got at least one hit, and six Wildcats scored at least one run.
- The win gives WSU a three-game winning streak, and the Wildcats have won four of their last five games.
The Wildcats will play their second of four consecutive in-state games at the University of Utah on March 26. The game will start at 3:00 PM.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Make sure to follow Weber State softball on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter to stay up to date with everything happening with the Wildcats.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Henderson, Arissa (0-0)
L: Thieme,J (0-0)
S: Ramirez, Mariah (0)
Base Running:
SB: Carr,M 1
HBP: Vasquez,V 1
Batting:
2B: Rushton, Mia 1 ; McCuistion, McKell 1
3B: Hoe, Faith 1 ; Donahoo, Makayla 1
HR: Henderson, Arissa 1
RBI: McCuistion, McKell 1 ; Camarero, Chloe 1 ; Hoe, Faith 2 ; Henderson, Arissa 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Rushton, Mia 2 ; Cerda, Marissa 1 ; Camarero, Chloe 1 ; Hoe, Faith 1 ; Henderson, Arissa 1 ; Donahoo, Makayla 1
SB: Rushton, Mia 1 ; Camarero, Chloe 1
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