Weber State University Athletics
Weber State University
12-30, 0
Idaho State
18-26, 0
Wildcats fall in regular season finale
5/4/2023 4:51:00 PM | Softball
Weber State will host the Big Sky Tournament May 10-13. The 'Cats will take on Portland State on Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. in the first game.
The Wildcats will now prepare for the Big Sky Tournament May 10-12 in Ogden. WSU will be the No. 5 seed in the tournament and will take on No. 4 seed Portland State in the first game of the double-elimination tournament on Wednesday at 9:30 a.m.Â
With the win, Idaho State claimed a share of the Big Sky regular season title for the first time since 2015. The Bengals will also be the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament.Â
Idaho State's Skylar Sethman lead off the first inning of Thursday's game with a home run to give the Bengals the lead. In the bottom of the first, Weber State's Faith Hoe homered to tie the game 1-1.Â
In the top of the third inning, the game was delayed for approximately 45 minutes due to lightning in the area. When the game resumed, the Bengals scored four runs in the top of the third to take a 5-1 lead.Â
Weber State came back with five runs in the bottom of the third. Emily Ruhl had a two-run RBI, followed by a 3-run home run by Kourtney Kemper, her first career home run.Â
Idaho State scored four more runs in the top of the fourth and took a 9-6 lead. The Bengals added another run in the fifth and two in the top of the sixth and led 12-6.Â
In the bottom of the sixth, it was Lauren Hoe who hit her ninth home run of the season with a two-RBI shot. It was also the 31st home run of her career, the second-most in WSU history.Â
Tickets for the Big Sky Tournament are on sale. All games will also be streamed on ESPN+.Â
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— Weber State Softball (@wsusoftball) May 4, 2023
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: MCMURRAY, Emma (2-7)
L: Hatfield, Brooke (2-6)
Batting:
2B: CANO, Angelica 1 ; Olivia Robison 1
3B: Kennedy Dudley 1
HR: SETHMAN, Skylar 1
RBI: SETHMAN, Skylar 1 ; Alyssa Yee 1 ; CANO, Angelica 1 ; Olivia Robison 1 ; Ava Brown 1 ; NEWMAN, Mailee 1 ; Kennedy Dudley 4
SH: SETHMAN, Skylar 1
Base Running:
RUNS: SETHMAN, Skylar 1 ; Alyssa Yee 1 ; CANO, Angelica 3 ; Olivia Robison 2 ; Ava Brown 2 ; SMITH, Gracie 1 ; Paige Simpson 1 ; BUTTERWORTH, Kaylee 1
SB: SMITH, Gracie 1 ; Paige Simpson 1
CS: Kennedy Dudley 1
HBP: Sophia Stoddard 1
Batting:
2B: Ruhl, Emily 1
HR: Hoe, Faith 1 ; Hoe, Lauren 1 ; Kemper, Kortney 1
RBI: Hoe, Faith 1 ; Hoe, Lauren 2 ; Ruhl, Emily 2 ; Kemper, Kortney 3
SH: McCuistion, McKell 1
SF: Ruhl, Sarah 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hoe, Faith 1 ; Chong, Mika 2 ; Hoe, Lauren 2 ; McCuistion, McKell 1 ; Memoli, Gianna 1 ; Kemper, Kortney 1
