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Show softball avoids rain, takes two from DSU BY PORTER LARSEN PLarsenDSN BYU-- H ' 1 - 4 A ; Dixie State University softball avoided a couple of Monday afternoon storm fronts en route to a doubleheader sweep of Brigham Young Umversity-Hawai- i. X The game-on- e victory was 41 minutes for ram delayed by could Trailblazers the before senior take the field. Led by pitcher Aryn Feickert, DSU ousted the Seasiders 8-- 0 'X in the i bid opener. Feickerts was broken up midway through the fourth inning, but the Hero Sports Division II Hero of the Week still no-hitt- er finished the x w X complete-gam- e r. one-hitte- Our pitchers have worked extremely hard since our return from San Fransisco, and it clearly showed today, said Autumn Woodfall, a senior psychology major from Kaysville. We were patient at the plate, had aggressive swings and situational hits. Junior third baseman Brooklyn Beardshear followed an RBI from freshman Jessica Gonzalez with on of her own to give DSU the 2-- 0 lead in . the first. The Trailblazers pulled away in the second, scoring four runs on another Gonzalez RBI three-ru- n and a bases-clearitriple from junior first baseman Mallory Paulson. DSU extended the lead to eight in the fifth, scoring on junior shortstop Josey and Hartmans RBI-doub- le I t sV tf J "N It - V s' 1 n Freshman infielder Dam Bartholf tags a Brighham Young doubleheader sweep, resulting in a 34-- 1 overall record Umversity-Flawa- ii runner Monday at Karl Brooks Field The Trailblazers blazed past the cougars with a 1 sophomore outfielder Janessa to end Bassetts RBI-sing- le the game. Bassetts hot bat led the Trailblazers as she went 2A from the plate. Gonzalez finished 2 as Feickert struck out six and improved to 19 A on the season. Game two was nearly a carbon copy of game one as in what DSU downed BYU-2-- H was the Seasiders final game of the season. y also Kristie Johnsons scored one. DSU braved the cold weather and kept tire bats hot in the third as first baseman Bailey Gaffin and fellow freshman infielder Kaitlyn Delange both added RBIs to extend the lead. Hartman sent the Seasiders packing with a solo shot over the left field wall to extend the lead to sac-fl- Once again, DSU notched two runs in the first inning as Gonzalez got another and junior catcher Arista Honey added an RBI-sing- RBI-doub- le le in the following at bat. The entire Trailblazer outfield hit RBIs as they kept piling on the runs in the second. Bassetts triple scored two, jumor Shelby Yung singled for one and senior 9-- 0. The Seasiders finally pushed one across tire plate in die fifth, but it was too little, too late for BYU-- as the eight-poilead ended die game nt H early. Beardshear did it all in the win, taking the win from and going 3 the circle (11-from the plate. 9-- 1 3-- 4) Everyone stepped up today, head coach Randy Simkins said. We had strong at bats from the top of the lineup to the bottom. Our pitching and fielding was phenomenal. Considering the elements, this was a really good performance and hopefully a good indicator of what we can continue to do. The Trailblazers wrap up the regular season with a four-gam- e series against Concordia University Friday and Saturday. .:m!U . If cdlulk d. fus Firm? TO) ScTr, IL U2jJAi i re M'malUi h' Us;u ixm.ienl k- ' . A - ha Scholarships are available for those who qualify and require a semester-lon- g commitment. Unpaid (credit only) positions also - T- ' V'alVv W'D: r .a ' ' , U uX . ! Write ,X' :;x -2 GPA and full-ti- fi cn . p N1'?1 ' "iu: in uTni.iU 15 J is stories weekly on everything from campus events, to features, columns and investigative pieces. SS. i U,L 14(14 r '"J i ,,,1ui'H ) - Xi Get course credit, develop writing and interviewing skills, build a m'! portfolio of published work, and get to know your campus. cl yi ( x- - , !X-- O v. Experience is a plus but not required ,i'iubW AA v! , . For more information contact Rhiannon Bent, t '1 r i :,t ' . , A l.T 1, Ur V' dd pi; , . I 111 v; out an application, visit http:bit.lyIM7ZplQ. Positions ' " . " wi . j i be open until filled. hy , - ' I"1 . 1,n ffl.ij. m.. ' nti.i O ! To fill I ! G, bentHdixie.edu Gtlt UC-- G52-78I- r H).. Tiifij ,t.idc i , I 1 tr.Yo. 'UlllH' '1 , ; X !, f T ,1 V i ic a status. me , if , available. Scholarships require a 2.5 I S ft ilMUl'IU i X XlCT r t uj.' i , 1K. O 1C! tk.no IdLcinto drr'CTilU . Additional coursework may be required. i . . 'in ' rxuN' t.WirnsIns |