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Show 6 - DIXIESUNNEWS.COM ov j WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2475)5 -- IWE sTiraod cS I ( , r l... Softball .inn con win 2 TANNER MORACHE HELPS DSU BASEBALL STAY PERFECT firs in t DS reta owi inn ihei the against c CD BA Fort - 3 czud Lewis BY PORTER LARSEN PLarsenDSN c:a L - J) Dixie Nationally-ranke- d A f 1 thre add the take i- I D SCO nint A SM tied hon State Umvesity softball Lewis College in Durango, Colorado Monday SCO The No. 2 team in the the country advanced to mj two wins over the Skyhavvks to e 12-- 0 and respectively. The Storm dominated the BA first game as senior Aryn cor Feickert and junior Brooklyn Beardshear combined to throw a shared from the DSI circle. Dor We go; on the board quick are and I think Mat really helped five - . take some of the pressure of pla our .. pitchers , head coach B , Randy Simkins said. They in tl t A were put in a position where 5 opp X - j i they could really go out there perc i and dominate, and they did resu V rA.V Sophomore pitcher Aaron Pope pitches for the Storm in their victory against Saint Martin's The that. Storm University 30maintain Sunday just their perfect record of 10-- 0 this season and will e olay a series against Colorado Mesa University beginning Friday The pitchers weren't the orJ half BY DRAYSON BALL players on a roll for DSU The Storm welcomed the four hits while striking out for the Storm in the because the bats were just as the DraysonNews Minot State University six in relief. DSU would vicory. hot as the Storm tacked on aw Beavers to Bruce Hurst' add three runs over the This is a veteran group runs in the first three innings con Field Friday. DSU scored final three innings to secure of guys, head coach Chris Senior catcher Autumn first Dixie State University runs over the first the victory eight Pfatenhauer said. We have Woodfall 3 and went and remained unbeaten with a four innings of play while This team has a lot of guys that have been here notched walk-of- f two RBIs while slam jur grand by allowing just one run heart, said sophomore for many years, and they outfielder Shelby Yung went1 redshirt senior infielder that time. during pitcher Aaron Pope, a continue to find ways to 3 from the Tanner Morache that gave plate, knocking The Beavers would strike criminal from justice win. major in two RBIs. the Storm a 6 victory Yung and senior back hard in the top of the Chubbuck, Idaho. We The Storm matchup outfielder over Saint Martins UniverKristie Johnson fifth as they tallied five always compete, and we SMU ended in against each added a homer in the sity Sunday. runs off sophomore pitcher never give up. the most perhaps fifth inning to put the game on DSU entered the weekthrilling Dylan File, cutting the Redshirt senior infielder a walk-of- f way possible ice. end with an unblemished Storms lead to Tanner Morache finished grand slam. 0 Weve made great adjust record and remained Junior pitcher Mason 4 with an RBI going The Saints scored the ments in practice and its perfect as it finished its Hilty silenced the Beavers while redshirt junior home opening over the next 3 13 innings outfielder Trey Kamachi stand. as he allowed no runs on had three hits in five swep-For- - 10-- 4 r 5-- 1, no-hitt- er 51 r ! DSU ' . r -i four-gam- r - no of f at-ba- ts 11 :0 pm 11-- 6. 2-- i -yy - - k k 'I f v . T VD 12 JKi 3-- A, 9-- 1 j' -- vi ! . 8-- 6. 8-- 4-- 10-ga- UPCOMING GAMES Men s basketball poised for final stretch BY PORTER LARSEN :n PLarsenDSN IL. A' 'V Women's basketball at Fresno Pacific University Feb. 24 at 5 30 pm Men's basketball at Fresno Pacific University Feb 24 at 730 pm Womens tennis at State Los Angeles Cal Feb 26at3prm Baseball at Colorado Mesa University Feb 26 at 2 30 pm Baseball at Colorado Mesa University Feb 27 at noon and 3 m p Women's basketball vs Concordia University Feb 27 at 5 p m Men's basketball vs Concordia University Feb 27 at 7 30 pm. Baseball at Colorado Mesa University Feb 28 at noon As the regular season winds down, the Dixie State University mens basketball team continues to nse atop the Pacific West Conference. f X DSU was in action this week 4 with two impressive road Y '- iwins against Holy Names University Saturday and L Dominican University Monday. Head coach Jon Judkins picked up his 200th career win at DSU as the Storm T extended their season-lon- g Inu MX winning streak to seven games and clinched a spot in the conference tournament with the 8 win over the Hawks and 5 win over the Penguins. Were really clicking right now, and I think were doing it at just the right time, Judkins said. If you would ve told me two months ago that we have a chance to aci ic University for first win the conference, I would ve called you crazy. The Storm now have an Y opportunity to do just that as earlier. they sit just a half game five DSU players scored in behind current No. 1 seed double figures led by senior Azusa Pacific University. forward Mark Ogden Jr., who In the first contest of the dOUble e road trip, the points and 11 b , A i V - t , i W UE 1 Z4 r A i j t - 1 X. stat d j Y- - P J r V A 75-6- 17 7 IT c 1 i 88-6- three-gam- ( place in P'ayer Monday The Storm areDTT overall record and sit a half game behind the Pacific West Conference "TriaSSmen f Quincy Mathews scored a 10 points in his in ,,K career-hig- h '7 Sutus.er apiece and sophoJre forWid Z m 12. Freshman forward i . 7" f Se"iOT Sard Robbie Nielson. In the runaway win, the Storm came up just two points shy of becoming the only DSU team to ever hit the plateau in five consecutive games. The second game was not quite as easy as the first for 90-poi- nt see BASKETBALL page7 |