The BYU softball team proved Saturday’s loss to Utah Valley University was a fluke with its 8-0 win over the Weber State Wildcats Tuesday evening.
“We got back to playing good team softball today,” BYU head coach Gordon Eakin said. “We were strong in all areas — pitching, defense and hitting. It was a good day.”
Pitcher McKenna Bull and catcher Sydney Broderick bolstered the team with their impressive performances that broke Weber State’s seven-game winning streak on their home field in Ogden. Bull struck out eight batters in the shutout. The win brings her win-loss record to 19-5. Broderick led the team with four RBI in her three at bats.
The Cougars earned one run in the top of the first inning but took off on a scoring spree in the third. Broderick started it off with a three-run home run. Alexa Strid followed up with her own two-run home run that extended BYU’s lead to 6-0.
Ashley Thompson added another run to the Cougars’ tally with an RBI double in the top of the fourth. Thompson then advanced to third and stole home for the 8-0 tally that forced the game to end after five innings.
BYU softball’s season record now stands at 21-8. The team will play again March 31 against Utah State University in Logan.
