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Grand Junction, Colorado- The defending champs were unable to go on another postseason run as No. 9 seed Salt Lake (39-18) were eliminated from the JUCO World Series with a 9-3 loss to No. 3 seed Midland College.  Midland sprinkled in runs throughout the game as they scored in five different innings. The Chaparrals homered three times. Salt Lake also hit three blasts. AJ Thomas and Willy Roberts hit back-to-back home runs in the seventh inning and Kade Gambill hit a solo home run to lead off the ninth. Tyler West had another multi-hit game.  The Bru Cru played Midland College on February 9th and lost 19-9. Salt Lake Baseball won the Region 18 Championship and the West District Championship before making their second straight JUCO World Series appearance.  FOLLOW THE BRUINS! Follow along during the 2025-26 season on social media (Twitter: @slccbruins | Instagram: @slccbruins |Facebook: www.facebook.com/bruin.athletics]]>Bru Cru Trio Media DaySun, 24 May 2026 22:29:00 MST16434https://slccbruins.com/news/2026/5/23/baseball-the-bru-cru-drop-first-juco-world-series-game.aspxhttps://slccbruins.com/news/2026/5/23/baseball-the-bru-cru-drop-first-juco-world-series-game.aspxBaseball

Grand Junction, Colorado- No. 9 seed Salt Lake (39-17) lost 13-3 in five innings to No. 2 seed Blinn College (46-12).   The Bruins scored the first three runs of the game as LF Lute Chavez hit a three-run home run. Blinn wasted no time and hit a solo home and a grand slam in the bottom of the first to take the lead once and for all. Blinn College hit three home runs in the game and had ten hits compared to Salt Lakes five. CF Tyler West and C AJ Thomas both had two hits for Salt Lake.]]>Bru Cru West and MartinSat, 23 May 2026 22:51:00 MST16433https://slccbruins.com/news/2026/5/16/baseball-the-bru-cru-punch-their-ticket-to-the-juco-world-series-for-the-second-straight-year.aspxhttps://slccbruins.com/news/2026/5/16/baseball-the-bru-cru-punch-their-ticket-to-the-juco-world-series-for-the-second-straight-year.aspxBaseball

Beatrice, Nebraska- The 2025 JUCO World Series Champs are headed back to Grand Junction as the Bruins became the West District Champions for the second straight season.  Salt Lake lost to Central Arizona 6-4 to force a winner take all game. The Bruins took charge in their second game against the Vaqueros and won 8-1. Salt Lake scored three runs in the bottom of the first off a three-run homer from Drew Smith. After sac-fly's from Gage Wareham and from Tyler West, the Bruins led 5-0 after four innings. Kaden Hodson hit another blast and his two-run homer gave the Bruins a 7-1 lead after seven innings of play. In the eighth inning Wareham brought in the final run of the game with a fielder's choice RBI. RHP Nolan Tillitt got the start and pitched well for the Bruins as he allowed one run in 4.2 innings.]]>Bru Cru Trio Media DaySat, 16 May 2026 16:57:00 MST16432https://slccbruins.com/news/2026/5/15/baseball-the-bru-cru-score-four-runs-in-the-ninth-win-in-extras.aspxhttps://slccbruins.com/news/2026/5/15/baseball-the-bru-cru-score-four-runs-in-the-ninth-win-in-extras.aspxBaseball

Beatrice, Nebraska- 1B Kaden Hodson hit a grand slam with two outs in the ninth to tie the game and Salt Lake defeated Southeast Community College 7-6 in ten innings. LHP Mason Green pitched 5.1 scoreless innings in relief and earned the win. Green recorded five strikeouts. 2B Gage Wareham hit the game-winning RBI in the top of the tenth.]]>Hodson Player of the WeekFri, 15 May 2026 22:06:00 MST16431https://slccbruins.com/news/2026/5/14/baseball-the-bru-cru-begin-the-district-tournament-with-win.aspxhttps://slccbruins.com/news/2026/5/14/baseball-the-bru-cru-begin-the-district-tournament-with-win.aspxBaseball

Beatrice, Nebraska The Bru Cru started off the 2026 West District with a 12-8 win over Northeastern Junior College.  Salt Lake plated five runs in the fourth and fifth innings. The Bruins added two big insurance runs in the bottom of the eighth. Salt Lake had 14 hits and CF Tyler West had five of them. West and 2B Gage Wareham both recorded three RBI. 1B Kaden Hodson and OF Willy Roberts both homered in the win. Hodson went 3-5 with three runs scored. RHP Case Beames got the win for Salt Lake.  Southeast Community College beat Central Arizona 9-1, so Salt Lake will play Southeast tomorrow.]]>Bru Cru West and MartinThu, 14 May 2026 20:30:00 MST16430https://slccbruins.com/news/2026/5/14/region-18-championship-softballs-comeback-effort-falls-short.aspxhttps://slccbruins.com/news/2026/5/14/region-18-championship-softballs-comeback-effort-falls-short.aspxSoftball

Salt Lake City, Utah-  No. 1 seed Salt Lake lost to No. 2 seed CSI 9-8 making the Golden Eagles the Region 18 Champions. CSI had the momentum early as they led 6-0 after the top of the third. Four of those runs came from Maile Ha'os grand slam. The Bruins scored three runs in the bottom of the third off a sac-fly RBI from Lahela Painter and RBI singles from Irma Medina and Jettlee Ioane. Ha'o boosted CSI's lead once again as she hit a three-run home run in the top of the fourth. Salt Lake made things interesting as they plated five runs in the fifth and trailed by one run. Jazmine Prathan hit a two-RBI triple and Lyndee Marshall hit a two-RBI double in the big inning. No one scored in the sixth or seventh innings as CSI fended off Salt Lake.]]>SLCC SB Team 2026Thu, 14 May 2026 17:26:00 MST46429https://slccbruins.com/news/2026/5/13/salt-lake-softball-beat-snow-college-advance-to-championship-series.aspxhttps://slccbruins.com/news/2026/5/13/salt-lake-softball-beat-snow-college-advance-to-championship-series.aspxSoftball

Salt Lake City, Utah-  No. 1 seed Salt Lake beat No. 3 seed Snow College 12-4 in five innings.  Snow College put up three runs in the top of the first with a two-run home run and a solo home run. SS Jazmine Prathan tied the game 3-3 with a three-run home run in the bottom of the first. C Lafiana Fifita got hit by a pitch and came around to score in the fourth to give Salt Lake a 4-3 lead. Snow scored in the top of the third, but Salt Lake took the lead again with an RBI single from 2B Olivia Harker.  The Bruins scored five runs in the bottom of the fourth to lead 10-4. OF Lahela Painter and Prathan hit RBI singles. 3B Irma Medina brought in Painter and Prathan with an RBI double. A sac-fly from OF Jettlee Ioane scored Medina. Fifita hit a solo home run in the bottom of the fifth to boost the Bruins lead. Prathan hit a two-RBI single in the fifth to end the game.  LHP Elliott Plewe got the win for Salt Lake.]]>SLCC SB Team 2026Wed, 13 May 2026 18:47:00 MST46428https://slccbruins.com/news/2026/5/13/softball-salt-lake-lose-to-csi-now-1-1-in-region-18-tournament.aspxhttps://slccbruins.com/news/2026/5/13/softball-salt-lake-lose-to-csi-now-1-1-in-region-18-tournament.aspxSoftball

Salt Lake City, Utah-  No. 1 seed Salt Lake lost to No. 2 seed Southern Idaho 10-2 in five innings.  CSI jumped to a 4-0 lead with three first inning home runs. The Golden Eagles added a run in the third and five runs in the top of the fourth. Salt Lake plated two runs in the bottom of the fourth off a sac-fly from Irma Medina and an RBI double from Jettlee Ioane. It is a double-elimination tournament and Salt Lake will play later today.]]>SLCC SB Team 2026Wed, 13 May 2026 15:54:00 MST46427https://slccbruins.com/news/2026/5/13/10-bruins-make-all-region-baseball-teams-davies-named-pitcher-of-the-year.aspxhttps://slccbruins.com/news/2026/5/13/10-bruins-make-all-region-baseball-teams-davies-named-pitcher-of-the-year.aspxBaseball

Salt Lake City, Utah- The Salt Lake Baseball team had ten players make the 2026 All-Region teams, highlighted by RHP Easton Davies being named the SWAC Pitcher of the Year.  Easton Davies went (6-1) in 12 appearances with the starts. His season ERA of 2.58 is the third lowest in NJCAA D1 Baseball. Easton committed to the University of Oklahoma before the season started.  C AJ Thomas (.366 45 Hits), 2B Gage Wareham (.374 55 Hits), SS Drew Smith (.404 61 Hits) , 3B Riley Brown (.357 51 Hits), and OF Lute Chavez (.386 59 Hits) also made the All-Region First Team. 1B Kaden Hodson (.375 57 Hits), OF Tyler West (.378 76 Hits, OF Willy Roberts (.346 46 Hits), and DH Kade Gambill (.402 11 home runs) made the All-Region Second Team.  It is Region IX's turn to host the District Championship Tournament. The Bru Cru will head to Nebraska to Southeast Community College for Districts. The first team Salt Lake plays is Northeastern Junior College.]]>Bru Cru Davies and ChavezWed, 13 May 2026 14:40:00 MST16426https://slccbruins.com/news/2026/5/12/softball-salt-lake-open-region-18-championship-with-win.aspxhttps://slccbruins.com/news/2026/5/12/softball-salt-lake-open-region-18-championship-with-win.aspxSoftball

Salt Lake City, Utah-  No. 1 seed Salt Lake started the Region 18 Championship with a 9-0 win in six innings over No. 4 seed USU-Eastern.  The Bruins scored five runs in the bottom of the first off a couple of bunt singles and three walks. In the bottom of the fifth C Savannah Palmatier brought in LF Taitumn Reynen with an RBI groundout. Reynen and Palmatier both hit RBI singles in the bottom of the sixth to boost Salt Lake's lead.  LHP Brecka Larsen threw another complete game. Brecka struck out nine batters and allowed only two hits.]]>SLCC SB Team 2026Tue, 12 May 2026 15:15:00 MST46425