By James Hernandez 

After finishing the regular season 25-22 overall and 20-18 (3^rd place) in an extremely competitive Scenic West Athletic Conference, the Lady Coyotes set their sights on a Region XVIII crown in Taylorsville, Utah May 10-13. Despite a tough road ahead that potentially includes NJCAA second ranked SLCC and SWAC power CSI, this group of Lady Coyotes has the pieces in place to compete for a tournament title.

Offensively the team will need to score runs in bunches to have a chance versus some of the premier offenses in junior college softball and defensively they will need to value outs and protect the ball.

Coyotes to Watch:

Chandie Perez-3B (.466* AVG, 68* Hits, 35 Runs, 4*HR, 39 RBI)

Kara Simpson-RF (.407 AVG, 57 Hits, 32 Runs, 3 HR, 43*RBI)

Jinger Meuir-SS (.322 AVG, 49 Hits, 46* Runs, 4* HR, 30 RBI) 

Alexa Campbell-2B (.398 AVG, 45 Hits, 31 Runs, 1 HR, 22 RBI)

Jordan Menke-C (.339 AVG, 41 Hits, 27 Runs, 2 HR, 18 RBI)

Kiana Burnett-2B (.286 AVG, 24 Hits, 26 Runs, 4* HR, 20 RBI)

Dejah Rogers-SP (11-11 W/L, 12 CG's, 3 SHO, 107 IP, 95 K's)

Shonda Badayos-SP (12-7 W/L, 9 CG's, 1 SHO, 112.1 IP 48 K's)

*Denotes 2017 Team Leader
 
CSN enters the Region 18 tournament batting .324 as a team with 430 Hits, 297 Runs, 23 long balls and 190 RBI's. The Lady Coyotes will open up tournament play Wednesday at 12:00 PM (MST) versus the USU-Eastern Eagles. The Lady Coyotes posted a perfect 8-0 mark this season versus the Eagles, outscoring USU-E 66-23 over the eight games.

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