Softball Game Preview: Sports Leadership & Management Bulls vs. Sunrise Mountain Miners

Sports Leadership & Management has gone 7-1 against Sunrise Mountain recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Bulls are taking a road trip to take on the Miners at 3:30 p.m. Sports Leadership & Management is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.4 runs per game this season.

Sports Leadership & Management had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 12-run drubbing they dealt Canyon Springs on Monday. The Bulls' pitcher stepped up to hand the Pioneers a 12-0 shutout. The victory continues a trend for the Bulls in their matchups with the Pioneers: they've now won six in a row.

Mya Schweisthal made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI.

Sonny Johnson

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/14/25 @ Canyon Springs	6
04/08/25 @ The Meadows School	2
04/04/25 vs Valley	2
03/12/25 @ Cheyenne	2
03/06/25 vs Mater Academy East Las Vegas	2

In other batting news, Naima Ralston and Sonny Johnson did most of the damage at the plate: Ralston went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, four runs, and three RBI, while Johnson went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run and six RBI. Those six RBI gave Johnson a new career-high. Nicole Carrasco was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs and one triple.

Sports Leadership & Management was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .467. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .355 or higher in five consecutive matchups.

Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Sunrise Mountain's offense. They came up short against Boulder City on Monday, falling 19-0. The Miners have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Sunrise Mountain's loss dropped their record down to 3-13. As for Sports Leadership & Management, their record now sits at 16-2.