Trevor Delaney

Sports Editor

The Idaho State Softball team took a win in its first game this past weekend playing in the Grand Canyon Softball Tournament in Phoenix, Arizona, which started on Friday, March 19 and went through Sunday, Mar. 21. The Bengals won their first game of the tournament against New Mexico State on Friday, finishing out the game with a close score of 13-12. The Bengals then took on the Grand Canyon University team in their second tournament game on Friday afternoon taking a loss with a final score of 5-13.

The next afternoon on Saturday, Mar. 20, Idaho State once again faced off against New Mexico State, this time with ISU losing to New Mexico 2-15. Then at 6 p.m. on Saturday, the Bengals played Grand Canyon University in their fourth tournament game and took a loss with a final score of 4-5 for the Saturday evening game.

Finally on Sunday, Idaho State played New Mexico State once more in their fifth and final game of the tournament, with ISU losing with a score of 1-9. This put ISU at a 1-4 record for the Grand Canyon Tournament. With the win in the first game of the tournament, this puts ISU up to an overall season score of 6-10. With the Big Sky Softball season officially gearing up this weekend, the Bengals will take on the Weber State Wildcats on Weber State’s home turf in Ogden, Utah on Friday, Mar. 26 and Saturday, Mar. 27.