Nothing came easy for Colorado Northwestern on Saturday, as they fell 12-5 to Salt Lake Community College In the first inning, Salt Lake Community College got their offense started when Travis Johnson doubled on a 1-2 count, scoring one run. Colorado Northwestern knotted the game up at three in the bottom of the third inning, when Korbin Turner hit a solo homer. After Salt Lake Community College scored two runs in the top of the sixth, Colorado Northwestern answered with two of their own. Salt Lake Community College scored when Sean Keating doubled on a 3-2 count, scoring one run and Johnson singled on a 1-1 count, scoring one run. Colorado Northwestern then answered when Nash Nickle homered on a 1-1 count, scoring two runs. Salt Lake Community College pulled away for good with three runs in the fourth inning. In the fourth Chase Peterson singled on a 2-2 count, scoring one run and Dalton Hodge drew a walk, scoring one run. Colorado Northwestern tallied three runs in the third inning. Colorado Northwestern big bats were led by Connor Hughes and Turner, all sending runners across the plate with RBIs in the inning. Spencer Jones toed the rubber for Salt Lake Community College. Jones surrendered three runs on five hits over five innings, striking out six and walking one. Lefty Arroyo led things off on the mound for Colorado Northwestern. The righty lasted three and a third innings, allowing seven hits and six runs while striking out two. Ramsses Fierro, Rodrigo Sanzhez, Pim Vijfvinkel, and Cj Stanton each entered the game as relief, throwing one and two-thirds innings, one and two-thirds innings, one and one-third innings, and one inning respectively. Colorado Northwestern hit three home runs on the day. Turner put one out in the third inning. Hughes had a long ball in the third inning. Nickle went for the long ball in the sixth inning. Colorado Northwestern totaled nine hits in the game. Nickle and Hughes each collected multiple hits for Colorado Northwestern. Nickle led Colorado Northwestern with three hits in four at bats. Salt Lake Community College racked up 14 hits in the game. Johnson, Keating, Karson Bodily, Elijah Norman, and Zachary Blaszak each managed multiple hits for Salt Lake Community College.