Completed Event: Softball versus Arizona State on April 14, 2026 , Loss , 1, to, 5
Softball
vs Arizona State
L 1-5
Grand Canyon University Athletics
Friday, April 24
Phoenix, Ariz.
7 p.m.
Grand Canyon
43-7, 16-4
3
vs
4
UNLV
28-18, 15-5
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNLV Rebels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| Grand Canyon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
Photo by: Bryce Wheeler
Mistakes lead to extra inning loss vs UNLV
4/24/2026 11:16:00 PM | Softball
Lopes hold one-game lead on UNLV and Nevada entering Saturday's slate
Grand Canyon fell in extras to UNLV thanks to a go-ahead solo shot in the top of the ninth for the Rebels.
Friday night's contest went two hours and 58 minutes making it the longest game of the year for Grand Canyon. GCU scored all three of its runs in the fourth inning, unable to find any traction against UNLV southpaw Lauren Fettic, who pitched the entirety of the game for the Rebels.
In the third inning, GCU had runners on first and third with one out when Sydney McCray attempted to steal second. The UNLV catcher fired the ball directly to the shortstop, who in turn fired it straight back home to get Mackenzie Nolan who attempted to take home on the throw. McCray then got caught in a pickle between second and third before she was eventually tagged out, ending the inning. The play ended her perfect streak of stolen bases that she had gotten to 30/30 after her stolen base in the first inning.
After three scoreless and hitless innings, GCU starter Natalie Fritz allowed a first-pitch home run to straightaway left field to give the Rebels a 1-0 lead.
The Lopes responded nicely with three runs of their own in the bottom of the fourth. With the bases loaded and one out, freshman Addison Shifflett lifted a towering fly ball to the warning track in center for a sacrifice fly, moving every runner up. With the game now tied and two outs, redshirt-freshman Haley Wilkinson was called upon to pinch hit. Wilkinson faced an 0-2 count when she hit a dribbler between the pitcher and first base.
The hit scored pinch-runner Briah Williams from third, and then the pitcher Fettic bobbled the ball allowing Tinley Lucas to score from second. The Lopes led 3-1 through four innings. They would not score again.
UNLV tied it in the sixth, thanks to a string of hits and a two-out fielding error from Nolan at short. Freshman reliever Abi Jones who took over in the fourth for Fritz, hit the first batter and allowed two singles to make the game 3-2. Oakley Vickers entered the contest to stop the bleeding. After a fly out and an infield single, the bases were loaded with two outs.
A Natalie Turner sharply hit grounder to short was muffed by Nolan, allowing every runner to advance and tying the game at three.
Vickers and Fettic traded punches the rest of the way, until the ninth inning when UNLV's Chavez hit a solo shot to break the scoring drought on both sides. Grand Canyon went down 1-2-3 in the bottom half of the ninth, giving UNLV a massive win.
Nevada won via walk-off over Fresno State, making for quite the compelling race down the stretch in the Mountain West standings. After the night's events, GCU leads Nevada and UNLV by just a game for the regular season title and No. 1 seed in the conference tournament.
The Lopes and Rebels are back at it at GCU Softball Stadium, Saturday at 1 p.m.
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Friday night's contest went two hours and 58 minutes making it the longest game of the year for Grand Canyon. GCU scored all three of its runs in the fourth inning, unable to find any traction against UNLV southpaw Lauren Fettic, who pitched the entirety of the game for the Rebels.
In the third inning, GCU had runners on first and third with one out when Sydney McCray attempted to steal second. The UNLV catcher fired the ball directly to the shortstop, who in turn fired it straight back home to get Mackenzie Nolan who attempted to take home on the throw. McCray then got caught in a pickle between second and third before she was eventually tagged out, ending the inning. The play ended her perfect streak of stolen bases that she had gotten to 30/30 after her stolen base in the first inning.
After three scoreless and hitless innings, GCU starter Natalie Fritz allowed a first-pitch home run to straightaway left field to give the Rebels a 1-0 lead.
The Lopes responded nicely with three runs of their own in the bottom of the fourth. With the bases loaded and one out, freshman Addison Shifflett lifted a towering fly ball to the warning track in center for a sacrifice fly, moving every runner up. With the game now tied and two outs, redshirt-freshman Haley Wilkinson was called upon to pinch hit. Wilkinson faced an 0-2 count when she hit a dribbler between the pitcher and first base.
The hit scored pinch-runner Briah Williams from third, and then the pitcher Fettic bobbled the ball allowing Tinley Lucas to score from second. The Lopes led 3-1 through four innings. They would not score again.
UNLV tied it in the sixth, thanks to a string of hits and a two-out fielding error from Nolan at short. Freshman reliever Abi Jones who took over in the fourth for Fritz, hit the first batter and allowed two singles to make the game 3-2. Oakley Vickers entered the contest to stop the bleeding. After a fly out and an infield single, the bases were loaded with two outs.
A Natalie Turner sharply hit grounder to short was muffed by Nolan, allowing every runner to advance and tying the game at three.
Vickers and Fettic traded punches the rest of the way, until the ninth inning when UNLV's Chavez hit a solo shot to break the scoring drought on both sides. Grand Canyon went down 1-2-3 in the bottom half of the ninth, giving UNLV a massive win.
Nevada won via walk-off over Fresno State, making for quite the compelling race down the stretch in the Mountain West standings. After the night's events, GCU leads Nevada and UNLV by just a game for the regular season title and No. 1 seed in the conference tournament.
The Lopes and Rebels are back at it at GCU Softball Stadium, Saturday at 1 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Fettic, Lauren (13-7)
L: Vickers, Oakley (11-4)
Batting:
2B: Hatzenbeller, Mantha 1
HR: Aki, Charelle 1 ; Chavez, Keyannah 1
RBI: Aki, Charelle 1 ; Chavez, Keyannah 1 ; Cook, Rachel 1
SH: Turner, Natalie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hatzenbeller, Mantha 1 ; Aki, Charelle 1 ; Scott, Maddie 1 ; Chavez, Keyannah 1
HBP: Williams, Bri 1 ; Aki, Charelle 1 ; Sefe, Diamond 1 ; Gonzalez, Lyla 1
Batting:
2B: Martin, Trinity 1
RBI: Wilkinson, Haley 1 ; Shifflett, Addison 1
SF: Shifflett, Addison 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Martin, Trinity 1 ; Lucas, Tinley 1 ; Williams, Briah 1
SB: McCray, Sydney 1
CS: Nolan, Mackenzie 1 ; McCray, Sydney 1
HBP: Cooper, Jada 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
AB
4
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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/ Softball#grwm: GCU Softball's Sydney McCray #softball
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