LAS VEGAS – The Santa Clara softball team got off to a strong start on the first day at the UNLV Rebel Classic Tournament with a pair of wins - a 6-0 shutout over Southern Utah and a 7-6 comeback victory over host, UNLV, on Friday at Eller Media Stadium. 

GAME 1: Santa Clara 6 - Southern Utah 0

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Hannah Edwards tossed a three-hit shutout and the offense pounded out 13 hits in the 6-0 Santa Clara victory over Southern Utah (6-5) to kick off the UNLV Rebel Classic. 
• Edwards struck out a career-high seven batters and walked just one batter throwing 97 pitches over her seven innings of work to improve to 4-1 on the year. 
• All three hits allowed by Edwards were singles as no base runner reached second base. 
• The Broncos (5-6) stranded eight runners on base in the first three innings including a pair of bases loaded opportunities but finally broke through in the fourth inning against starter Delaney Baker.
• In the bottom fourth, Morgan Salmon drove in the first two runs of the game on a single through the right side.  Abigail Charpentier doubled the lead to 4-0 with a two-RBI single. 
• SCU added a run in the fifth to make it 6-0 on Salmon's RBI single, who went 3-for-4 with three RBIs.
• The first five hitters in the Bronco lineup had multi-hit games led by Salmon and Cairah Curran with three hits each. 
• Both of Marie Martorella's hits went for doubles. 
• Baker (1-1) gave up five runs on nine hits over three innings to take the loss. 

GAME 2: Santa Clara 7 - UNLV 6

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Santa Clara (6-6) scored four runs in the final two innings to erase a two-run deficit in the 7-6 comeback win over UNLV (5-4).
• Trailing 5-3 in the sixth, the Broncos loaded the bases against Rebels pitcher Jessie Fontes on a pair of hits and a walk when Leiora Davidson stepped up to the plate and delivered a sharp single to left field to tie the game up.
• SCU re-loaded the bases again and Cairah Curran put the ball in play to bring home the go-ahead run on a ground ball to the shortstop that gave the Broncos a 6-5 lead. 
• Taryn Clements added an insurance run in the seventh on an RBI single to make it 7-5.
• Clements' RBI proved to be the difference as in the bottom of the seventh, the Rebels got to within a run on Jesse Farrell's RBI and had the potential game-tying and game-winning runs at first and second.  Charelle Aki hit a sinking liner to left field but a diving catch by Bailey McLaughlin and a throw to second base doubled up the runner to end the game. 
• Avery Seva (1-2) picked up her first career win allowing three runs on five hits in 3 1/3 innings of relief. 
• Fontes (0-2) took the loss for the Rebels giving up the final two runs.

• Santa Clara plays a pair of games on Saturday, against Tulsa at 12:30 p.m. PT and UNLV at 6 p.m. in day two of the tournament.