SLCC Bruins Bash Way To JUCO World Series Title Game
May 30, 2025, 9:06 AM | Updated: 9:56 am
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GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado – Are the Salt Lake Community College Bruins baseball bunch a team of destiny in 2025? It’s shaping up that way after SLCC avenged an earlier JUCO World Series loss with a 12-2 throttling of the Lake Land Lakers to reach the championship game on Saturday.
The 2025 Junior College World Series is being held in Grand Junction, Colorado, at Sam Suplizio Field. Find the 2025 bracket here.
Poetry in motion ✨ #jucows25 has been wild — and we’re down to the FINAL four. 😱 Who’s gonna win it all?
🎥: @EllisDunn11 #jucows #jucobaseball #gjinmay pic.twitter.com/hBfCO1dkPc
— JUCO World Series⚾️ (@JUCOWorldSeries) May 29, 2025
The Bruins opened the scoring with two runs in the first inning, loading the bases on free passes against the Lakers’ top reliever.
Salt Lake cruised from there, expanding the advantage to 7-2 in the fifth. Two innings later, SLCC plated five runs in the seventh to earn the mercy rule-shortened win.
Jaxon Grossman got the start, scattering six hits and striking out seven in a six-inning masterpiece. Grossman didn’t walk a batter and gave up two hits while throwing just 80 pitches.
Jake Olsen went 3-for-4 with a triple. Hudson Manwaring and Chandler Reber added homers for the championship-bound Bruins.
Game One
The Bruins opened the week with a 16-2 blowout over Florida Southwestern.
#BruCru https://t.co/7DZLFXlkJ1
— SLCC BASEBALL (@slccbaseball) May 25, 2025
Starting pitcher Jaxon Grossman (5-0) allowed one run on two hits, striking out five in five innings to earn the win. Dallin Weatherly punched out four to finish the final two innings.
Hudson Manwaring went 4-for-5, scoring a run and driving in five. Jalen Seward and Jake Mortenson tallied two hits each. Luke Jacobs reached three times, driving in a trio of runs and scoring twice.
The Bruins drew 14 bases on balls and pounded out 16 hits.
Game Two
A 16-game SLCC winning streak came to a crushing end in an 11-9 loss to the No. 9 Lake Land Lakers.
#BruCru Winning Streak ends at 16 games as they fall to Lake Land in Game 8 of @JUCOWorldSeries.
Luke Jacobs, Jalen Seward, Easton Romero, & Taylor Ayala had 2 hits apiece in the loss.
Bruins will play Tuesday, May 27, 10:00AM MDT vs. Shelton State. #bruinway #bruinfamily pic.twitter.com/2SPHr385ts— SLCC BASEBALL (@slccbaseball) May 26, 2025
Easton Davies was saddled with the loss after giving up four runs (three earned) in two innings of relief. Gage Olsen surrendered six runs (five earned) in five innings.
Luke Jacobs homered, finishing the day 2-for-4 at the plate with three RBI and two runs scored.
Game Three
The Bruins responded with their first game in the consolation bracket, handing Shelton State a stinging 15-13 loss.
No.8 Seed Salt Lake wins Elimination Game 15-13 vs No.5 Seed Shelton State.
•@lukejacobs23 SO OF 3 Hits, 2 RBI’s, 2B
•@JalenSeward_ R-SO 1B 2 Hits, 4 RBI’s, HR@JUCOWorldSeries @slccbaseball pic.twitter.com/l5u1isWXEb— JUCO_EDITZ (@juco_editz) May 28, 2025
Dan Brousseau threw 2.1 critical relief innings, allowing the bats to mount a comeback after falling behind 13-11 after five and a half innings.
Salt Lake scored runs in the final five innings to keep its season alive.
Jalen Seward, Avery Doezie, and Chandler Reber homer for the Bruins. SLCC amassed 16 hits as a team, including five extra-base knocks.
Game Four
The Bruins put themselves in a hole after giving up a ten-run first inning to Florence-Darlington Technical College. Despite the big hole, the team battled back to stun the Junior College world with a 17-16 win.
#BruCru with a Comeback for the Ages. Avery Doezie 2Run Go-Ahead 💣 in Bottom of the 8th for the lead that wouldn’t be relinquished. With a ton of Offense, Zaylun Fenn, Easton Davies (W) Darius Henderson (S) got it done on the bump, 1R in last 5 innings. #bruinway #bruinfamily pic.twitter.com/g10we7edYM
— SLCC BASEBALL (@slccbaseball) May 29, 2025
Trailing by a run in the eighth and Luke Jacobs on base, Doezie launched his second homer of the tournament to complete the epic comeback.
WHAT JUST HAPPENED⁉️🤯
Down by 10 in the 1st inning, The Bru’ Cru rallies ALL THE WAY BACK to take the win 🫢 WOW😱 @slccbaseball @slccbruins@JUCOWorldSeries | @NJCAABaseball pic.twitter.com/ER8jxzUx2s
— NJCAA Network (@NJCAANetwork) May 29, 2025
Hudson Manwaring homered twice, and Chandler Reber added his second of the week. Six SLCC batters roped seven doubles.
Darius Henderson earned the save with a 1-2-3 ninth inning.
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The Bruins’ run in the JUCO World Series continues on Saturday, May 31, at 7 p.m. MT. Salt Lake will play the winner of today’s game between McLennan and Walters State.
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Brian Preece is a sports.ksl.com insider covering Locals in MLB and the Salt Lake Bees. Follow Brian’s Bees and Beehive baseball here. Find Brian on X, Instagram, and BlueSky at @bpreece24.
