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Eagles split with no. 22 Augustana

Kevan Carr
Senior second base Brittany Chacon of Broomfield, Colo., (left) prepares to catch the ball as an Augustana player (right) approaches second base on Tuesday in Sioux Falls, S.D. — Photo by Karisa Lamle
Senior second base Brittany Chacon of Broomfield, Colo., (left) prepares to catch the ball as an Augustana player (right) approaches second base on Tuesday in Sioux Falls, S.D. — Photo by Karisa Lamle

The Eagles softball team had a rough weekend. Going on the road to Nebraska-Kearney, the athletes didn’t have much to celebrate on the holiday break as they lost all four games in both of their double-headers. They also split their double-header Tuesday against nationally ranked Augustana.

Kearney’s ace pitcher Kirstie Hiatt, senior of McCook, prevented any base hits by the Eagles until the top of the first game’s sixth inning.

During the second game, the Lopers scored five unearned runs in the third inning due to the Eagles giving up two costly errors. The results of the first and second game were 4-1 and 8-1, respectively.

On Sunday against the Lopers, the Eagles couldn’t rally any momentum to pull out a victory on the four-game trip. After scoring two runs in the top of the first inning for their only lead of the game, the Eagles gave up three runs to the Lopers in the bottom half of the inning contributing to the 6-3 loss. The second game was a close call, but the Lopers came out with the 6-2 victory after pulling ahead in the eighth inning.

Tuesday against Augustana was a better day for the Eagles. CSC fell to the Vikings in game one for an 11-2 loss. The Eagles managed to best Augustana in the second game for a 5-2 victory.

Before the Augustana double-header, Eagles’ Nikki Ritzen, junior of Chadron, was on a 20-game hitting streak, surpassing the school’s previous record of 17 games.

The Eagles are third from last in the RMAC standings with an 11-19 conference record (14-27 overall).

This weekend at home, the Eagles host CSU-Pueblo for a double-header both Saturday and Sunday starting at noon and 11 a.m., respectively. Then the athletes head on the road for their last away game of the season against Black Hills State in Spearfish, S.D.