Softball splits in Mile High City

 

The CSC softball team had two wins and two losses to the Regis University Rangers Saturday and Sunday during the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference in Denver.

The two wins came during Saturday’s two games with a 10-2 score in the opening game and a 7-1 score in the final game.

The two losing games on Sunday ended with final scores of 4-3 and 6-1.

The first winning game on Saturday started off good for the Eagles when Rebecca Wetsch, sophomore of Erie, Colo., hit a 3-run home run in the first inning and Danielle L’Argent, senior of Clovis, Calif., scored a 2-run shot in the fourth inning.

It continued well for the Eagles who scored four more runs in the fifth inning. Wetsch hit a 2-run double, Shea Graham, freshman of Colorado Springs, Colo., hit an RBI triple and Ashlynn Marino, senior of Fresno, Calif., also got a run in.

The Rangers were able to score one run in the fifth inning but Aryn Grywusiewicz, junior of Denver, was able to retire the final two batters. During the five innings Grywusiewicz managed to get only eight hits and struck out two batters.

Both Wetsch and Katie Londo, junior of Colorado Springs, Colo., went 3-for-3 for the eagles and Londo and Amy Schartz, senior of Brady, both scored two runs.

The second game on Saturday started with one run in by Regis during the bottom of the first inning but the Eagles rebutted with seven runs during the next innings.

Schartz went 4-for-4 and got four RBIs.

Sarah Knudsen, junior of Parker, Colo., and Graham each scored two runs.

Marino scored two runs in the top of the second inning with a 2-RBI double. Nikki Ritzen, a senior of Chadron, and Schartz each scored two runs.

Kylee Polsley, junior of Omaha, finished the game allowing only five hits and struck out two.

After winning both games Saturday the Eagleslost both games to the Rangers on Sunday.

The opening game was stuck in a tie of 3-3 in the sixth inning which sent the game to extra innings.

The Rangers scored in the bottom of the ninth to win the opening game against the Eagles.

Londo scored three of the Eagles’ nine hits and finished with an RBI and Grywusiewicz pitched eight innings allowing nine hits and three runs.

The second game was a struggle for the Eagles and they finished with a 6-1 loss.

Wetsch came out of the game with two hits for the Eagles.

Chadron State will be hosting Colorado Mines for the final home series this Saturday.

Coach Rob Stack was unavaliable for questioning on the upcoming games this weekend.