Eagles claw way to winning 3 of 4 against ASU Grizzles

CSC’s softball team picked up three blowout wins against RMAC opponent Adams State University, but the Eagles faltered in the last game of the weekend, allowing the Grizzlies one win.

The Eagles scored 25 runs in four games, while only allowing the Grizzles 15 runs.

Pitchers Tayler Hall, graduate student of Windsor, Colorado, and Cierra Cosslett, graduate student of Grand Junction, Colorado, minimized their errors to quickly dispose of the Grizzlies.

Saturday started off shaky for the Eagles as they didn’t score early and fell behind by three runs in the second inning, due to a throwing error, a triple to center field, and a single up the middle. The Eagles struggled to end the inning but managed to improve in the third thanks to Katelyn Kruger, graduate student of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, who homered to center field on a three-RBI play to tie the game at three. The Eagles finally separated themselves from the Grizzlies when Zoe Humphries, senior of Arvada, Colorado; Lindsey Karlin, junior of Berthoud, Colorado; and Aspen Eubanks, sophomore of Broomfield, Colorado, all earned RBI’s to put the Eagles up by three runs and allowed them to cruise to the finish, winning 8-4.

The second game of the weekend saw the Eagles taking the lead easily in the top of the first inning and never looking back, eventually going on to score 11 runs in the game.

Eubanks earned six RBI’s which included two home runs. The Eagles only allowed the Grizzles to come within three runs before pushing the lead. Cosslett only allowed five hits throughout seven innings while CSC posted 10. The Eagles never felt pressure from the Grizzles and cruised to another win, 11-4.

The second day, the Grizzlies took the lead in the bottom of the first off a double to the left side of the field. But the lead didn’t last long, as the Eagles quickly tied the score at one in the top of the second inning when Eubanks hit a double to center field.

The Eagles then took the lead in the top of the fourth thanks to an RBI from Shea Graham, graduate student of Colorado Springs, Colorado. Graham ended the game with three RBI’s.

The Eagles then scored five runs in the top of the fifth inning to put the game out of reach as they again cruised to the finish line with a final score of 7-2.

The Eagles walked into the last game of the weekend confident that they were going to make a clean sweep of the weekend. The Grizzlies, however, had other plans as they fought hard the whole way and pitched a shutout. Cosslett pitched the last game of the weekend, giving up seven hits and five runs. The Eagles couldn’t capitalize on the momentum of the weekend and lost the game 5-0. With last weekend’s games in the books, the Eagles record is now 18-14-1 with a 12-8 RMAC record, which puts them in a tie for third place with the Western New Mexico University Mustangs, Silver City.

“I’m so proud of how well our season is going so far,” Eubanks said. “Everyone on the team is stepping up and together we are accomplishing some great things.”

The Eagles are scheduled to play at home this weekend against the New Mexico Highlands University Cowgirls, Las Vegas, at noon and 2 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday.