Adams State Grizzlies dominate the Eagles in a four-game sweep

The Eagles softball team traveled down to Alamosa, Colorado to take on RMAC rival Adams State Grizzlies. In a crucial weekend for both teams’ postseason hopes, the Grizzlies asserted themselves into the RMAC tournament conversation with a four-game sweep of the Eagles.
Saturday, the Eagles got off to a slow start in the first game of the afternoon. The Grizzlies were able to score two runs in the first and fourth innings. The Eagles finally got on the scoreboard with one run in the sixth inning after Leilani Niccum, freshman of Citrus Heights, California, notched an RBI double.
The Grizzlies took the first game of the series by a score of 4-1. In game two, the Grizzlies once again got off to a fast start, scoring two immediate runs in the first inning. Then, the Grizzlies took over in the third inning after scoring four runs to lead 6-1 over the Eagles. Chadron State saw some success in the third, fourth and fifth innings with a single in each, but would ultimately fall to Adams State by a score of 6-3 in game two.
The Eagles got off to a fast start in the first game on Sunday, but the Grizzlies found a way to take the game into nine innings, eventually winning 6-5. In the second inning, Angelica Maples, sophomore of Olivehurst, California, had a two-RBI double and scored on a double from fellow teammate Kendyl Moody, junior of Lakewood, Colorado.
The Eagles added another run in the third to go up 4-0, but saw the Grizzlies put together two runs in the fourth and sixth innings to tie the ballgame 4-4. The teams went into the ninth inning with the game tied up. Bailynn Meek, freshman of Orangeville, California, hit a single homerun to put the Eagles in position to win 5-4.
Adams State, then, tied the game with an unearned run followed by a walk-off single to win 6-5.
The final game of the series belonged to the Grizzlies. After scoring three runs in the third inning, the Grizzlies held a safe lead to the Eagles and would go on to win 3-1.
For postseason play, the Eagles are sitting at the 10th spot in the RMAC with a 10-23 conference record. To get into the eighth seat of the RMAC Tournament, Chadron State must win three games this weekend against Fort Lewis. Then, Colorado Mesa needs to hand CSU Pueblo three losses, and Black Hills State needs to win one less game than the Eagles. The Eagles have a steep hill to climb, but with help, they can get to the postseason.