Eagles take five losses

Chadron State softball team faced troubles through the weekend during the University of Central Oklahoma Tournament, adding five more losses to its record, 0-10.

“Even though the games were not going our way, I was so happy to see my team still battling and not giving up,” J’Lyssa Martinez, freshman of Denver, said. “I think these games were good for us, it allowed us to start to really mesh with each other. I really believe it will only get better for us.”

The first game of the weekend, against Southern Nazarene University, was the closest the Eagles came to winning a game, being two runs shy, 9-7.

Martinez excelled in the batter’s box with two RBIs and two runs. She also had two hits of her four at bats.

The Eagles’ second game against University of Central Oklahoma didn’t see as much success, unable to put up any runs, 8-0.

CSC was unable to keep up with the seven runs that both Northeastern State University (7-2) and Southeastern Oklahoma State University (7-4) took wins with.

The weekend rounded out with the final game Sunday against Missouri Southern State University, 8-1, with Allie Mason, senior of Loveland, Colorado, earning a hit and the run for the game.

Gabby Russell, senior of Oceanside, California, pitched six innings against Northeastern State University, allowing five hits and one run of 21 at bats.

Tia Kohl, senior of Wichita, Kansas, stayed one the mound for 5.1 innings against Missouri Southern State University, Sunday to pitch eight hits and runs, and she earned five strikeouts.

The Eagles start playing Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference teams this weekend against University of Colorado-Colorado Springs noon, Saturday.