BLOOMFIELD, N.M. – April 26, 2015 – Needing two wins to have a chance to make the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament for the fourth straight season, the Fort Lewis College softball team fell short Sunday afternoon against Colorado State University-Pueblo, 12-5 and 10-0 (five innings).  The games were played at Bloomfield High School in Bloomfield, N.M. due to heavy rains in Durango, Colo.  Two Skyhawk seniors also played their last games for the softball program – Kaitlyn Bending and Myndee Thompson.
 
"We want to thank our two seniors for their dedication to the program the last four years," said head coach Kira Zeiter.  "They have brought so much to Fort Lewis softball, and we thank them and will miss them greatly."
 
Sunday's doubleheader started with FLC trailing 8-0 heading into the bottom of the fourth inning but scored two runs to cut the ThunderWolves lead to 8-2.  Mandy Owens reached base on a fielder's choice but scored Thompson from third base.  Lauren Caldwell then batted in Jeovanna Rios for the second run. 
 
In the bottom of the fifth inning Missy Fundora hit a home run to right field, her third of the season. 
 
Rios added the Skyhawks second home run of the game to lead off the fifth inning. 
 
Heading into the final inning and trailing 12-4, Rios hit a single to left center to bring home Rosthenhausler.
 
Fort Lewis tallied 11 hits off of the Pack's Kelli Henry.  Rios led the team with three hits.  Fundora and Thompson each added two hits.  Rios went 3-for-4 with two runs batted in and two runs scored.
 
Starting in the circle for the Skyhawks was Victoria Johnson who surrendered eight runs on six hits in 3.2 innings of work.  Olivia Goldberg finished the game allowing three earned runs on five hits.
 
In game two, the ThunderWolves run ruled Fort Lewis 10-0 in five innings.  Fort Lewis was held to four hits while the Pack rattled off 10 runs on seven hits.
 
Fort Lewis finished the 2015 season 16-31 overall and 14-22 in league games.