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Softball Travels to New Mexico to Face Cowgirls in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS, N.M. – The second to last road trip of the regular season awaits the Fort Lewis College softball team this weekend when they will travel to New Mexico to face New Mexico Highlands with a pair of doubleheaders starting at noon on Saturday and 11 a.m. on Sunday.

FLC (10-27, 5-19 RMAC) enters the week just a few games back of Regis in seventh at 8-11 and Black Hills State in eighth at 6-11. With all the teams not playing the exact number of games, conference win percentage points will be used to decide who ends up making it into the tournament. Right now, Regis has a .421 winning percentage and Black Hills State is at .353. Chadron State sits just percentage points behind at 7-16 (.304), New Mexico Highlands is next at 5-12 (.294), Adams State checks in with a 6-15 mark (.286) and CSU-Pueblo is just ahead of FLC at 5-17 (.227). A look around the rest of the RMAC has Colorado Mesa in first at 20-3, Colorado Christian is second at 17-3, Colorado School of Mines in third at 16-5, Dixie State is fourth at 17-7, MSU Denver is fifth at 12-8 and UC-Colorado Springs is sixth at 13-10.

The Skyhawks hosted this past weekend at both Aspen Field on Saturday and then down in Aztec on Sunday due to snow on Aspen Field. In the home opener on Saturday, FLC built a big lead on their way to defeating UC-Colorado Springs, 10-7. After facing a pair of tough pitchers from Colorado School of Mines, the Skyhawks nearly defeated the Mountain Lions for a second time over the weekend before a late rally gave UCCS the 9-5 win.

Angelique Elemen continues to lead the team in batting average (.451), hits (51), runs scored (32) home runs (12), RBI (31), total bases (98), slugging percentage (.867) and on-base percentage (.530). McKenna Hefley is second on the team in batting average at .370, along with 37 hits, a team-best 12 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 25 RBI. Taylor Hollestelle has a .344 average with 43 hits, nine doubles, two triples, six homers and 22 RBI. Pilar Guitierrez is also hitting over .300 at .324 with 33 hits, three doubles, two home runs and 15 RBI. Hannah Gondini holds a .315 average with 17 hits, a double and six RBI. Kylie Hefley has four home runs and 18 RBI, while Kaitlyn Barlow adds three home runs and seven RBI.

In the circle, Kassidy Trumbo leads the way with 75.2 innings pitched in 21 total appearances. She has a 6.01 ERA with 41 strikeouts and two wins. Emily Morris is right behind with 64.1 innings pitched and a 6.09 ERA with four wins in 21 appearances. She leads the team in strikeouts with 59. Kelly Decker has a win in 49.1 innings, along with both Mackenzie Parks and Dana Dwyer. Mandy Lorenson tallied a victory earlier in the season.

Elemen remains the program leader in home runs at 52 and added another RBI this week to continue to add to her program record of 173. She is within four home runs of tying for second in RMAC history and is ninth in RMAC history in RBI, sitting just 15 away from breaking into the top-five, one away from eighth, six away from seventh and 12 away from sixth. Elemen also added four more bases to her program record in total bases which now stands at 418. She also is the program leader in career doubles, currently at 45. Other numbers include 216 hits, leaving her just eight away from tying Missy Fundora for the top spot in program history. Elemen also has 115 runs scored, 652 putouts and 62 walks leaving her fourth in program history in runs scored, third in putouts and seventh in walks, one back of sixth and two back of fourth.

FLC ranks in the top-five in the RMAC and top-100 nationally in several categories including 79th nationally in doubles per game (1.49), 26th nationally and third in the RMAC in home runs per game (0.95), 82nd nationally and fifth in the RMAC in scoring (5.22), 49th nationally and fourth in the RMAC in slugging percentage (.466) and 98th nationally in triples per game (.22). Head Coach Elle Fracker is just seven wins away from 100 in her career, sitting at 93.
Individually, Elemen leads the RMAC in total bases (98), fourth nationally, home runs (12), seventh nationally, home runs per game (.32), 22nd nationally and in hits (51), 12th nationally. Elemen is second in the RMAC and 44th nationally in batting average (.451), second in the RMAC and 34th nationally in on-base percentage (.530), second in the RMAC and 12th nationally in slugging percentage (.867), ninth in the RMAC and 47th nationally in doubles (11), ninth in the RMAC and 94th nationally in toughest to strikeout and 10th in the RMAC and 79th nationally in RBI (31). McKenna Hefley is seventh in the RMAC and 31st nationally in doubles (12) and is eighth in the RMAC and 46th nationally in doubles per game (.39). Hollestelle is eighth in the RMAC and 57th nationally in total bases (74), 10th in the RMAC and 69th nationally in hits (43). Morris is fifth in the RMAC and 96th nationally in strikeouts per seven innings (6.4). Gutierrez is 10th in the RMAC in toughest to strikeout.

FLC will face New Mexico Highlands as last year the Skyhawks took three of four in Aztec from the Cowgirls, including a wild final game that finished 18-17. FLC tallied 25 hits in the series finale, with McKenna Hefley, Lauren Caldwell and Kellsi Peterson all tallying four-hit games. Peterson and Barlow drove in four runs apiece. The 25 hits are also a program record for a single game.

The Cowgirls are 6-17 overall and 5-12 in RMAC play, holding a 5-9 record at home. Chadron State just recorded a four-game sweep in Las Vegas last weekend, pulling out two in blowout fashion (13-1, 12-1) and then two close wins (6-4, 5-4). New Mexico Highlands picked up some big wins earlier this year including then No. 15 Texas A&M-Commerce (6-5) and defeating both UC-Colorado Springs (twice) and MSU Denver in a pod series in Las Vegas.

Three players are hitting at least .339 led by Leah Osborn's .383 average, along with eight doubles, two home runs and 12 RBI. Breanna Cabrera is hitting .353 and Camrynn Ziegler is at .339. Ashley Forshee leads the team in home runs with four and Osborn's 12 RBI leads the team. In the circle, Belinda Gonzalez has tossed 67.2 innings and has a 6.25 ERA with five victories. Desiree Bogarin has logged the next amount of innings at 32 and is 0-5 with a 19.13 ERA.

Live video will be available for Saturday only, while live stats will be available for all four games.
 
 
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Lauren Caldwell

#72 Lauren Caldwell

3B
5' 9"
Senior
L/R
Kaitlyn Barlow

#13 Kaitlyn Barlow

OF
5' 6"
Junior
R/R
Kelly Decker

#11 Kelly Decker

P
5' 8"
Junior
R/R
Angelique Elemen

#27 Angelique Elemen

UT
5' 7"
Senior
R/R
Kylie Hefley

#23 Kylie Hefley

OF
5' 3"
Sophomore
R/R
McKenna Hefley

#3 McKenna Hefley

C/UT
5' 3"
Sophomore
R/R
Mandy Lorenson

#1 Mandy Lorenson

P
5' 6"
Junior
R/R
Kellsi Peterson

#14 Kellsi Peterson

OF
5' 7"
Junior
R/R
Kassidy Trumbo

#18 Kassidy Trumbo

P
5' 11"
Sophomore
L/L
Dana Dwyer

#21 Dana Dwyer

P/1B
5' 10"
Freshman
R/R

Players Mentioned

Lauren Caldwell

#72 Lauren Caldwell

5' 9"
Senior
L/R
3B
Kaitlyn Barlow

#13 Kaitlyn Barlow

5' 6"
Junior
R/R
OF
Kelly Decker

#11 Kelly Decker

5' 8"
Junior
R/R
P
Angelique Elemen

#27 Angelique Elemen

5' 7"
Senior
R/R
UT
Kylie Hefley

#23 Kylie Hefley

5' 3"
Sophomore
R/R
OF
McKenna Hefley

#3 McKenna Hefley

5' 3"
Sophomore
R/R
C/UT
Mandy Lorenson

#1 Mandy Lorenson

5' 6"
Junior
R/R
P
Kellsi Peterson

#14 Kellsi Peterson

5' 7"
Junior
R/R
OF
Kassidy Trumbo

#18 Kassidy Trumbo

5' 11"
Sophomore
L/L
P
Dana Dwyer

#21 Dana Dwyer

5' 10"
Freshman
R/R
P/1B