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10
Winner Adams State ASU 4-10
8
Fort Lewis FLC 0-14
Winner
Adams State ASU
4-10
10
Final
8
Fort Lewis FLC
0-14
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Adams State ASU 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 4 0 10 12 3
Fort Lewis FLC 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 X 8 18 3

W: Jas. Garbiso (2-1) L: Shanks, Amiee (0-4)

4
Adams State ASU 4-11
7
Winner Fort Lewis FLC 1-14
Adams State ASU
4-11
4
Final
7
Fort Lewis FLC
1-14
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Adams State ASU 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 4 8 3
Fort Lewis FLC 2 0 1 3 1 0 0 7 13 4

W: Mann, Hailie (1-4) L: T. Sandoval (1-5)

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Angela Roberts, FLC Athletic Communications

Game Recap: Softball | | Angela Roberts, Athletic Communications Assistant

Fort Lewis College Softball Rallies to Take Game Two, Head Coach Dwight Sanders Earns First Career Win

DURANGO, Colo. – Playing in its first home game of the season, the Fort Lewis College softball team rallied to salvage a split with Adams State University, taking game two by a final score of 7-4. Fort Lewis sits at 1-14 on the year and 1-5 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference while Adams State moves to 4-11 overall and 1-5 in the league.

"Tonight was a really special and memorable win for me and my coaching staff," recognized head coach Dwight Sanders who earned his first win at the helm. "A diving play from a freshman to earn the win is special. We had to battle through adversity, but the team rose to the challenge and got it done. This is a great group of players that I am fortunate to enjoy this first win with."

Game One: Adams State 10, Fort Lewis 8 (8 innings)
The Grizzlies jumped ahead in the first inning, but a single from Katie Pippel evened the score in the bottom of the second. Jadyn Gilley drew a bases-loaded walk to bring another run across, giving the Skyhawks a 2-1 lead after two. The lead was short-lived, though, with two more Adams State runs coming across in the third for a 3-2 score.

Freshman Alex Tenorio gave her team back the lead in the bottom of the fourth, ripping her fourth triple of the year to right-center and scoring a pair for a 4-3 lead. The back-and-forth affair continued into the sixth inning with the Skyhawks on top 6-5. The Grizzlies took advantage of defensive miscues in the top of the seventh, plating a run on a throwing error to knot it up at 6-6.

The Skyhawks had nothing going in the bottom of the frame, sending things into an extra-inning affair. Adams State's offense exploded in the eighth, first with a two-RBI single to right field, then with a two-RBI double to center to go up 10-6. Fort Lewis attempted a comeback in the bottom of the frame, bringing in two runs, but the game ended in a 10-8 final score.

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Game Two: Fort Lewis 7, Adams State 4
Fort Lewis plated two runs in the bottom of the first inning, first on an error while the second came home on a single from Hannah Rutherford. Starting pitcher Hailie Mann picked up two-straight three up, three down innings to hold the lead at 2-0. The Skyhawks earned an insurance run in the bottom of the third with an RBI single from Taylor Beaman finding grass in right field, moving the score to 3-0.

The home team continued to give their starter room to breathe, pushing across three runs in the bottom of the fourth for a 6-0 advantage. Adams State found its first run in the top of the fifth, pushing one across thanks to a throwing error for a 6-1 score. Fort Lewis added another in the bottom of the frame, but the Grizzly came to play in the following half-inning, putting up three runs on three hits for a 7-4 score.

Facing a potential comeback, the Fort Lewis defense buckled down to pull within two outs of victory. On the final play of the night, shortstop Tenorio made a diving catch on a line drive up the middle, securing the ball and doubling off a runner on second base for a game-winning double play.

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Up Next
Fort Lewis (1-14, 1-5 RMAC) is back at it for a doubleheader versus Adams State tomorrow with games slated for 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. from Aspen Field.
 
 
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