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Faith Sgro vs. No. 11 Colorado Christian - Feb. 24, 2024

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Faith Sgro (1) checks with the umpire after a stellar diving catch down the line against No. 11 Colorado Christian back on Feb. 24, 2024.

Softball set for Route 160 rivalry matchup at Adams State

2/29/2024 11:00:00 AM

By: Hayden Mangan, Assistant Director of Athletic Communications

DURANGO, Colo. – Fort Lewis softball is heading east down Route 160 in search of its first conference win this weekend as the Skyhawks look to square off against the Grizzlies at Adams State in a four-game conference series on the ASU Softball Field this Friday and Saturday.

Game Information
Friday, Mar. 1 | Noon & 2:00 p.m.
vs. Adams State
ASU Softball Field | Alamosa, Colo.
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Saturday, Mar. 2 | 11:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m.
vs. Adams State
ASU Softball Field | Alamosa, Colo.
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Hot Hitters
The Skyhawks offense sits in seventh among league opponents with a .277 batting average headlined by senior Kayla Stone who ranks both third in average (.478) and third in slugging (.804) across the league. In addition, Stone boasts the second-best on-base-plus-slugging percentage in the RMAC at a whopping 1.324. Three other Skyhawks are batting above .300 including Cara Daugherty (.333), Catheryn Rodman (.325), and Ashley Burriel (.319). On the defensive side, Amiee Shanks has been Fort Lewis' lead arm in the circle with nine complete games and a 5.33 earned run average through 63.0 innings: the most in the conference by 5.1 innings.

Last Time Out
Fort Lewis suffered a 4-0 sweep last weekend against now No. 9-ranked Colorado Christian (16-1, 8-0 RMAC). The top-ranked Cougars slugged their way to 39 combined runs on 45 hits while holding the Skyhawks to only 24 hits across the series. Stone led Fort Lewis through the series with two runs and four more batted in on five hits including two doubles and a home run.

Scouting the Grizzlies
Adams State enters the weekend with an identical record to the Skyhawks at 2-15 overall and 0-8 in league play while also riding an 11-game losing streak. The Grizzlies have not won since downing Davis & Elkins College (7-6) by an 11-6 margin at the Cactus Classic in Tuscon, Ariz., back on Feb. 9. Since then, ASU has suffered back-to-back conference sweeps at the hands of Colorado Christian and Regis (12-6, 8-0 RMAC).

Aubree Davis (2-6) leads the Grizzlies in the circle with a pair of wins alongside a 6.33 ERA through 55.1 innings of work. Davis has surrendered 81 total runs, only 50 of which have been earned, on 93 total hits with opposing batters sporting a .356 average. At the plate, Makayla Veglia has been the hottest bat for ASU as the freshman from San Diego, Calif., boasts a .348 average through 46 at-bats. Most notably, Adams State is 19-22 on stolen base attempts this season with bags nabbed by eight different base runners and primarily from Kaia Bradford who is a perfect 8-8 thus far.

Looking Ahead
Fort Lewis will return home in two weeks to host the Rangers from Regis for another four-game conference series up on the Skyhawks' Aspen Field. Doubleheaders will be played on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 8-9, with noon and 11:00 a.m. start times, respectively.

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