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3
New Mexico Highlands NMHU 13-29, 9-28 RMAC
4
Winner Fort Lewis College FLC 17-27, 15-20 RMAC
New Mexico Highlands NMHU
13-29, 9-28 RMAC
3
Final
4
Fort Lewis College FLC
17-27, 15-20 RMAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
New Mexico Highlands NMHU 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 9 2
Fort Lewis College FLC 0 2 0 0 1 1 X 4 7 2

W: Shanks, Amiee (9-14) L: Arianna Rami (4-13)

6
Winner New Mexico Highlands NMHU 14-29, 10-28 RMAC
2
Fort Lewis College FLC 17-28, 15-21 RMAC
Winner
New Mexico Highlands NMHU
14-29, 10-28 RMAC
6
Final
2
Fort Lewis College FLC
17-28, 15-21 RMAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
New Mexico Highlands NMHU 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 6 5 0
Fort Lewis College FLC 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 1

W: Jazmyn Grieg (1-2) L: Mann, Hailie (8-14)

Briana Jorgensen vs. New Mexico Highlands - Apr. 21, 2024
Kaitlyn Silva
Briana Jorgensen (42) went 1-1 with 2 RBIs in game one and delivered the final throw in the game-sealing 6-2-3 double play.

Game Recap: Softball | | Hayden Mangan, Assistant AD-Communications & Fan Engagement

Senior Day victory keys series win over Cowgirls

Fort Lewis captures third series of the season

DURANGO, Colo. –  A sixth-inning sacrifice fly from Alejandra Medina paired with a bases-loaded inning-ending double-play was the difference maker as the Fort Lewis softball team emerged with a 4-3 win in game one before dropping game two 6-2 to New Mexico Highlands resulting in a 3-1 series win for the Skyhawks in their final home set of the 2024 season.
 
The split lands the Skyhawks at 17-28 overall and 15-21 in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference action while the Cowgirls stand at 14-29 overall and 10-28 in league play.
 
Amiee Shanks (9-14) made two appearances in the circle on the afternoon for 10.1 innings of work including a complete-game win in game one to capture her 36th career victory and move into a tie for the second-most victories in program history alongside Kassie Haubert (2009-14). Shanks now trails only Victoria Johnson's (2013-16) career mark of 40.
 
Cara Daugherty provided the lone three-hit afternoon for the Skyhawks alongside Natalie Rodman and Ashley Burriel who added the only other multi-hit afternoons. Hannah Rutherford, in her final doubleheader on Aspen Field, also supplied her fourth career home run with a solo shot in game one. Kayla Stone, on the other hand, went a remarkable 1-1 on the day with two runs scored and six walks drawn.
 
Shaylene Saladin led all hitters on the day with a 4-8 performance including two runs scored and one run batted in with a double to her name as well. Heaven Medina, Jazmyn Griego, Karla Banegas, and Alessandra De La Trinidad each had multi-hit performances as well.
 
Game One – Fort Lewis 4, New Mexico Highlands 3
Carrying momentum from a day one sweep, the Skyhawks jumped out to an early 2-0 advantage in the bottom of the second inning on a two-out, two-RBI single off the bat of Briana Jorgensen.
 
After a leadoff double from Banegas opened the top of the third for NMHU, the Cowgirls rallied behind her with a pair of singles to plate their first run of the day. Later in the inning with two outs, a single from Medina drove in the tying run before an error the following at-bat allowed the go-ahead run to score and put the visitors ahead, 3-2.
 
In the fifth, Fort Lewis finally found its game-tying run after Rutherford, with a full count, belted a solo homer to left field in her eighth pitch of the at-bat. Medina then provided the go-ahead run and a 4-3 lead on a sacrifice fly to right field in the bottom of the sixth inning. Then in the seventh, New Mexico Highlands strung together back-to-back-to-back singles with one out to load the bases before Shanks pitched her way into a 6-2-3 double play to end the game.
 
While Shanks picked up her ninth win of the season on her 23rd complete game, Arianna Ramirez (4-13) was dealt the loss with a final line of 6.0 innings pitched, seven hits, four earned runs, three walks, and two strikeouts.
 
Game Two – New Mexico Highlands 6, Fort Lewis 2
New Mexico Highlands finally caught fire offensively in the final game of the series despite both sides totaling five hits and a pair of errors. In the top of the third, the Cowgirls racked up three runs on the back of a lead-off solo homer from Carlee Gonzales before Gabrielle Varela supplied an RBI double and Banegas a sacrifice fly.
 
The Cowgirls' hot streak continued when Medina notched a two-run home run in the top of the third after a leadoff double from Saladin. Then in the top of the fourth, NMHU captured its final insurance run of the day with another solo homer from Banegas with two outs.
 
After stranding six runners on the base paths through the first five innings, the Skyhawks finally broke through in the bottom of the sixth. Natalie Rodman singled to left-center field with one out to bring in the first run of the contest before Daugherty came around to score on a wild pitch with two outs later in the inning.
 
Hailie Mann (8-14) was given the loss after being chased out following 3.2 innings of five-hit work that resulted in five earned runs. Shanks then closed out the game holding NMHU hit-less through the final 3.1 innings and gave up just one walk while striking out another. Jazmyn Griego (1-2) earned her first win of the season on her second complete game.
 
Notable
-New Mexico Highlands now leads Fort Lewis 88-70 in the all-time series while the Skyhawks hold the 38-33 edge in Durango, Colo.
-FLC's season's-best winning streak ended at eight consecutive games.
-Fort Lewis' had four seniors play in their final home games on Aspen Field including Cara Daugherty, Kayla Stone, Hannah Rutherford, and Catheryn Rodman.
-Amiee Shanks is now in a three-way tie for the most complete games in NCAA Division II with 23. In addition, Shanks now sits in a tie for the 22nd-most pitching appearances in the nation with 30.
-Kayla Stone is now tied for the 35th-best on-base percentage (.520) and 37th-best batting average (.447) in DII.
-Amiee Shanks is tied with Kassie Haubert (2009-14) for the second-most pitching victories in program history behind only Victoria Johnson (2013-16) with 40. Additionally, Shanks is now tied with Cassidy Maine (2004-07) for the third-most appearances in program history with 97 behind only Victoria Johnson's (2013-16) mark of 106 and Kassie Haubert's (2009-14) record of 111 and ranks fifth in games started with 65.
 
Final Series Up Next
Fort Lewis will head to Colorado Springs, Colo., next weekend for its final series of the 2024 season against the University of Colorado Colorado Springs over on Mountain Lion Field. The Skyhawks and Mountain Lions will compete in doubleheaders on Friday and Saturday, Apr. 26-27, with noon and 11:00 a.m. start times, respectively.
 
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