Season Preview: 2025 Softball

DURANGO, Colo. – With a strong core of skilled and seasoned returners and an incoming class of talented young freshmen, second-year head coach Paige Adair looks to take the next step with Skyhawks softball in 2025.

On The Cusp of the Postseason

Fort Lewis, under the direction of rookie head coach Paige Adair, who wrapped up her decorated playing career just three years ago, fought through growing pains in 2024, resulting in a 17-30 overall record and a 15-23 record in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference play. While building a new identity, the Skyhawks earned one of the biggest wins the program has seen over No. 4 West Texas A&M, topping the powerhouse Buffaloes for the first time in program history before later finishing one spot shy of the 2024 RMAC Conference Tournament. 

The Skyhawks went 2-7 in non-conference play down in Canyon, Texas, and Los Lunas, New Mexico, earning wins over WTAM and Texas Permian-Basin. Seven games were canceled throughout the season due to weather and travel conditions, including a four-game conference series with Chadron State. 

Junior Amiee Shanks marched into the record books as the first player in Fort Lewis and RMAC history to be named a Rawlings Gold Glove Award Winner as a pitcher. Shanks was perfect in the field, making five putouts with 73 assists in 78 total chances. In addition, Shanks was also named to the 2024 RMAC Gold Glove team and was a First-Team Academic All-RMAC selection.  

Senior second baseman Kayla Stone, who has since joined the Skyhawks as an assistant coach, earned Second-Team All-RMAC honors before later being named Second-Team All-South Central Region by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. Stone racked up 60 hits in 137 at-bats to tie the program record for the 10th-most hits in a single season alongside a dominating .438 average. Stone wasn't done, however, as she also tied program single-season records for the second-most doubles (16), second-highest average (.438), sixth-most triples (3), seventh-most total bases (109), seventh-highest slugging percentage (.796), and ninth-most runs batted in (45).

2025 Concordia Kickoff Classic

Fort Lewis will head to Irvine, California, next week to join 23 other teams for the Concordia Kickoff Classic, one of the largest tournaments in the West Region, at Orange County Great Park. There, the Skyhawks will face a five-game slate featuring talented West Coast programs, including Dominican University of California and Sonoma State for its season-opening double-header on Friday, Jan. 31, followed by Vanguard (Calif.) and No. 15-ranked Cal State Dominguez Hills on Saturday, Feb. 1, and lastly host-institution Concordia Irvine on Sunday, Feb. 2.

The tournament features the winners from each of the West Region's three conferences, including Concordia Irvine, PacWest Conference; Cal State San Marcos, California Collegiate Athletic Association; and Western Washington, Great Northwest Athletic Conference. In addition, four of the teams in the tournament have debuted on the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Preseason Top 25 Poll, including No. 2 Western Washington, No. 15 Cal State Dominguez Hills, No. 18 Northwest Nazarene, and No. 23 Cal State San Marcos. 

The Schedule

TThe Skyhawks will then return to Aspen Field in Durango, Colo., for the start of its Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference schedule against MSU Denver on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 15-16. Fans will get to enjoy five series at home, including the Roadrunners, Colorado Christian on Feb. 28-Mar. 1, CSU Pueblo on Mar. 15-16, No. 21-ranked Colorado Mesa on Apr. 5-6, and Black Hills State on Apr. 18-19.

Six opponents await the Skyhawks on the road including Colorado School of Mines on Feb. 22-23, UCCS on Mar. 8-9, Adams State on Mar. 22-23, New Mexico Highlands on Mar. 29-30, Chadron State on Apr. 12-13, and Regis for the season-finale on Apr. 25-26. 

The 2025 RMAC Conference Tournament is slated for May 1-3 before the NCAA Division II South Central Regional on May 8-10, the NCAA Division II Super Regional on May 15-16, and lastly, the NCAA Division II Softball Championship at Frost Stadium at Warner Park in Chattanooga, Tennessee, from May 22-28. 

Tickets are on sale now through the ticketing link below. Spring themes and promotions will be announced on Monday, Feb. 3. 

RMAC Preseason Poll

The Skyhawks have finished seventh in the conference and one spot shy of the RMAC Tournament in each of the last two seasons. Last year, Fort Lewis posted a 17-30 overall record and a 15-23 mark in conference play with seven games, including six in-conference, canceled due to weather.
 
Fort Lewis returns plenty of talent, including pitcher Amiee Shanks, who became the first player in Fort Lewis and RMAC history last season to be named to the Division II Rawlings Gold Glove team with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage through 170.0 innings pitched.
 
The Skyhawks also return two-time Honorable Mention All-RMAC shortstop Alex Tenorio, who boasts a .352 career batting average with 31 doubles, 12 triples, and 13 home runs among 171 hits and 68 runs batted in. In total, FLC returns 13 players from last season's roster and has added one in-conference transfer in Skyler Dietz as well as nine freshmen.

Below is the full RMAC Preseason Coaches Poll. First-place votes are in parentheses. 

Meet the 2025 Skyhawks Roster

Head coach Paige Adair has settled in alongside her 13 returners from last season's squad and has set the Skyhawks up for future success with the addition of junior transfer Skyler Dietz as well as the signing of 13 young freshmen from around the Southwest region.

Roster Breakdown by Class

Total Players: 22 | Freshman: 9 | Sophomore: 2 | Junior: 5 | Senior: 6

Returners: 13 | Transfers: 1 | Infield: 10 | Outfield: 8 | Pitchers: 5 | Catchers: 5

Freshmen

One redshirt returns while eight young talents set the stage for future Skyhawks success.

Alyssa Fockler (Freshman, Catcher, 5-6, Flagstaff, Ariz. / Coconino High School)

Fockler came to Durango as a three-year letterwinner in softball and one-year letterwinner in golf at Coconino High School... named the 2023 4A First-Team All-State Catcher, First-Team All-Region Catcher, and the Coconino Character Award winner... also named the First-Team All-Region as a catcher in 2022 alongside being tabbed the Coconino Offensive Player of the Year... earned First-Team All-Reigon as a position player in 2021 and also picked up Coconino Defensive Player of the Year honors... was a three-year honor roll member, thrice earned All-Academic letters, and was a member of the National Society of High School Scholars... led the Panthers with a team-high batting average of .460 in 2022 and .441 in 2021 before ending her career with a .450 average... thrice owned a perfect fielding percentage... owns the single-season records for doubles with 14 and walks with 22.

Addison Gavigan (Freshman, Pitcher / Outfield, 5-7, Gilbert, Ariz. / Campo Verde High School)

Gavigan was a four-year member and letterwinner of the Campo Verde High School girl's softball team... posted 21 wins in the circle as a junior... was voted the team's Most Valuable Player... tabbed as a First-Team All-Region product... struck out 194 batters her senior season and posted three no-hitters.

Brooke Walton (Freshman, Pitcher / First Base, 5-7, Phoenix, Ariz. / Boulder Creek High School)
Walton was a four-year letterwinner at Boulder Creek High School... earned 6A Desert Valley Second-Team All-Region as a pitcher in 2023... a member of the National Honor Society... registered 231 strikeouts from her freshmen to junior seasons. 

McKenna Timmons (Freshman, Infield, 5-3, Sparks, Nev. / Spanish Springs High School)

Timmons was a letterwinner in both softball and girls tennis at Spanish Springs High School... posted a 23-11-1 record in softball and a 25-5 record in tennis as a senior... earned All-Conference Honorable Mention and All-Academic honors in both tennis and softball.

Chloe Padilla (Freshman, Pitcher / First Base, 5-7, Fruita, Colo. / Fruita Monument High School)

Padilla was a four-year standout at Fruita Monument High School... twice named First-Team All-Conference... earned All-American honors... tabbed with the Daily Sentinel High School Sports Award... Blue Collar Award winner in 2022... Scotty's Athlete of the Week (Sept. 2022)... named the softball team's Most Valuable Player in back-to-back seasons... pitched a no-hitter in the 2023 state tournament... ranked in the top three in home runs on her Wildcats squad.

Zoey Langerak (Freshman, Catcher / Outfield, 5-3, Westminster, Colo. / Arvada West High School)

Langerak came to Durango after a four-year career for the Wildcats softball team... earned All-State Honorable Mention honors... ranked as a top-5 outfielder in the state of Colorado by Max Preps... featured in the Perfect Game Rise Above 18U College Showcase... posted a .333 average through 27 games a senior with 21 RBIs and five doubles... owns a .306 career average.

Rhiannon Lister (Freshman, Infield, 5-5, Page, Ariz. / Highland High School)

Rhiannon was a three-year letterwinner and four-time member of the Hawks softball team... picked up Second-Team All-Region honors in 2022 and All-Region Honorable Mention in 2023... posted a .371 average in her final season with 33 hits, 20 RBIs, seven doubles, and four home runs through 29 games.

Allieghfaye Abbie (Freshman, Infield, 5-5, Sparks, Nev. / Spanish Springs High School)

Abbie twice lettered in softball and thrice lettered in girls basketball... was a four-time All-State All-Academic honoree.

Makenna Milliman (Redshirt Freshman, Outfield, 5-7, Yorba Linda, Calif. / Esperanza High School)

2024 (Freshmen)
Did not see the field due to injury and utilized a redshirt season to retain a year of eligibility. 

Before Fort Lewis

Milliman was a four-year player for Esperanza High School...Scholar-Athlete...Second Team All-League...Section 1 Division Champion.

Sophomores

With a year under their belts, a talented young duo looks to aid production on both sides.

Mykel Torres (Sophomore, Outfield, 5-2, Bernalillo, N.M. / St. Pius X High School)

2024 (Freshman)
Made 15 starts and played in 23 games for the Skyhawks... earned her first collegiate hit with a single to left field at Colorado School of Mines (Mar. 23)... totaled 10 hits and six runs scored in her 41 at-bats for a .244 average and .311 on-base percentage... drew four walks... recorded 21 putouts and two assists in the field with three errors for a .885 fielding percentage.

Before Fort Lewis

Torres was a four-year letterwinner in soccer and softball at St. Pius X High School... two-time state champion in soccer and three-time district champion in softball... earned First Team All-District and Academic All-District honors in softball and soccer... tabbed with First Team All-State honors in softball and Second Team All-State honors in soccer... was selected to the New Mexico Red/Green softball All-Star team. 

Natalie Rodman (Sophomore, Infield, 5-4, Tulsa, Okla. / Jenks High School)

2024 (Freshmen)
Made 27 starts and played in 32 games across her inaugural season with the Skyhawks... made her collegiate debut in the season-opener against Simon Fraser (Feb. 2)... picked up her first career hit against Western New Mexico (Feb. 2)... notched her first career triple and one of the biggest extra-base hits in Fort Lewis history against No. 4-ranked West Texas A&M (Feb. 4) for a career-high three runs batted in which led to the Skyhawks' first ranked win since 2013 and first over the Buffaloes in program history (0-13 prior)... supplied 17 hits and six runs scored in 76 at-bats for a .224 batting average, .263 slugging percentage, and .322 on-base percentage... had two multi-hit games including her first against (RV) MSU Denver (Apr. 7)... owned two extra-base hits for eight runs batted in... drew 10 walks and one hit-by-pitch... stole her first career base against New Mexico Highlands (Apr. 20)... had one sacrifice hit... posted a .897 fielding percentage with three errors, 12 assists, 14 putouts, and 29 catches with one double-play. 

Before Fort Lewis

Rodman came to FLC as a four-year player for Jenks High School... All-District Team... Academic All-Conference... Principal Honor Roll... 6A Undefeated District Champion... Regional Champion.

Juniors

Four returners and one in-conference transfer look to settle in and set the tone for the next few years of Skyhawks softball.

Cali Niccum (Junior, Catcher / Infield, 5-6, Yuba City, Calif. / Yuba City High School)

2024 (Sophomore)
Returned from injury to make 21 starts across her 23 games played for Fort Lewis... picked up her first career hit with a single at Colorado School of Mines (Mar. 22)... notched her first extra-base hit with a double on day two against the Orediggers (Mar. 23)... launched her first career home run at UCCS (Apr. 26)... totaled 17 hits in 61 at-bats for a .279 average... had four multi-hit games... totaled two doubles and one homer for a .361 slugging percentage alongside a .362 on-base percentage... drew seven walks and one hit-by-pitch... scored four runs... made a career-high six putouts against New Mexico Highlands (Apr. 20)... boasted one of three perfect fielding percentages (1.000) on the roster with 31 catches, 30 putouts, and an assist. 

2023 (Freshman)
Made one appearance due to injury... was perfect in the field with three putouts for a 1.000 fielding percentage.  

Before Fort Lewis 

Niccum came to FLC after competing in softball, volleyball, and basketball at Yuba City High School... four-year letterwinner in softball... four-time All-Academic honoree... SAC All-Metro Player and All-Conference award winner... career .417 batting average alongside a .716 slugging percentage.

Alejandra Medina (Junior, Infield, 5-4, El Paso, Texas / Socorro High School)

2024 (Sophomore)
Made three starts and played in 14 games for the Skyhawks... provided four hits in 19 at-bats for a .211 average... drew one walk... registered one sacrifice fly... drove in two runs... had a career-best defensive performance with one assist and nine putouts against Texas Permian Basin (Feb. 2). 

2023 (Freshman)
Played in 18 games, starting in 15... batted .136 with six hits... recorded her first career hit in a win over Colorado Mesa (Feb. 20)... hit her first career home run against CSU Pueblo (Mar. 12)... drove in four RBIs and scored three runs... drew five walks.

Before Fort Lewis

Medina came to FLC as a four-year letterwinner at Socorro High School... was a student athletic trainer all four years... Second Team All-District as a junior... First Team All-District, All-City Honorable Mention, and Second Team All-State as a senior... four-time All-Academic... totaled 110 career hits and 22 home runs.

Sienna Mullin (Junior, Outfield, 5-4, Brighton, Colo. / Riverdale Ridge High School)

2024 (Sophomore) 
Started in 15 of her 16 games played for the Skyhawks... supplied two hits in 36 at-bats... drew five walks and one hit-by-pitch... made three sacrifice hits... scored two runs... notched her first fielding assist against Regis (Mar. 9)... posted a career-best defensive performance against (RV) MSU Denver (Apr. 8) with four putouts. 

2023 (Freshman)
Played in 12 games, starting in six... batted .125 in 16 at-bats... had her first career hit in a win over Black Hills State (Apr. 1)... scored four runs... drew three walks and two hit-by-pitches... stole one base... made five putouts in the field.

Before Fort Lewis

Mullin came to FLC as a four-year letterwinner in both softball and basketball at Riverdale Ridge High School... also lettered in golf... Second Team All-Conference honors in basketball and softball as a senior... softball Most Valuable Player as a senior... career batting average of .401 and a fielding percentage of .912... hit eight home runs as a senior.

Skyler Dietz (Junior, First Base / Outfield, 6-0, Atwater, Calif. / Buhach Colony High School / Colorado Christian University)

Dietz made her move to Durango in the fall of 2024 following two seasons at Colorado Christian University... was a member of the 2023 Cougars team that swept the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Regular Season and Tournament titles... also made back-to-back appearances in the South-Central Regional in 2023 and 2024... played in 28 career games while making five starts for CCU... posted a .261 batting average on six hits in 23 at-bats... recorded nine runs and five runs batted in... notched her first career home run with a solo shot at CSU Pueblo (Feb. 25, 2023)... also made one sacrifice fly... drew three walks and was thrice hit-by-a-pitch... held a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage with five putouts and one assist in six total chances... won four letters in basketball, three in softball, and two in volleyball at Buhach Colony High School... was named BCHS's Athlete of the Year... on the softball diamond, Dietz was a three-time Best Offensive Player, two-time Team Captain, two-time First-Team All-League honoree, and four-time All-Academic Team award winner... in basketball Dietz was twice named Team Captain, earned All-Conference honors, was a California All Star Participant, was a four-time First-Team All-League selection, and was named the Best Defensive, Offensive, and All-Around Player in three of her four seasons... also named the Most Valuable Player and thrice named the Best Offensive Player for the volleyball team. 

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Hailie Mann (Redshirt Junior, Pitcher, 5-9, Tucson, Ariz. / Mountain View High School)

2024 (Redshirt Sophomore)
RMAC Pitcher of the Week (Apr. 9)
Returned as one of two arms to bolster the Skyhawks pitching staff... started in all 23 appearances in the circle over the year and pitched to an 8-15 record... owned a 6.71 ERA alongside a 1.91 WHIP and .359 opposing average... tossed a career-high 16 games on the year... notched a career-high two shutouts for the season... struck out a season-high seven batters against Regis (Mar. 9)... fielded her position well and racked up a career-high four assists against Simon Fraser (Feb. 2) and matched her previous career-high with two putouts against (RV) MSU Denver (Apr. 7)... struck out 85 batters against 38 walks for a 2.24 strikeout-to-walk ratio... closed out the year with a dominant stretch in which Mann picked up six complete-game wins in seven starts with a 0.91 ERA and shutouts against CSU Pueblo (Mar. 28) and (RV) MSU Denver (Apr. 8)... earned her first career RMAC Pitcher of the Week award (Apr. 9) and ended a five-year drought of Skyhawks to win the honor. 

2023 (Sophomore)
Did not see actions in any games... retained a year of eligibility. 

2022 (Freshman)
Played in 34 games, starting in 20... pitched to a 9-12 record... pitched 143 innings... led the staff with a 6.23 ERA... owned a 4.58 ERA in conference play... threw 11 complete games with one complete-game shutout... had one save... struck out a team-leading 76 batted... earned her first career win in a five strikeout effort against Adams State (Mar. 4)... had a season-best eight strikeouts in a complete game win over MSU Denver (Apr. 15)... held a .905 fielding percentage... had one hit on the year, a double versus UT Permian Basin (Feb. 19).

Before Fort Lewis

Mann came to FLC after a prep career at Mountain View High School... 2019 Second Team All-Region... 2021 First Team All-Region.

Seniors

Six seniors are poised to leave a lasting legacy on Skyhawks softball.

Faith Sgro (Senior, Outfield, 5-2, Phoenix, Ariz. / Liberty High School)

2024 (Junior)
Made 17 starts in her 27 games played for the Skyhawks... recorded her first career hit against No. 11-ranked Colorado Christian (Feb. 24) and her first career extra-base hit with a triple at Adams State (Mar. 2)... totaled 12 hits in 41 at-bats for a .293 average alongside a .341 slugging percentage and .356 on-base percentage... scored eight runs and earned five runs batted in... notched career-bests in hits (3) and RBIs (3) at Adams State (Mar. 2)... had two multi-hit games... provided the game-winning walk-off RBI single in the 8th inning against Regis (Mar. 8)... owned a .882 fielding percentage with two errors, 17 catches, and 15 putouts... made a season-high three putouts against Regis (Mar. 9). 

2023 (Sophomore)
Played in five games, starting in one.. scored a run in a win over Adams State (Apr. 22)... made two putouts at Chadron State (Mar. 5).

2022 (Freshman)
Played in 17 games, starting in five... tallied three runs and one RBI across 11 at-bats... had her first career RBI against UT Permian Basin (Feb. 19)... drew two walks... 2-of-4 stolen bases... had a season-high four putouts against West Texas A&M (Feb. 19).

Before Fort Lewis 

Sgro comes to FLC as a four-year player for Liberty High School... earned one varsity letter... Defensive Player of the Year in 2019... earned the Speediest Player Award in 2020... Second Team All-Region in 2020.

Emalynn Redmann (Senior, Outfield, 5-5, Houston, Texas / Kingwood Park High School / Kilgore College)

2024 (Junior) 
Played in 19 games and made 12 starts for the Skyhawks... picked up three hits in 38 at-bats while also scoring three runs and driving in one runner... drew four walks and a hit-by-pitch... posted a .079 batting average, 0.79 slugging percentage, and .186 on-base percentage... stole her first career base at Adams State (Mar. 2)... notched her first Division II hit against Western New Mexico (Feb. 3)... had a .941 fielding percentage with one error, one assist, and 15 putouts. 

Before Fort Lewis

Redmann came to Fort Lewis after playing one year for the Rangers at Kilgore College... played 42 games... posted a .279 batting average in 111 at-bats alongside a .331 on-base percentage and .324 slugging percentage... drove in 12 runs while drawing nine walks... boasted a .894 fielding percentage on 94 total chances... captained the team as a sophomore... was a Second Team All-District honoree at Kingwood Park High School. 

Alex Tenorio (Senior, Infield, 5-5, Albuquerque, N.M. / Los Lunas High School)

2024 (Junior)
Completed her second consecutive season starting all 47 games at shortstop for the Skyhawks... posted the second-best offensive line on the squad with a .350 average, .471 slugging percentage, and .393 on-base percentage to total a .864 on-base-plus-slugging percentage... racked up 55 total hits including 10 doubles, three triples, and a home run while scoring a team-high 35 runs and earning 16 RBIs... also drew 10 walks and was thrice hit-by-pitch... also led Fort Lewis with three sacrifice flys... tied for the team-lead with five stolen bases in seven attempts... had a career afternoon in Alamosa, Colo., as she set new all-time highs with four runs scored and three runs batted in on the road at Adams State (Mar. 2)... doubled twice in a single game for the first time in her career on the road at Colorado School of Mines (Mar. 22)... also held a .937 fielding percentage with 13 errors across 205 total chances including 59 putouts, 133 assists, and nine double-plays.

2023 (Sophomore)
All-RMAC Honorable Mention
Started in all 49 games at shortstop for the Skyhawks... finished the season sixth in the RMAC with a team-leading .377 average and 10th in the RMAC with 60 total hits across 159 at-bats... led the team with 11 doubles...hit eight home runs for a .597 slugging percentage... tallied 33 RBIs and 31 runs scored... went 15-for-17 on stolen bases... drew 10 walks... had a .407 on-base percentage...posted a .910 fielding percentage with 70 putouts and 131 assists

2022 (Freshman)
FLC Female Newcomer of the Year
All-RMAC Honorable Mention
Started all 51 games for the Skyhawks... posted the second-best batting average on the team at .329... had a team-leading 56 hits through 170 at-bats... had 10 doubles, nine triples, and four home runs...had 29 RBI's...led the team with 96 total bases... went 9-of-11 on stolen bases... finished with a .367 on-base percentage, .565 slugging percentage...set the program record with 9 triples in a single season... had a .906 fielding percentage with 89 putouts

Before Fort Lewis

Was a five-year letterwinner at Los Lunas High School... Earned All-District Honorable Mention in 8th grade... First Team All-District as a pitcher in 2018... District Player of the Year, First Team All-District as a pitcher, Second Team All-State as a Pitcher, Second Team All-Metro, and member of the KG All-Tournament and District Championship team in 2019... 2020 season was shortened due to COVID-19... In her final season, Tenorio was tabbed as the District Player of the Year with other honors including First Team All-State, First Team All-District as a Pitcher, Second Team All-Metro, KG All-Tournament Team, and a District Champion. 

Stacia Raley (Senior, Catcher, 5-4, Arvada, Colo. / Arvada West High School / East Georgia State College)

2024 (Junior)
Started behind the plate in all 15 of her games played for the Skyhawks... posted a .250 batting average on nine hits in 36 at-bats alongside a .250 slugging percentage and .341 on-base percentage... drove in one run against Western New Mexico (Feb. 3)... earned her first hit as a Skyhawk against Texas Permian Basin (Feb. 2)... scored three runs... drew five walks and added one sacrifice hit... had two multi-hit games... made a career-high seven putouts at Adams State (Mar. 1) and against Regis (Mar. 9)... owned a .983 fielding percentage with 59 catches, 52 putouts, and six assists with one error... caught two runners stealing. 

Before Fort Lewis

Raley joins the Skyhawks after playing two seasons for the Lady Bobcats at East Georgia State College... played in 37 total games for the Lady Bobcats... racked up a .339 batting average and .394 on-base percentage her sophomore season... posted a .974 fielding percentage... made the dean's list all four semesters... lettered thrice at Arvada West High School... was a three-time First Team Academic All-State honoree.

Amiee Shanks (Senior, Pitcher, 5-7, Tucson, Ariz. / Canyon Del Oro High School)

2024 (Junior)
Rawlings Gold Glove Pitcher 
RMAC Gold Glove Pitcher
RMAC All-Academic First-Team
Made 24 starts across her 31 games played in the circle for the Skyhawks... tied for the second-most complete games in all of NCAA Division II through the end of the regular season with 24... all tied for the 64th-most pitching appearances (31) in DII in the regular season... her 31 pitching appearances are the eighth-most in a single-season by a Skyhawk... amassed a 4.12 ERA, 1.52 WHIP, and 9-15 record with one shutout... pitched 170.0 total innings which are the second-most in a single season in program history... struck out 70 batters against 50 walks for a 1.4 strikeout-to-walk ratio... opposing hitters held a .296 average... boasted a perfect fielding percentage with 73 assists and 5 putouts in 78 chances en route to capturing her first RMAC Gold Glove Award and becoming the first player in Fort Lewis and RMAC history as well as the third in the South-Central region to earn a Rawlings Gold Glove Award, presented by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association since it expanded to DII in 2023... pitched Fort Lewis to a 5-2 win over No. 4-ranked West Texas A&M to beat the Buffaloes for the first time in program history and earned the Skyhawks first ranked win since 2013 and possibly the highest ranked win in program history... had a career day in the series opener against Regis (Mar. 8) as she sat down a career-high eight batters while also throwing an 8.0 inning complete-game that Fort Lewis walked off 2-1... tossed her only shutout of the year on the road at Black Hills State (Apr. 13) and allowed only three hits with one walk... moved into a tie for the second-most victories in program history alongside Kassie Haubert (2009-14) with 36... now owns the eighth-most strikeouts (189), the fifth-most starts in the circle (66), and the third-most appearances (99) in program history.

2023 (Sophomore)
CSC Academic All-District
All-RMAC Honorable Mention
RMAC All-Academic First Team
Played in 34 games, starting in 21 in the circle...threw 17 complete games... led the staff with 162.2 innings pitched... threw a career-high eight innings in a win over Black Hills State (Apr. 1)... owned a 3.44 ERA... had a 3.25 ERA in RMAC play... totaled a career-best 60 strikeouts... held opposing hitters to a .284 average... had one save and two shutouts... posted a 16-8 record... moved into fifth all-time in program history with 27 career victories, third in single-season pitching record, third in single-season innings pitched, tied for sixth in single-season shutouts, eighth for single-season ERA, and second in single-season appearances... posted a .964 fielding percentage with 48 assists.

2022 (Freshman)
Played in 33 games, starting in 21... threw 13 complete games... threw 132 innings... owned a 5.09 ERA... posted an 11-9 record... struck out 59 batters... had a career-high eight strikeouts in a win over Black Hills State (Apr. 23)... allowed just one hit in a win over CSU Pueblo (Mar. 19)... had her first career hit against Texas Permian Basin (Feb. 19)... had a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage on 51 chances.

Briana Jorgensen (Senior, Utility / Catcher, 5-8, Case Grande, Ariz. / Vista Grande High School / Phoenix College)

2024 (Junior) 
Made 27 starts across her 29 games played for the Skyhawks... picked up 15 hits in 67 at-bats for a .224 average... notched a pair of doubles and her first Division II home run against CSU Pueblo (Mar. 28)... owned a .342 on-base percentage and .299 slugging percentage... picked up her first DII hit against Simon Fraser (Feb. 2)... recorded the fourth-most walks on the roster (12)... caught five runners stealing... was one of three Skyhawks to record a perfect fielding percentage (1.000) and had 105 catches, 94 putouts, 11 assists, and two double-plays... registered a career-high nine putouts against Regis (Mar. 8).

Before Fort Lewis

Jorgensen came to Fort Lewis after playing one season at Phoenix College... played in 32 games for the Bears... owned a .222 batting average, .317 on-base percentage, and .352 slugging percentage... racked up four doubles and one home run... drove in five runs and drew eight walks... owned a .946 fielding percentage... earned All-Region honors after guiding Vista Grande High School to the state championship for the first time in school history.

Stone Joins Coaching Staff for 2025

A native of Salinas, Calif., and a graduate of Salinas High School, Stone joined the Skyhawks for the 2023 and 2024 seasons following two years at Monterey Peninsula College. Upon her arrival, Stone created an immediate impact, starting in all 91 games played while at Fort Lewis en route to National Fastpitch Coaches Association Second-Team All-South Central Regional and Second-Team All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference nods in 2024 and an All-RMAC Honorable Mention in 2023.
 
Stone posted a .438 batting average – the second-highest single-season average in program history and 37th in NCAA DII in 2024 – through her final season donning the blue and gold with 60 total hits including 16 doubles, three triples, and nine home runs for 31 runs scored and 45 runs batted in. In addition, Stone posted the seventh-highest single-season slugging percentage (.796), tenth-most hits (60), and second-most doubles (16) in a single year while also striking out only seven times in 137 at-bats.

Final Thoughts from Head Coach Paige Adair

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