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Skyhawks saddle up for weekend bout with Cowgirls

3/28/2025 10:00:00 AM

By: Hayden Mangan, Assistant AD-Communications & Fan Engagement

Fort Lewis at New Mexico Highlands
Saturday & Sunday, Mar. 29-30, Noon & 11 a.m. | NMHU Cowgirl Softball Field | Las Vegas, N.M.
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DURANGO, Colo. – The Fort Lewis softball team will embark on its fourth-consecutive road trip this weekend with the Skyhawks (6-22, 5-18 RMAC) heading down to Las Vegas, N.M., to challenge the Cowgirls (8-25, 2-22 RMAC) of New Mexico Highlands in a four-game Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference series this Saturday and Sunday.

Break Out the Brooms
The Skyhawks are soaring high after picking up a four-game sweep and its first series win over Adams State (4-32, 2-22 RMAC) last weekend in Alamosa, Colo. Fort Lewis dominated the plate, out-hitting the Grizzlies 56-26 en route to the program's fifth consecutive series win over ASU. The Skyhawks scored no fewer than eight runs in any contest and also picked up its first shutout of the season on the back of a six-inning complete-game outing from Addison Gavigan (2-3). The freshman went the distance and gave up just four hits while setting a new career-high with six strikeouts.

Heating Up
Skyler Dietz was the hottest among Skyhawks in the box, finishing a combined 9-for-17 at the plate for the series. The junior from Atwater, Calif., accounted for 41 percent of Fort Lewis' total runs, scoring eight times and notching nine runs batted in (RBI). In addition, Dietz slugged for three doubles, a triple, and a home run, completing the cycle across games one and two of the series. Redshirt freshman Makenna Milliman, another member of the Skyhawks outfield, found her rhythm as well, going a combined 8-for-16 at the plate for two runs scored and eight RBIs on one double and two home runs.

Scouting the Cowgirls
New Mexico Highlands rides into the weekend on a 12-game losing streak, suffering consecutive series losses to Colorado Mesa (22-8, 20-4 RMAC), UCCS (20-14, 14-9 RMAC), and CSU Pueblo (19-12, 18-6 RMAC). As a unit, the Cowgirls rank 12^th in batting average (.243), lead the league in strikeouts (200), and 11^th in earned run average (7.65).

Four Cowgirls have factored winning decisions in the circle, but none more than Jazmyn Griego. The Sophomore from Albuquerque, N.M., leads the roster with a 3-6 record, a 7.66 ERA, and 18 strikeouts. Freshman Kennedy Williams (2-6), however, leads NMHU with 19 appearances, 68.0 innings pitched, and carries an 11.78 ERA.

As for the offense, New Mexico Highlands boasts two players with a +.300 average, including senior Heaven Medina (.427) and freshman Andrea DeLaTrinidad (.322). Medina has been the Cowgirls biggest scoring threat, slugging for a .747 slugging percentage with eight doubles, four home runs, and two triples among her 32 total hits for 19 runs and 20 RBIs.

Up Next
Fort Lewis will finally return to Aspen Field and Durango, Colo., on Saturday and Sunday, Apr. 5-6, for its annual Nike N7 Games, presented by SkyUte Resort and Casino, and its Strikeout Cancer Games. Steamworks Brewing will provide a beer garden in left field for all four games.

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