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Hayden Mangan, Fort Lewis Athletic Communications
Makenna Milliman (44) and the Skyhawks celebrate a home run against the Aggies at Gerry Pinkston Stadium (Feb. 7, 2026)

Mines invades for Skyhawks 2026 home opener

2/27/2026 10:00:00 AM

By: Hayden Mangan, Assistant AD-Communications & Fan Engagement
DURANGO, Colo. – For the first time this year, the Fort Lewis Skyhawks softball team (1-13, 0-4 RMAC) will take to the home dirt of Aspen Field up on the rim to play host to Colorado School of Mines (6-8, 2-2 RMAC) for a four-game Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference series on Saturday and Sunday.
 
Last Time Out
Fort Lewis is coming off a tough road trip to Metropolitan State University of Denver (9-3, 4-0 RMAC) in which the Roadrunners swept the RMAC-opening series four games to none. The Skyhawks did, however, push MSUD to 11 innings in game two, lost two games by a single run, and held a lead in the series finale before MSU Denver slugged its way to victory in the final frames. Most importantly, Fort Lewis proved to itself it's never out of it, exploding for seven runs on five hits in game two of the series, coming all the way back to tie up a seven-run deficit in just three outs. In addition, the Skyhawks took an early lead in the series finale, stepping up to make key plays in critical moments to keep MSUD off the scoreboard before its high-slugging offense found just enough space to break-open in a single frame.
 
Slow Growth
The Skyhawks are a young squad, but have played the 26th-ranked most difficult schedule in Division II thus far, even posting a 3-2 win in eight innings on Jan. 31 over currently No. 1 nationally ranked California State University San Marcos (14-1, 0-0 CCAA). Among RMAC opponents, Fort Lewis ranks fifth in fielding (.960 fielding percentage), ninth in pitching (6.02 earned run average), and 11th in batting (.222 team average). Sophomore Chloe Padilla ranks sixth in the RMAC in total innings (34.0) and ninth in batters struck out (19). Offensively, Skyler Dietz is the only Skyhawk with a +300 average, batting .308 in her 10 games thus far with eight hits, including a double and a triple, and five runs scored. Alyssa Fockler leads all players with 13 hits and eight runs scored while matching Carmen Alexander, who leads the team with four doubles, for six runs batted in. The pair also owns the only two Fort Lewis home runs this year.
 
Skyhawks Leaders
  • Hailie Mann (R-Sr., RHP) (1-2 Rec., 4.11 ERA, 1.79 WHIP, 30.2 IP, 44 H, 18 ER, 14 SO, 11 BB, .326 OPP AVG)
  • Chloe Padilla (So., RHP) (0-6 Rec., 4.74 ERA, 1.82 WHIP, 34.0 IP, 39 H, 23 ER, 19 SO, 23 BB, .289 OPP AVG)
  • Alyssa Fockler (So., C/INF) (.277 AVG, .646 OPS, 13 H, 8 R, 6 RBI, 1 HR, 5 SO, 1.000 FLD)
  • Carmen Alexander (Fr., INF) (.258 AVG, .827 OPS, 8 H, 4 R, 4 RBI, 4 2B, 1 HR, 12 SO, .927 FLD)
  • Alex Tenorio (R-Sr., INF) (.250 AVG, .627 OPS, 10 H, 3 R, 1 RBI, 3 2B, 8 SO, .976 FLD)
  • Izzy Cueva (Fr., RHP/INF) (.250 AVG, .536 OPS, 7 H, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 2B, 12 SO, .956 FLD)
 
Orediggers in the Early Going
Colorado School of Mines is out to a 6-8 overall record, earning a pair of wins, 10-7 and 8-3 over Texas A&M University Kingsville (9-7, 4-2 LSC) and Minnesota State University Moorehead (1-7, 0-0 NSIC), respectively, at the Lone Star DII College Classic. The Orediggers later swept Montana State University Billings (2-12, 0-0 GNAC) 3-2 and 11-3 (6 Inn.) in a two-game set, and split its RMAC-opening series with University of Colorado Colorado Springs (8-5, 2-2 RMAC) at home in Golden, Colo.
 
The Orediggers, ranking fourth in batting (.310 average), fourth in fielding (.961 fielding percentage), and fifth in pitching (5.21 earned run average), downed the Mountain Lions with an 8-3 win in game two and a 9-3 win in game four. Five players, among those that qualify, carry a .300 average or better, led by Kellan Ton, who boasts a dominant .477 average and .523 slugging percentage with 21 hits, including a pair of doubles, for 13 runs scored and two RBIs. Mines has slugged for 21 doubles, nine triples, and six home runs thus far.
 
Orediggers Leaders
  • Taylor Wayne (R-Sr., RHP/UTL) (4-1 Rec., 2.63 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 37.1 IP, 33 H, 14 ER, 15 SO, 14 BB, .241 OPP AVG)
  • Kat Miller (Sr., RHP) (1-2 Rec., 6.30 ERA, 2.20 WHIP, 20.0 IP, 29 H, 18 ER, 9 SO, 15 BB, .341 OPP AVG)
  • Kellan Ton (Jr., OF) (.477 AVG, 1.072 OPS, 21 H, 13 R, 2 RBI, 1 SO, 11-14 SB-ATT, 1.000 FLD)
  • Kendall Aragon (Sr., OF) (.385 AVG, .930 OPS, 15 H, 10 R, 10 RBI, 0 SO, 3-3 SB-ATT, 1.000 FLD)
  • Emily Rogers (Jr., INF) (.324 AVG, 1.148 OPS, 11 H, 11 R, 6 RBI, 7 SO, 7-7 SB-ATT, .957 FLD)
  • Lauren Romero (Jr., INF) (.313 AVG, .867 OPS, 10 H, 7 R, 6 RBI, 8 SO, 5-6 SB-ATT, .981 FLD)
 
Looking Ahead
Fort Lewis will embark for the Front Range and its fourth top-25 challenge of the season next week as the Skyhawks head for All-Star Park in Lakewood, Colo., to take on No. 18-ranked Colorado Christian University (14-2, 4-0 RMAC) in another four-game conference series on Friday and Saturday, Mar. 6-7.
 
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