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Box Score 2 Golden, Colo. - The Colorado School of Mines Orediggers hosted the Cowgirls this weekend for an RMAC doubleheader on Saturday Apr. 13. CSM softball is nationally ranked #9 in the NFCA DII top-25 poll and is first in the RMAC. The Cowgirls attempted to snap the Orediggers' winning streak, but lost both games on Saturday. The first game was 2-0 and the second game was 10-2. Under Head Coach Shellie Broyles the Cowgirls' current record is 15-28-1 in overall play and 7-21-1 in the RMAC.
CSM 2 - NMHU 0
The Cowgirls could not get a hit in the first two innings.
Brittany Potter ended the Cowgirls' hitting drought with a single in the third inning. Leaving to men on base, the Cowgirls were unable to execute a score.
The Orediggers scored their first run in the bottom of the third inning (1-0), on a wild pitch by the Cowgirls.
In the fourth and fifth inning the Cowgirls struggled for a hit. In each inning, they got three outs off of three hitters.
Extending their lead to 2-0, the Orediggers scored one run with two men on base. The Orediggers enforced their lead with a single to left field.
With bases loaded in the sixth inning, the Cowgirls were looking for their first score of the game. Regrettably, they were unable to score a run.
The Cowgirls went the whole game without scoring a run when they took the loss on Saturday afternoon. The final score was 2-0 in favor of the Orediggers.
CSM 10 - NMHU 2
Later in the afternoon, the Cowgirls and Orediggers played their second game of the day.
In the beginning of the game, the Orediggers took a commanding 4-0 lead. They scored four runs with four hits.
The Cowgirls fought back by cutting the lead in half when they scored two runs in the top of the second inning (4-2).
Erica Wieck hit a single into center field for a one run score. The hit left bases loaded for a scoring opportunity. The following batter
Devon Paiz seized the chance and drove in another Cowgirls' run when she hit a single to left field.
In the second inning, the Orediggers found no luck scoring, when the Cowgirls' pitcher sat three batters straight.
The Cowgirls were going in the right direction after cutting the deficit and shutting the Orediggers out in the second inning but ran into some trouble in the third inning.
NMHU did not score in the top of the third inning, leaving two runners on base.
When the Orediggers took the plate in the bottom of the fourth inning they scored two more runs and furthered their lead 6-2.
Devon Paiz would continue her great hitting day in the fourth inning, when she hit a double into left field. Unfortunately, Paiz could not score a run and was left on base as the Cowgirls reached their final out of the inning.
Devon Paiz went 3-4 hitting and brought in one RBI.
In the bottom of the fourth inning, the Orediggers continued their offense with another score 7-2.
The Cowgirls could not gain another score. By the sixth inning, the game was very one-sided. The Orediggers stretched their lead 10-2 and ended the game early by forcing the eight-run rule.
The Cowgirls will continue their weekend long competition against the nationally ranked Colorado School of Mines Orediggers on Sunday, Apr. 14, in another RMAC double header. The first pitch will be thrown at 11:00 a.m. and the second game will begin at 1:00 p.m. If you can't make it to Golden, Colo. to catch your Cowgirls in action, you can click
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GO COWGIRLS!!!
