by Jason Cowan
PUEBLO, Colo. (GoThunderWolves.com - Apr. 5, 2014) - The Colorado State University-Pueblo ThunderWolves softball team, which came into the Saturday home doubleheader on a 4-game winning streak, split the twin-bill against the Eagles on a gloomy Saturday afternoon at Rawlings Field.
The ThunderWolves, which came into Saturday with a half-game lead over UC-Colorado Springs Boomers in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference standings, suffered a 6-1 defeat to the Eagles in the first game before winning the second game 10-3. In going 1-1 on Saturday, the ThunderWolves (17-14, 14-6 RMAC) fell behind UCCS (19-9, 15-6 RMAC) by a half game, after the Mountain Lions defeated New Mexico Highlands and Metro State in RMAC Pod action in New Mexico Highlands.
Chadron State (15-17, 12-8 RMAC) remained two games behind the Pack and in seventh place in the conference standings.
In the ThunderWolves' first game of the afternoon, they managed just four total hits. Lacey Chesser (Sr., Oxnard, Calif.) scored the only run for the Pack, in the fourth inning, after she struck out swinging, but reached base on a passed ball. Chesser would score on a double by Moriah Turney (Fr. Brighton, Colo.) in the next at bat.
In game two of the doubleheader, the ThunderWolves slapped 18 total hits, including four doubles, while jumping out to an early 6-0 lead, after scoring three runs in each of the first two innings. Madison Wolfe (So. Oxnard, Calif.), who pitched a complete game, gave up two earned runs on six hits, while striking out six. At the plate, she had three RBIs batting in the first two innings alone, finishing the game, 2-for-3, with the three RBIs and a run scored.
In addition to Wolfe, Jasmine Vogel (Jr., Oceanside, Calif.), who knocked in one run in the first and two more in the sixth, finished the game 2-for-5, with three RBIs and one run scored.
The ThunderWolves will conclude the series against the Eagles on Sunday with another doubleheader at the Rawlings Softball Complex, beginning at 11 a.m.
