DENVER, Colo. – The Regis University softball team suffered a pair of losses this evening to cross-town rival Metropolitan State University of Denver, falling 13-0 in game one before dropping game two 8-7.

Game One | How it Happened: In the first game, the Roadrunners took advantage of every offensive opportunity the Rangers permitted, leading to a 7-0 advantage after just three innings.

MSU-Denver tallied a pair of unearned runs in the first inning off a double to left field before a single up the middle conceded a third strike against the Rangers.

The third inning saw the Roadrunners push another four runs across the plate for a 7-0 lead which eventually led to them turning in six more runs in the bottom of the fourth.

Regis earned their only hit in the top of the fifth off a Carly Beard double down the left field line but that would be the only damage done by the Rangers in the contest.

Game Notes: In the 13-0 loss, RU committed four errors while giving up 14 hits. In the circle, Taylor Armitage picked up the loss, allowing seven earned runs. Rachel Jones came in as relief to offer one strikeout with three earned runs.

Game Two | How It Happened: The second half of the twinbill was a closer contest for Regis but would still result in a loss.

The Roadrunners opened the scoring in the second frame with a homer over the left center fence but the Rangers retaliated with nearly half a dozen runs in the top of the fourth.

Morgan Stradley and Macy Cox picked up a pair of unearned runs before Laura Scheffel crushed a three-RBI dinger past center field to create a 5-1 gap.

The distance didn't take long for MSU-Denver to close, however, as they scored five runs themselves in the bottom half of the fourth to regain the lead at 6-5.

A Kyrna Nelson triple to right center with Michelle Larose and Allisha Martinez scoring put Regis back on top in the top of the sixth.

No sooner had the Rangers taken the lead would it be robbed from them as they gave up a pair of runs in the bottom of the seventh on a double and a single to the left side for a narrow 8-7 advantage to MSU-Denver.

Game Notes: Nelson tallied a team-high two hits in four at bats to register two RBIs. Scheffel collected three RBIs while Cox totaled eight putouts.

Maisie Mortimer was dubbed with the loss, giving up six earned runs while striking out two.

Up Next for the Rangers: Regis now awaits their fate in regards to the 2019 RMAC tournament.