GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – In the opening day of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament, the Regis University softball team (15-28, 12-23 RMAC) came up short as they dropped the opening contest with #2 Colorado Christian University (36-14, 28-8 RMAC) 2-0 before suffering an 11-0 five-inning loss to No. 6 University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (28-25, 23-16 RMAC) in the nightcap.

Game One | How it Happened: Colorado Christian scored the game's first run in the second inning after blasting the Ranger defense with three consecutive singles to the outfield. With a runner in scoring position, CCU capitalized on a knock to center that plated the solo run. The Cougars came up with another pair of hits but no further damage would be done.

The next two innings saw six straight Rangers retired at the plate before earning two of their four hits in the fifth frame. Lead-off hitter Morgan Stradley ripped a shot to left field while Allisha Martinez followed with a hard-hit single to shortstop to fill up first and second. Regis failed to connect through the next three batters, however.

CCU took advantage of a second scoring opportunity in the bottom of the sixth and added an insurance run off a RBI single to right center. With their backs against the wall, Regis lined up for their their final at-bat in the seventh but couldn't catch a break and dropped game one 2-0.

Game Notes: Martinez finished with a team-best two hits while Macy Cox and Stradley both recorded one hit apiece. Cox also tallied nine putouts.

In the circle, Taylor Armitage picked up the loss. She registered one strikeout and two earned runs through six innings of work.

Game Two | How it Happened: Regis was blanked in the second contest as well, falling 11-0 in five innings to #6 University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

The Mountain Lions opened the scoring in the third inning as they racked up a quartet of runs. A RBI single to left field yielded the first run before another pair of solo shots to the green brought in three more for UCCS.

Regis garnered two of five hits in the fourth frame as both Analece Apodaca and Martinez made contact. Apodaca's single up the middle brought in Maggie Washer to pinch run. Martinez's single through the left side pushed Washer to third but that would be all the farther she would make it in the inning.

UCCS came to play in the fifth frame as they tallied seven runs off five hits to make the score 11-0, bringing into effect the mercy rule.

Game Notes: Maisie Mortimer was saddled with the loss, giving up one earned run while striking out two and walking as many.

Kynra Nelson recorded a team-high two hits in game two. Apodaca, Martinez and Laura Scheffel all notched one hit respectively.

Up Next for the Rangers: This pair of losses will conclude the Rangers' run in the RMAC tournament as well as bring their 2019 season to a close.