DENVER, Colo. – The Regis University Softball team celebrated Senior Day on Saturday with two wins over Fort Lewis College (Colo.), 7-4 and 10-1. The Rangers improve to 21-30 (20-22 RMAC), while the Skyhawks fall to 10-37 (9-34 RMAC).
GAME ONE
The Skyhawks would capitalize on a trio of hits and a trio of Regis miscues in the top of the first inning, scoring three runs. But the Rangers would dial in during the second inning, as Bella Bordine was walked, followed by a Morgan Norris double. Isabella Porter started the scoring with a singled that batted in Bordine, and Lima Magana singled to drive in Norris. Mia Moore then tripled to clear the bases, and got home on a FLC throwing error for the 5-3 lead.
Borine would lead off the third frame with a solo home run, forcing a pitching change. Fort Lewis loaded the bases in the top of the fourth inning, but Kylie Harpman caught a batter looking to get out of the jam. In the bottom of the inning, Bordine batted in another run, scoring Mya Chacon on a single up the middle.
Following a scoreless fifth inning, the Skyhawks added a run with an RBI single. However, they would get no closer, even after getting two runners on in the seventh, and Regis won, 7-4.
GAME NOTES
· Bordine powered the Rangers offense, going 2-2 with two RBIs and two runs scored
· Moore was 1-4 with three RBIs
· Norris had two doubles in three at bats
· Seven Skyhawks had a hit
· Harpman (1-3) earned the win, while Addison Gavigan (2-7) recorded the loss
GAME TWO
In the bottom of the first inning, Moore, Ariana Ybarra, and Wick rocked three straight doubles to take an early 2-0 lead. Regis carried the momentum into the second inning, starting with two walks. Mya Chacon then stole home on a double steal. Ybarra doubled again, batting in Chacon, and then stole home on another double steal. After Bordine batted in Wick, and Norris was hit by a pitch, the Skyhawks changed pitchers. However, Abby Larsen still batted in two runs with a double, and a Porter doubled brought her home for the 9-0 advantage.
Regis retired the FLC half of the fourth with a double play, and Norris started the bottom with a double to right center. Larsen brought her home for the 10th run of the game. Fort Lewis did manage one run in the fifth on an RBI grounder, got no closer than that.
GAME NOTES
· Ybarra went 2-2, scoring two runs, and batting in two more
· Larsen batted in three runs on two hits. Bordine also had a pair of hits
· Five other Rangers had one hit
· Regis stole a total of seven bases, including three from Ybarra
· Four Skyhawks had a hit
· Caitlyn Potts (3-6) earned the win, while Hailie Mann (2-15) recorded the loss
SEASON NOTES
· Ybarra posted a top-five single season mark in Regis history with 31 (34 attempts)
· Norris helped turn 16 double plays, tied for the third most in program history
· As a team, the Rangers stole 110 bases (136 attempts), both the second most all-time
· Norris has now been hit by 26 pitches in her career, the most in RU history
· Larsen's 10 career sacrifice flys rank second all-time
· Kylie Harpman has put together one of the best Ranger pitching careers ever with 6.24 strikeouts per seven innings, the best all time, and plenty more top-10 career totals, including 94 starts, 116 appearances, 50 complete games, 575.2 innings pitched, .270 batting average allowed, 513 strikeouts, and 1.68 walks per seven
