Rangers face tough Texas teams
Katie Simons, Sports Information Graduate Assistant
Issue date: 2/19/08 Section: Sports
Despite inclement weather and schedule changes the Regis softball team made their way to San Antonio for a doubleheader with Incarnate Word. In game one the Rangers struggled at the plate finishing with just four hits in a 5-0 loss. The Rangers bounced back in game two picking up the 6-5 win in a tiebreaker eighth inning.
Cardinal pitcher Melissa Perez was dominate on the mound in game one. She pitched a complete game four-hitter. She walked just one batter and struck out nine. All four hits were singles for RU and they came from four different players.
Game two proved to be a different story as both teams put runs on the board. An sacrifice fly and an error in the bottom of the first gave Incarnate Word the early 1-0 lead. The Rangers cut the lead in half with an RBI single by Chelsie Rademacher (Sr., Frederick, Colo.) in the top of the third.
RU took their first lead in the top of the fifth scoring two more runs to go head 3-2. Jamie Windsor (Fr., Fort Collins, Colo.) singled up the middle and Rademacher double down the the left field line. This set up Jacki Martinez (Jr., Arvada, Colo.) who doubled to right field bringing both Winsor and Rademacher in to score.
A two run bottom of the sixth for the Cardinals allowed them to take back the lead but the Rangers answered. This time it was a two-run shot by Rademacher, her second of the season, that gave RU the 5-4 lead.
A run in the bottom of the seventh for Incarnate Word knotted the game up at five a piece and a tiebreaker eighth followed as each team began the inning with a runner on second.
Amber Sivetts (Sr., Lakewood, Colo.) found herself on second for the eighth and advanced to third when Amber Aragon-Autobee (Fr., Pueblo, Colo.) grounded out to the pitcher. Alisa Heronema (Fr., Berthoud, Colo.) found herself at the plate with two outs as she singled to left field which would prove to be the game winner.
Bianca Holley (Fr., Arvada, Colo.) and Sara Baumberger (Fr., Arvada. Colo.) split time on the mound. Baumberger pitched the final 2 2/3 innings for the Rangesr allowing just one run and three hits to earn her second win of the season.
Cardinal pitcher Melissa Perez was dominate on the mound in game one. She pitched a complete game four-hitter. She walked just one batter and struck out nine. All four hits were singles for RU and they came from four different players.
Game two proved to be a different story as both teams put runs on the board. An sacrifice fly and an error in the bottom of the first gave Incarnate Word the early 1-0 lead. The Rangers cut the lead in half with an RBI single by Chelsie Rademacher (Sr., Frederick, Colo.) in the top of the third.
RU took their first lead in the top of the fifth scoring two more runs to go head 3-2. Jamie Windsor (Fr., Fort Collins, Colo.) singled up the middle and Rademacher double down the the left field line. This set up Jacki Martinez (Jr., Arvada, Colo.) who doubled to right field bringing both Winsor and Rademacher in to score.
A two run bottom of the sixth for the Cardinals allowed them to take back the lead but the Rangers answered. This time it was a two-run shot by Rademacher, her second of the season, that gave RU the 5-4 lead.
A run in the bottom of the seventh for Incarnate Word knotted the game up at five a piece and a tiebreaker eighth followed as each team began the inning with a runner on second.
Amber Sivetts (Sr., Lakewood, Colo.) found herself on second for the eighth and advanced to third when Amber Aragon-Autobee (Fr., Pueblo, Colo.) grounded out to the pitcher. Alisa Heronema (Fr., Berthoud, Colo.) found herself at the plate with two outs as she singled to left field which would prove to be the game winner.
Bianca Holley (Fr., Arvada, Colo.) and Sara Baumberger (Fr., Arvada. Colo.) split time on the mound. Baumberger pitched the final 2 2/3 innings for the Rangesr allowing just one run and three hits to earn her second win of the season.
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