ALAMOSA, Colo. - Following a 17-game road trip to open the season, Adams State Softball returns home this weekend to host its 2019 home opener. The Grizzlies will host an in-state RMAC foe to start their home slate.
 
OPPONENT
Fort Lewis Skyhawks (5-12, 0-4 RMAC)
 
WHEN
Saturday, March 2 - 12 & 2 p.m.
Sunday, March 3 – 11 a.m. & 1 p.m.
 
WHERE
Alamosa, Colo. – ASU Softball Field
 
Leading off
• The Grizzlies enter the weekend slate still in search of their first win of the season. They are 0-16 overall and 0-4 against RMAC opponents.
• The Grizzlies home series will feature a pair of doubleheader game son both days.
• Saturday's doubleheader action will begin at 12 p.m. with game two to follow at 2 p.m. Sunday's action will start at 11 a.m. and will pick up again at 1 p.m.
• Live video and live stats will be provided for all four games this weekend. Fans can access them by clicking the links above.
• Following the four-game home opener, Adams State will remain at home next weekend to host Black Hills State for a four-game series.
 
Quick Hits
Last Time Out
• The Grizzlies are coming off a pod series at Dixie State against the host team in the Trailblazers and the Colorado Christian Cougars.
• Adams State finished 0-4 in the series. In game one against Dixie State, Adams State nearly pulled the upset against the No. 13 Trailblazers.
• Game two of day one saw the Grizzlies fall to the Cougars 9-3. Day two was a rough one for the Grizzlies as they fell to the Cougars, 10-2, and the Trailblazers, 9-1, both in six innings.
 
Grizzlies on the Bats
• Entering the weekend, Shelby Haskins is the overall hitting leader with a .292 batting average. She is 7-24 on the year with a pair of home runs, four RBI, and has scored three runs.
• Haskins also has the top slugging percentage at .583 and is averaging a .514 ob base percentage to lead the team.
• Sarah Rocha is the second overall leading hitter batting .222 on the year. She has eight hits in 36 at bats to go along with five runs scored and a pair of doubles.
• Samantha McDonalds is just batting a .182 but is the top base stealer for the Grizzlies with four this season on five attempts. She has tallied six hits in 33 plate appearances and scored three runs.
• In RMAC play, Kenzie Lange has been a spark on offense with a .400 batting average. She is 2-5 with one RBI and is slugging .400.
• Rocha has also provided some help with a conference batting average of .333 and a .417 slugging percentage. She is 4-12 in RMAC play with a run scored.
 
In the Circle
• Jade Garbiso has started the most games for the Grizzlies with eight total and has appeared in 10. She is the team leader with a 14 strikeouts. In RMAC play, she is sporting a 4.42 ERA.
• Brittany Phillips has the second most strikeouts on the year with 12. She second in starts and games appeared with six and 11, respectively. She has a 3.28 ERA in RMAC games this season.
• Taylor Sandoval is third on the team in strikeouts with five on the year. She has appeared in two RMAC games this year and sports a 0.00 ERA.
 
Road Warriors
• The Grizzlies started the 2019 campaign with their first 17 games away from Alamosa.
• Adams State plays 37 total games away from Alamosa this season.
 
There's No Place Like Home
• The Grizzlies are at home for just 16 games during the 2019 campaign.
• Adams State has had success on its home turf as the team has finished above .500 in seven of the last nine seasons since the turn of the decade.
• The Grizzlies have racked up 11 wins at home in each of the last two seasons.
• Since the 2010 season, Adams State is 99-75 on their home field.
 
Scouting Fort Lewis College
• The Skyhawks come to Alamosa with a 5-12 overall record and are 0-4 in RMAC play as well.
• Fort Lewis opened up RMAC play at then No. 22 Colorado mesa and was swept 4-0 on the road.
• The Skyhawks will look to snap a six-game skid when they take on the Grizzlies this weekend.
• Last season, Adams State and Fort Lewis split their four-game series going 2-2 against each other.
• Both squads played in the ENMU Softball Classic back in early February but never played one another.
• Angelique Elemen leads the bats for the Skyhawks with a .423 batting average. She has started all 17 games this season.
• Elemen has a team-high 14 RBI to go along with 15 runs scored, eight home runs, and six doubles. She is 22-52 on the year.
• McKenna Hefley is the second leading hitter with a .327 batting average in 15 games. She has 16 hits in 49 at bats. She has seven RBI, 10 runs scored, three doubles, and pair of home runs.
• Taylor Hollestelle is second on the team in RBI with 11 on the year and is batting .263. She is also second on the team in home runs with four.
• Also batting over .200 for the Skyhawks are Pilar Gutierrez (.293), Kylie Hefley (.275), and Allison Young (.259). The trio has a combined 18 RBI. Kyle Hefley has eight, Young has seven, and Gutierrez has three.
• Inside the circle, Emily Morris leads the way for the starting group with a 4.34 ERA in five starts this season. She has fanned 24 batters this season to lead the team.
• Mandy Lorenson has the team's top ERA with a 1.35 in two games played, both of which that have been starts. She has 11 strikeouts and is holding batters yo .094 batting average.
• Kelly Decker also has five starts on the year for Fort Lewis. In 10 games played she has 17 strikeouts and sports a 6.63 ERA. Decker has pitched the most innings with 31.2 under her belt.
• Kassidy Trumbo is tied for second in strikeouts with decker with 17 as well this season. She has played in eight games and started in four. She sports a 7.50 ERA entering the weekend.
 
Up Next
• Adams State will remain at home next weekend to host Black Hills State in a four games series on March 9 and 10.
• Day one doubleheader action on March 9 will start at 12 p.m. First pitch on March 10 is set for 11 a.m.