ALAMOSA, Colo. – Adams State Softball hits the road yet again, as RMAC play is winding down to the final 12 regular season games.
 
OPPONENT: New Mexico Highlands University (7-20, 6-15 RMAC)
 
WHEN: Saturday, April 13 (DH) – 12 & 2 p.m.
              Sunday, April 14 (DH) – 11 a.m. & 1 p.m.
 
WHERE: Las Vegas, New Mexico – HU Softball Field
 
Leading Off
• The Grizzlies (7-30, 7-18 RMAC) are coming off a series on the road, where Adams State took one from the CSU-Pueblo Thunderwolves.
• Adams State will spend eight of their twelve games on the road.
• After the four in Las Vegas, New Mexico, they will head home to Alamosa, for their final home series and then will close the regular season in Colorado Springs.
• The Grizzlies are entering the weekend on a big win against the Thunderwolves.
 
Quick Hits
Last Time Out
• The Grizzlies battled CSU-Pueblo on the road in a four-game set.
• On day one, Adams State dropped their first two games 3-6, and 3-4.
• The Grizzlies suffered a tough loss on the first game of day two, 5-13. Adams State bounced back in their final game of the series, coming out on top 7-2.

Grizzlies on the Bats
• A pair of Adams State players are batting over .300 in Brittany Phillips and Shelby Haskins.
• Phillips has the top mark for the Grizzlies with a .342 batting average. She is 27-79 with 14 RBI, three homers, and 13 runs scored.
• Haskins is coming off a big weekend, going 3-3 in their last two games with three RBIs. She is second with a .328 batting average. She has 22 hits on the year with 13 RBI and three home runs.
• Sarah Rocha is the third leading hitter with a .304 average. Rounding out the top five hitters are Angel Micculli and Samantha McDonald with averages of .257 and .221, respectively.
• Zoe Munn is tied for the second most RBI with Haskins, each having 13. Munn is batting .317 in 24 games.
• Kenzie Lange and Rebecca Wood are also leaders on the team in RBI, Lange with 12 and Wood with 11.
• Lange is the team leader in home runs this season with four. Phillips and Haskins are tied for second with three apiece.
• Munn has the most doubles for Adams State with eight. Haskins, Phillips and Rocha are tied for second with six, respectively. Micciulli has the most triples with two.
 
Inside the Circle
• Brittany Phillips, Jade Garbiso and Taylor Sandoval all continue to work hard, as the three main pitchers for the Grizzlies.
• Garbiso leads the unit with the most strikeouts and innings pitched. In 84.1 innings of work she has struck out 36 batters. Garbiso also has the best ERA of 7.22.
• Phillips is second in both innings pitched and strikeouts. She has seated 25 batters in 75 innings and has an ERA of 7.65.
• Sandoval leads the way in game appearances with 23 for the Grizzlies. She's struck out 14 batters in her 55.2 innings pitched.
 
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.
• Of the remaining 12 games for the Grizzlies, 8 will be played on the road.
 
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 104-80 on their home field.
 
Scouting New Mexico Highlands
• The Cowgirls are 7-20 overall and 6-15 in RMAC play entering the weekend. They are coming off a 3-1 series loss against Fort Lewis this past weekend.
• Five players lead the bats with a batting average over .300. As a team, New Mexico Highlands bats .280 on average.
• Brooklynn Delozier has the top batting average for the Cowgirls, hitting .357, and has hit two homeruns on the season, which is second on the team.
• Leah Osborn has the second-best batting average with .347 and has tallied 12 RBI with 14 runs.
• Breanna Cabrera is batting .341 with 14-41 hits.
• Both Camrynn Ziegler and Desiree Bogarin are batting .333, and combined have 11 runs.
• Ashley Forshee is a big influence offensively for the Cowgirls, batting .286 and leading the team in homeruns (5) and RBI (13).
• Ziegler has the most stolen bases entering the weekend with seven on eight attempts.
• Belinda Gonzalez is the ace in the circle for the Cowgirls, with a team high of 81.2 innings pitched holding a 5.84 ERA. Gonzalez is 6-7 with 44 strikeouts.
 
Up Next
• The Grizzlies will return to Alamosa for their final homestand against the Regis Rangers.
• The two day doubleheader set will take place April 19-20 in Alamosa, Colorado.