ALAMOSA, Colo. – Despite strong offensive performances, the Adams State defense struggled, leading to two run-rule losses against the visiting Fort Lewis College Skyhawks in a doubleheader, both games ending in six innings.

Fort Lewis improves to 5-16 overall and 3-9 in conference play, while Adams State falls to 3-19 overall and 1-11 in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) matchups.

Game 1: FLC 9, ASU 1 (6 inn.)
Fort Lewis tallied nine runs on nine hits, while Adams State managed only one run, coming in the bottom of the second inning with Mariah Madrid's triple to right-center field.

Amiee Shanks (4-7) started the game for Fort Lewis, pitching all six innings and allowing four hits and a single earned run. Shanks also recorded three strikeouts without issuing any walks. Adams State's Danielle Hood (1-9) suffered the loss, pitching 5.1 innings and conceding nine runs, five of which were earned. Hood also walked three batters and hit four.

Game 2: FLC 18, ASU 10 (6 inn.)
The second game witnessed a total of 28 runs on 30 combined hits, with both teams scoring three runs in the first inning. Adams State's runs came from a Makayla Veglia single. Fort Lewis surged with seven runs in the second inning, but the Grizzlies mounted a comeback, sparked by Madrid's bases-loaded triple, leading to a four-run rally.

After an unearned run in the top of the third, Adams State saw Belinda Vargas hit a solo home run down the left-field line.
Hailie Mann (1-9) secured her first win of the season for Fort Lewis, pitching 5.1 innings and striking out five batters with one walk and one hit batter. Ellie Heiser (0-3) took the loss for Adams State, giving up 10 earned runs on 13 hits in just 1.1 innings of work.

Next Up
Adams State is set to travel to Spearfish, S.D., for a four-game series against the Yellow Jackets.