Eagles drop two games against Roadrunners

CHADRON, Neb. -- The RMAC leading MSU-Denver Roadrunners finished the series sweep over CSC on Sunday with an extra innings 5-4 victory and a 11-2 victory in five innings at CSC's softball field.
The Roadrunners improve to 23-5 overall and 16-0 in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference play. The Eagles are now 5-21 overall and 5-11 in conference play.
In game one, the Roadrunners tied the game at four in the top of the seventh and scored one run in the top of the eighth to win 5-4.
The guests gained a 3-0 lead in the top of the third inning when Shelby Robb hit a three-run homer to left field.
CSC cut one run off the deficit when Lauren Zimmerman singled to right field, scoring Brady Laucomer in the bottom of the inning.
Chadron State gained its first and only lead of the series in the bottom of the fourth inning when trailing 3-0. With Jessie Henchenski on first and one out, J'lyssa Martinez, a junior from Denver, Colorado, homered to left center to tie the game at three.
Jazlyn Arvizo, a sophomore from Denver, followed Martinez up with a double to center field before being brought home by a Devyn Thornton triple, giving the Eagle a 4-3 lead.
Scoring was halted until the top of the 7th inning. The Roadrunners began the inning with a single and a sacrifice bunt to advance the runner to second. The next batter singled to left field, bringing home the tying run.
After Chadron State went three up three down in the bottom of the seventh, Robb was successfully brought home from second on a single in the top of the eighth inning.
With two outs in the bottom of the inning, Martinez singled to left field but was stranded at second when the third out occurred.
Tori Haug received the loss for CSC. The senior from Commerce City, Colorado allowed nine hits and five runs in eight innings. Natalie Romero was the winning pitcher in 4.2 innings of work.
The Eagles finished the game with four runs on ten hits. MSU-Denver had five runs on nine hits.
In game two, CSC had two runs on six hits compared to its opponents 11 runs on 15 hits.
The Roadrunners led 4-0 at the end of the first inning. Robb hit her second homer of the day, scoring three runs before a single scored the fourth.
In the top of the third inning, the guests added six more runs on seven hits to extend their lead to 10-0.
The Eagles scored their first run of the game when Laucomer led the bottom of the third off with a solo homerun.
Boths teams added one more run in the fourth inning. The Roadrunners used two doubles to bring one run home, making the score 11-1.
After Mackenzi Kroll drew a walk, Arvizo brought her home from second with a single to center field. Arvizo's RBI would score the last run of the game, making the score 11-2 in five innings.
Maddy Wilson was the winning pitcher for MSU-Denver in five innings of work. Wilson allowed six hits and two runs.
Kenzi Garner, a junior from Broomfield, Colorado, received the loss for the Eagles in two innings. Brooklyn Levin, a freshman from Littleton, Colorado pitched three innings of relief.
Chadron State plays next in Durango, Colorado against Fort Lewis. The games are scheduled for 12 and 2 p.m., on Saturday and 11 a.m., and 1 p.m., on Sunday.