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Regis Roundup: Rough weekend on diamond
Contributed by: Regis Athletics on 4/14/2008

4/8/08
Women's Golf Earns a Fifth Place Finish at the Thunderwolf Invitational

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PUEBLO, Colo.-- The Regis women's golf team finished in fifth place at the Thunderwolf Invitational. As a team the Rangers combined to shoot a two day score of 712. Emily Einfeldt and Cecilia Silfverskiold made a strong showing as both placed in the top ten.

Einfeldt finished third as she combined to shoot a 163 in her two rounds. Silfverskiold also placed in the top ten with a sixth place finish just four strokes off her teammate's pace shooting a 167.
Mesa State took the team title as they were paced by the individual champion Maggie Cole.

The Rangers next tournament action begins on Monday, April 14th as they participate in the Mesa State Invitational.

4/12/08
Rangers Fall in Close One 4-2 to Mesa State

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Grand Junction, Colo.: The Rangers and Mavericks pitching staff were the focal point of the first game of the four-game weekend series. The four pitchers combined to allow just four earned runs as Mesa State won the game 4-2.

The Rangers struck first as they scored a run in the third inning on a sacrifice fly by Jordan Bruns. Mesa State then scored two in the bottom of the sixth inning, but the Rangers responded with a run in the top of the seventh on a walk by Max Regalado.

The Mavericks however, scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh and held the potent Ranger offense in the final two innings for the 4-2 win.

Etienne Materre, Jordan Bruns and Stephen Hanson each collected two hits for the Rangers who had nine hits. Regis pitchers held the Mavericks to just five hits. Anthony Musielak went 6 2/3 innings allowing the five hits and three earned runs, while striking out five Maverick hitters. Reuben Gallegos pitched 1 1/3 innings in relief allowing no hits and no runs.

The Rangers were just 4-of-17 with runners on base and left 10 runners on base.

The Rangers fall to 18-14 on the season and 14-10 in the RMAC. The same two teams will play a doubleheader on Saturday in Grand Junction.

4/12/08
The Ranger Offense is Stymied Again; Drop Two to Mesa State 7-5 and 3-2

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Grand Junction, Colo.: Regis just couldn't get their offense jump-started today in a double header against Mesa State as they dropped two to the Mavericks 7-5 and 3-2. The Rangers came into this weekend's contests average 10.2 runs per game but have only managed a total of nine in three games.

Regis jumped out to an early 2-0 lead, but the home team Mavericks responded with two in the bottom of the second inning. Regis retook the lead in the top of the third inning on a single by Peter Whatley. However, the Mavericks took the lead again in the bottom of the inning, scoring two runs.

The Rangers tied the game again in the top of the fourth inning when Etienne Materre's single drove in Stephen Hanson, who scored three of the Rangers runs. The Mavericks again responded in the bottom of the inning to take the lead for good.

Hanson was a perfect 2-for-2 in the game, while Gerard Mohrmann and Tyler Hageman were each 2-for-3. Dan Kozloski took the loss for the Rangers dropping to 6-3 on the season. Kozloski struck out five Mavericks in five innings, while giving up six earned runs.

The Rangers' Gerard Mohrmann pitched a solid 6 1/3 innings but didn't get any help from the Ranger offense as they collected just six hits in the game. He allowed just two earned runs as the Rangers were saddled with three errors in the game.

The Rangers held a slim 2-1 lead going into the bottom of the seventh inning when Mesa State's leadoff hitter slugged a triple; he would score two plays later on a sacrifice bunt. A single one batter later proved to be the winning hit for Mesa State.

Etienne Materre collected four of the six Ranger hits, going 4-for-4 in the game. Jordan Bruns and Tyler Hageman each had one hit and one RBI.

The Rangers have now dropped four in a row and are 18-16 overall and 14-12 in the RMAC. The two teams will play the final game of the series tomorrow afternoon in Grand Junction. Brennan Bonati is the projected starter for the Rangers tomorrow.

4/13/08
Rangers Salvage Finale 15-13 Over Mesa State

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Grand Junction, Colo.: The Regis Rangers were able to salvage the finale of the four-game series against Mesa State 15-13. The Ranger bats woke up for this game as they pounded out 18 hits.

The Rangers saw themselves trailing the Mavericks 11-3 going into the seventh inning. With two outs in the top of the seventh, Jordan Bruns hit a triple that scored Dan Kozloski and Etienne Materre. Bruns was knocked in on a Peter Whatley single to cut the Mesa State lead to 11-6.

The Rangers gave one run back in the bottom of the seventh, but would score five runs in the eighth to trail 12-11. Tyler Hageman rapped a two-run single to left field, while Dan Kozloski's two-run homerun was the last blow of the inning.

The Rangers again allowed the Mavericks one run in the bottom of the eighth and saw themselves down two with one more opportunity. The Rangers took advantage of the opportunity. Curtis Hornady fouled out to the catcher to lead off the inning. Gerard Mohrmann then reached on a Mesa State error; they had four in the game, while Regis committed three.

Anthony Musielak pinch ran for Mohrmann and Stephen Hanson subsequently hit a single. Chris Steinbeck then drove in Musielak with a single up the middle. The Mavericks brought in another pitcher, their seventh of the game, but were unable to stop the Rangers. Etienne Materre hit a double that drove in Hanson and Steinbeck to tie the game up. Tyler Hageman then flew out to the shortstop for the second out.

The error earlier in the inning came back to haunt the Mavericks. Dan Kozloski then singled to center field to score Materre. The Rangers were then retired two batters later when Zach Blakeley grounded out to the pitcher.

Bryant Asnicar was able to hold the Mavericks to no runs in the bottom of the ninth to secure his first victory of the season. He pitched two innings allowing one run.

Chris Steinbeck, Dan Kozloski, Jordan Bruns, and Peter Whatley each collected three hits on the day. Tyler Hageman, Kozloski and Whatley led the Rangers with three RBI each.

The Rangers improve to 19-16 overall and 15-12 in the RMAC. The Mavericks drop to 30-13 overall and 21-7 in loop action. The Rangers will travel to Golden, Colo. to take on the Colorado School of Mines Orediggers beginning on Friday.

4/12/08
Dominate Pitching and a Walk Off Home Run Lead to Two Losses for the Rangers

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DURANGO, Colo.-- The Regis softball team's offense did not produce in game one as the Rangers fell to Fort Lewis 5-1. In game two RU finally started swinging the bat but a walk-off three run home run by Jenna Peters in the bottom of the seventh helped the Skyhawks grab the come from behind victory 8-7.

The Rangers ran into the top pitcher in the RMAC Cary Moone in game one. Coming into the game she led the RMAC in strikeouts at 13.26 per game and posted a 2.07 era in conference play. Moone was at the top of her game striking out six of their first eight Rangers she faced.

The Skyhawks grabbed the lead in the second on a sacrifice fly but the Rangers continued to battle at the plate and came up with a run in the third. A Lindsey Witty single followed by an error put her in scoring position. A threat to steal she stole third and a error on the FLC catcher allowed her to score.

Unfortunately, the Rangers had little luck the rest of the game managing three hits while Moone struck out 15 batters.

After a tough game one at the plate the Rangers found a way to manufacture runs early in game two. A Jamie Winsor led off in the second inning with a single while Jacki Martinez reached in the next at bat on an error. Chelsie Rademacher laid down a sac bunt to advance the runners and back-to-back singles by Mo McDaniel and Lindsey Witty gave Regis the early 3-0 lead.

A double and a single in the fourth for the Skyhawks put one run on the board but the Rangers found a way to increase their lead in the fifth and sixth innings. Alisa Heronema smacked her RMAC leading seventh triple and found her way home on a passed ball. In the sixth once again the bat's of Mo McDaniel and Lindsey Witty did the job as both drove in runs.

Fort Lewis cut the Ranger lead in half in the sixth on a two run home run by Jenna Peters but the Rangers pushed their lead to four again off the bat of McDaniel with a single.

However, the Skyhawks came through in the end. After their lead off hitter grounded out to begin the seventh inning FLC followed with four straight hits that scored two runs and the Ranger lead was just two. Jenna Peters made it five consecutive in her at bat as she hit her second home run of the game, a three run walk off shot.

Lindsey Witty swung the bat well as she was 3-for-5 with three RBIs. Mo McDaniel collected three hits as well with a double and three RBIs.

The losses put the Rangers record at 22-19 overall and 15-13 in the RMAC as they will look to get back on track tomorrow with a doubleheader against Mesa State at Fort Lewis, first pitch is scheduled for 11:00 am.

4/13/08
Ranger Softball Earns a Split with Mesa State on a Extra Inning Hit by Tasha Garza

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DURANGO, Colo.-- The Ranger softball team found themselves in jeopardy of dropping four straight but Tasha Garza came through with an RBI single in the eighth inning of game one to squeak out the 7-6 win over Mesa State. In game two the Rangers seventh inning rally came up short falling 4-2.

The Mavericks struck first scoring three runs in the first inning two of them as a result of a Ranger error. The Rangers managed to tie the game in the third inning. Emily Anderson pitch hit in the inning and came up with a big hit driving in two of RU's three runs in the inning.

Mesa State took the lead back in the bottom of the inning but scored just one leaving the door open for the Rangers who scored two more runs to begin the fourth. This time it was Chelsie Rademacher with a double through the left side that scored two runs.

Once again the Mavericks answered tying the game in the fifth. The Rangers took the lead in the seventh inning on a solo shot by Chelsie Rademacher but it was not enough as MSC led off the bottom of the inning with a solo shot of their own sending the game to extra innings.

Alisa Heronema was clutch in the eighth as she led off with a base hit and Amber Aragon-Autobee moved her into scoring position with a sac bunt. The next batter popped but with two outs Tasha Garza singled to left field to score Heronema which would be the difference in the win.

Kaitlyn Gentert was unflappable in the bottom of the inning getting the first two batters to ground out and earned her last out as the Mavericks batter stuck out looking.

The Rangers once again had struggles at the plate in their second game. The Mavericks scored two runs in the first and fifth innings as the Rangers did not put their first run on the board until the sixth inning.

Chelsie Rademacher hit her second home run of the day to lead off the sixth and give RU their first run of the game. Down 4-1 heading into the seventh the Rangers needed to mount a comeback and got production in the form of back-to-back base hits by Tasha Garza and Lindsey Witty. A ground out scored Garza but the final Ranger batter lined out to end the game.

Chelsie Rademacher was 3-for-6 on the day with two runs scored, a double, two home runs and four RBIs. Kaitlyn Gentert earned the win in game on her 11th of the season as she struck out four in eight innings allowing just three earned runs.

The Rangers record now stands at 23-20 overall and 16-14 in RMAC play. The Rangers will be at UC-Colorado Springs next weekend beginning Saturday, April 19th for a doubleheader first pitch scheduled for 4:00 pm.


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