Mountain Lions Take on the Grizzlies this Weekend in Alamosa
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The University of Colorado Colorado Springs softball team (12-7-1 / 7-3 RMAC) travels to Alamosa this weekend to take on Adams State (6-5 / 5-1 RMAC).
UCCS leads the all-time series against Adams State 50-40 and has won eight of the previous games dating back to 2009. The Mountain Lions defeated the Grizzlies in two non-conference games to open this season: 15-6 and 11-3.
UCCS is first in the RMAC for on base percent (.428), batting average (.352), stolen bases (30), RBIs (129), runs (147), and fielding percent (.966)
TJ Flodman has reached base in the previous 10 games, which is the longest such streak this season.
Payton Kornfeind is first in the RMAC for stolen bases with 10. Jourdan Hitchings is two back and tied for fourth with 8. Hitchings and Kornfeind are also in the top five for batting average hitting .478 and .459 which is fourth and fifth best in the RMAC respectively.
Becca Smith is second in the RMAC for wins with 8 and second in strikeouts with 71.
Jessica Belsterling leads the team with 5 HR, which is tied for third most in the RMAC.
The Grizzlies are led on offense by Katelyn Lovato who is first in the RMAC in batting average, hitting .525. Lovato is also second in the conference in stolen bases with nine.
Morgan McWilliams leads the team in pitching with an ERA of 2.15, which is fourth best in the RMAC.
Adams State is third in the RMAC for triples and fourth for batting percent, hitting .315 as a team.
The four-game series will begin with a double header on Saturday starting at noon. The final two games of the series will be played on Sunday starting at 11:00 a.m.
UCCS Players/Staff Featured | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Jessica Belsterling | 4 | P | Jr. |
 | Payton Kornfeind | 32 | OF | Fr |
 | Becca Smith | 5 | P | Sr |
 | Jourdan Hitchings | 14 | OF | Jr |
 | TJ Flodman | 11 | IF | So |
| Additional News Stories | |||
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| May 5, 2013 |  | Smith Strikes Out Nine in 3-1 Loss to Grizzlies | Becca Smith struck out nine batters to move into fourth in University of Colorado Colorado Springs season records and pitched a shutout through the first five innings, but Adams State scored three runs in the sixth inning as the Grizzlies (24-17) won the 3-1 elimination game against the Mountain Lions (26-20-1) today in the 2013 RMAC Tournament. |
| May 5, 2013 |  | Mathewson, Smith Earn All-Tournament Honors | University of Colorado Colorado Springs seniors Becca Smith and Lara Mathewson each earned a spot on the RMAC Softball All-Tournament team announced today after the conclusion of the tournament. |
| May 4, 2013 |  | UCCS Falls for the First Time in the Tournament | GOLDEN, Colo. - The University of Colorado Colroado Springs softball team (26-19-1 / 19-4 RMAC), falls to Colorado Mines (29-5-1 / 27-3 RMAC) today 8-4. |
| May 4, 2013 |  | UCCS Continues Tournament Play with Colorado Mesa | After avenging a regular season sweep to Colorado Christian in the first round, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs will look to take the upper hand in a regular season split against Colorado Mesa in the second day of the 2013 RMAC Softball Tournament. The Mountain Lions (25-18-1) and Mavericks (27-15-1) will play at 10 a.m., at Lakewood Park. |
| May 3, 2013 |  | Fonseca Home Run Lifts UCCS to 4-3 Win | Dani Fonseca hit her fourth home run of the season with two outs in the top of the eighth inning to put the University of Colorado Colorado Springs ahead of Colorado Christian and the Mountain Lions retired the Cougars in the bottom of the eighth in order as UCCS (25-18-1) advanced in the 2013 RMAC Softball Tournament with a 4-3 win against the Cougars (25-22) at the Colorado School of Mines Softball Field. |
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