GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – Whitney Weber went a combined three-for-five at the plate and recorded two RBIs in the second game as the University of Colorado Colorado Springs dropped a doubleheader to Colorado Mesa. The Mountain Lions (3-16, 2-12 RMAC) lost 9-1 in game one and 12-4 in the second game against the Mavericks (18-4, 11-2 RMAC) at the CMU Softball Field.

Weber singled to lead off the fourth inning in game one for UCCS and later scored on a single by Nikki Hoffman up the middle. The two earned the lone hits for the Mountain Lions in the first game and cut the Maverick lead down to 5-1 before Colorado Mesa added two runs in the bottom of the fourth and two more in the fifth in the run-rule decision.

Melissa Martinek and Weber started the second game with back-to-back singles, and Hoffman earned a walk to load the bases with one out, but Colorado Mesa used force outs at home and at third on the next two batters to keep the Mountain Lions off the scoreboard. The Mavericks scored eight runs in the first and second innings for an early 8-0 lead against UCCS.

Meghan Waidler and Claire Nibbe started the fourth inning with singles, and after Amanda Nobles pinch ran for Waidler, the pair scored on a two-out single by Weber and cut the Colorado Mesa lead to 8-2. The Mavericks added one more run in the bottom of the fourth for a 9-2 advantage. Waidler cut the game down to a five-run difference at 9-4 with a two-RBI single to drive in Makenna Smith and Hoffman, but Colorado Mesa scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth to secure the run-rule decision, 12-4.

The Mountain Lions recorded their fourth game of the season with double-digit hits after a 10-hit performance in the second game. Weber, Waidler and Leigh Lancaster each went two-for-three in the second game as seven Mountain Lions in the batting order earned a hit.

UCCS and Colorado Mesa will finish the series with a doubleheader on Sunday. First pitch is set for 11 a.m.