ThunderWolves take two from CSM softball, 5-0 & 4-0

PUEBLO, Colo. – The Colorado School of Mines softball team dropped a pair of Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) games to CSU-Pueblo on Sunday afternoon at Rawlings Complex. The ThunderWolves won game one by a score of 5-0 and game two, 4-0.

The game remained scoreless until the bottom of the fifth inning when CSU-Pueblo took a 1-0 lead on an Ashley Corrigan single through the right side. The ThunderWolves added four more runs in the sixth to post the victory.

Justine Bosio earned her second win of the weekend pitching a complete game shutout with no walks and six strikeouts. Bosio was also 2-for-3 with a run scored and two RBI.

Libby Balogh suffered the loss in 5 1/3 innings of work she allowed four runs on eight hits while striking out a season-high nine batters. Sarah Van Lingen was 2-for-3 in game one.

CSM collected two hits in game two as CSU-Pueblo pitcher Kyla Nelson tossed a complete game shutout with four strikeouts. Kelly Purcell was 3-for-3 at the plate with a run scored.

Dani Nagler and Rachel Meine collected Mines’ two hits in the game. Kelly Unkrich took the loss for CSM (CG, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 2 K). Kaleigh Starr stole two bases.

The Orediggers (5-8 overall, 1-3 RMAC) will travel to Las Vegas, N.M. to play a four-game series on Friday and Saturday, March 12th and 13th against New Mexico Highlands. CSM will play a doubleheader on Friday, March 12th beginning at 1:00 pm.

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