CHADRON, Neb. -- March 2, 2023 -- The Chadron State College softball team will have home field advantage for the first time this season, as they host Fort Lewis College Saturday and Sunday.

Saturdays games first pitch has been moved to 1 and 3 pm. 
 
The Eagles are 3-12 on the season and 1-7 in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference play. The Skyhawks are 5-10 overall and 3-5 in the RMAC.
 
Last weekend, Chadron State dropped its first three games against Regis University. The Rangers defeated CSC 7-6, 6-0 and 9-8. The Eagles won the final game 11-6.
 
Bailey Steinke, a senior from Lakewood, Colorado, has led the Eagles in conference play, batting .484. Lauren Zimmerman, a sophomore from Reno, Nevada, and J'lyssa Martinez, a sophomore from Denver, both are batting .421 during conference play.
 
Steinke has 15 hits in 31 at bats, while scoring nine runs. Zimmerman has a team high six RBI's for CSC.
 
Delaney Farnsworth, a freshman from Centennial, Colorado, has a team high 4.89 ERA for CSC. She splits the duties in the circle with Tori Haugh, a junior from Commerce City, Colorado. Haugh pitched the complete game victory last week against Regis.
 
Fort Lewis opened conference play by going 1-3 against Colorado Mesa and 2-2 against Colorado School of Mines. Against the Orediggers, two of the games were decided in extra innings and all four were decided by a combined seven runs.
 
Alex Tenorio, a sophomore from Albuquerque, New Mexico, leads the Sky Hawks with a .438 batting average. She has scored a team high 12 runs and has five home runs. Kayla Stone leads the team with 13 RBI's.
 
With a 4-1 record, Amiee Shanks, a sophomore from Tucson, Arizona, has a 4.01 ERA for the Skyhawks. In 43.2 innings, she has allowed 58 hits and 25 earned runs, while striking out 20 and walking 15 batters.
 
Caydee Famworth has a team high 33 strikeouts but is 0-6 on the season and has an ERA of 4.91.
 
Chadron State and Fort Lewis did not play each other last season.
 
First pitch for Saturday's games is scheduled at 1 and 3 p.m. Sunday will begin at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
 
Fans unable to attend the game can watch on CSC Live HERE!