CHADRON, Neb. – Chadron State will end its regular season with a four-game series on the road against Adams State University this weekend. 

The Eagles (6-43, 6-34 RMAC) will travel to Alamosa to face the Grizzlies (10-40, 9-31 RMAC) this Friday and Saturday. Doubleheader start times will be at noon on Friday and 11 a.m. Saturday.

While both teams are eliminated from RMAC postseason contention, the stakes for CSC are simple – the Eagles must sweep Adams State to finish 11^th in the RMAC standings. Anything shy of a sweep will see the Eagles finish in 12^th.

A livestream of each game will be available on the RMAC Network with live stats available at chadroneagles.com. Any potential schedule changes will be communicated online and on social media (@ChadronState_SB on X/Twitter, @chadronstatesoftball on Instagram).  

Looking Back
During the home finale series that featured Senior Day on Saturday, Chadron State was extremely competitive early against Colorado Mesa – with the Eagles collecting a 13-10 win in game two and the Mavericks needing a five-run comeback to steal game one – before CMU won two lopsided, five-inning victories on the second day of the series. 

RECAPS: Friday | Saturday

The 13-10 win over Colorado Mesa set a single-game season high for the 2026 Eagle softball team for both runs and home runs (three). Colorado Mesa still out-homered Chadron State 17-5 over the course of the series.

Finding Some Grass
The Eagles scored 18 runs on day one of the doubleheader last Friday and racked up hits at a rate they seldom have this season. Chadron State finished with 12 and 11 hits across each of Friday's games, the third and fourth times that the Eagles have recorded double-digit hits this year.

Chadron State recorded a team-best batting average of .414 in their 13-10 win, their best single-game average this season. CSC hit .367 in their loss to CMU the same day, which is the third-best single-game team batting average.

Dynamic Duo
Catcher Tiffani Mein and first baseman Brogan Allen have been Chadron State's two best offensive players this season. 

The duo are neck-and-neck for best batting average on the team, with Mein hitting .320 and Allen hitting .319. They are also tied for the team high with four home runs apiece. Among qualified hitters, they also rank first and second in on-base percentage (Mein .394, Allen .382) and slugging percentage (Mein .505, Allen .487).

Sweet Swing
Madison Sebbo tallied the first two hits of her college career during last Saturday's Senior Day action. Combined with three walks, she reached base in all five of her plate appearances on the weekend, improving her on-base percentage to .389.

Sebbo crushed a two-run home run to center field for her first college hit after a series of injuries limited her to just two games in her initial three seasons with the Chadron State program. The Rapid City native is now 2-for-13 with five walks and six strikeouts this season.

Quick Hits

• Chadron State softball has 17 RMAC losses by two runs or fewer in 2026 (nine one-run losses, eight two-run losses).
• Four of the Eagles' six wins have been in one-run games, giving CSC a 4-9 record in games decided by a single tally.
• Overall, Eagle pitching has done a good job with their control. Chadron State pitching ranks third in the RMAC in fewest hit batters (17) and fewest wild pitches (20) and has the third-best strikeout-to-walk ratio (1.53).
• The Eagles have shown a tendency to move runners over. They rank third in the RMAC in total sacrifice bunts (47). Elizabeth Thorngren and Tiffani Mein lead the team with seven each.
• Primary leadoff hitter Charley Pitrat ranks fifth in the RMAC in walks drawn with 28.

In the Polls
The Eagles were picked 11^th in the RMAC Preseason Poll, one year after finishing ninth.

Colorado Christian, the reigning RMAC regular season and tournament champs, were picked to win the league again, receiving 7 of 12 first-place votes. Colorado Mesa placed second in the poll, receiving three first-place votes, while MSU Denver came third and garnered the other two first-place votes. 

The rest of the poll features UCCS, CSU Pueblo, Colorado School of Mines, Black Hills State and Regis rounding out the top eight. Chadron State is scheduled to host six of the top seven teams in the preseason poll at home this season.

New Mexico Highlands, Fort Lewis, the Eagles and Adams State rounded out the poll.

In the national polls, the RMAC has one nationally-ranked program – Colorado Christian at No. 3. The Cougars are receiving one first-place vote.

The Eagles are 0-6 against nationally ranked teams, losing four to No. 5-ranked CCU, one to No. 13 Angelo State and one to No. 20 UT Tyler, who were No. 1 in the country at the time of the game against CSC.

Scouting the Grizzlies
The Adams State Grizzlies are 10-40 this season and have already doubled their win total of five from a season ago. The Grizzlies have lost seven of eight, dropping three of four to Colorado School of Mines and suffering a sweep to No. 3 Colorado Christian last week.

Aubree Davis has been ASU's best offensive player, leading the team in batting average (.357), OPS (1.005), home runs (six) and RBI (26). Only Davis and Makenzie Simon (2 HR in 66 AB) have hit multiple balls out of the ballpark this season for Adams State. Senior outfielder Denae Ojeda, sophomore two-way player Isabel Rodriguez and senior infielder Kaylee Eyl all have a batting average over .285 and an OBP over .400 in over 100 at-bats. 

The Grizzlies mix and match on the pitching side. Aryana Muñoz is a workhorse, throwing 114 innings with a 7.25 ERA, and sophomore Paige Celie is next, throwing 61 innings with an ERA of 9.30. The Grizzlies have four other pitchers in the 20-40 inning range while 10 total players have gone in the circle for ASU this year. Only half have an ERA under 10.00.

Head Coach Dane Craig is in his fourth season in charge of Adams State. He spent one season as an assistant coach at Chadron State prior to taking the Grizzly job. 

Coach's Corner
Skye Koehl (pronounced "kale") is in his first season in charge of the Chadron State program.

Koehl joins CSC after two seasons as the head coach at Otero Junior College in La Junta, Colorado. Her teams placed second and third in NJCAA Region 9 during her two seasons in charge. 

As a player, Koehl won a junior college national championship with Temple College (Tex.) before transferring to Division I Texas A&M-Corpus Christi for her final three seasons.