Softball Splits Wins in Colorado (Sept. 26, 2004)

 FORT COLLINS, CO – The Montana State University-Billings softball team won 8-3 against University of Northern Colorado Sunday, and dropped their second game of the day to Colorado State University 6-0.  The Lady Jackets played four games total this weekend in Colorado, going 3-1 overall.

The Yellowjackets played a double header Sunday.  The first game ended with an 8-3 win against Northern Colorado.  Christy Wankel (So., OF, Great Falls, MT) hit a two run home run in the second inning putting the Lady Jackets in the lead 2-0.  Theresa Campbell (Jr., C/OF, Great Falls, MT) hit a pair of home runs, the first coming in the fifth that brought in three runners.  Her second home run came in the top of the seventh that also brought in three runs. 

Stephanie Cochrun (Jr. P, Lake Stevens, WA) pitched five innings, striking out four batters.  Joey Ehnes (Jr., P, Great Falls, MT) finished pitching the game in innings six and seven, striking out one.  Cochrun and Ehnes had a combined seven hitter on the day.

The Lady Jackets played the 2004 Division I Mountain West Conference champions for their second game on Sunday, losing 6-0 to CSU.  The game went five innings and ended in a game time limit.  CSU earned runs in each of the innings with two coming in the second.  CSU had nine hits to the Lady Jackets' four.  Theresa Campbell went one for two for the game with a double.  Joey Ehnes pitched four of the five innings, striking out five.  Megan McCrae (Jr., P, Brandon, Manitoba) pitched the final inning of the game for the Yellowjackets.