Rams Drop Pair in Opening Day of Tracy Beard Classic

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DENTON, Texas – Colorado State had some nice production from senior Ashley Michelena and junior Danielle Serna as the pair combined for seven hits during the day, but the Rams dropped the first two games at the Tracy Beard Classic on Friday afternoon. CSU suffered losses to Abilene Christian (2-0) and North Texas (8-7) in eight frames.

vs. Abilene Christian | Box Score
Colorado State's offense was held in check in the first game of the Tracy Beard Classic against the Abilene Christian Wildcats. The Rams left nine runners on base in the contest and that would be their downfall, as they were unable to push a run across the plate. The Wildcats were the first get on the board in the first after a RBI double pushed two runs across. ACU would add onto its lead in the fourth inning with a two-run homer.

Danielle Serna hurled all six innings for the Rams, striking out nine. The Rams would finish the game with five hits, while the Wildcats would only have three – two coming in the sixth. The difference was ACU left just two on base, giving the Wildcats an efficient offensive night when getting runners on.

at North Texas | Box Score
North Texas got on the board first in the second game of the day, scoring in each of the first three frames to take a three-run lead over the Rams. Colorado State broke into the run column in the fourth inning as Danielle Serna hit a solo homerun, her third of the season. Brooke Bohlender knocked in Ashley York later in the inning with a RBI double to cut the lead to one run.

The Rams' offense broke the game open in top half of the fifth, as they scored four runs on four hits to double up the Wildcats, 6-3. Morgan Crosby drove in Kaitlyn Cook with an RBI double of her own, tying up the game at three-all. Serna would add a two-RBI single later in the inning and Ashley York hit a solo homerun, capping the inning.

North Texas would battle back in bottom of the fourth, with four runs of their own taking a 7-6 lead. Colorado State would answer right back in the sixth, as Peyton Allen tallied an RBI double to tie the game 7-7. Both teams went scoreless in the seventh to force extras. The Rams went down in order before North Texas scored the walk-off single in the bottom of the eighth.

NOTES
- Colorado State recorded two home runs and a pair of extra-base hits against North Texas
- Danielle Serna finished with three RBI against the Mean Green to lead the Rams
- Ashley Michelena totaled fourth hits in the two games
- Serna pitched all six frames against Abilene Christian, punching out nine batters

UP NEXT
The Rams will continue play at the Tracy Beard Classic on Saturday, facing Montana at 11:00 a.m., MT and followed by Abilene Christian at 1:30 p.m., MT.

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