Mines (0-0) vs. Texas A&M Kingsville (0-0) – Friday, 10 a.m. CT – Mansfield, Texas [Live Stats]
Mines (0-0) vs. #24 Missouri Southern (0-0) – Friday, 12:15 p.m. CT – Mansfield, Texas [Live Stats]
Mines (0-0) vs. Emporia State (0-0) – Saturday, 2 p.m. CT – Mansfield, Texas [Live Stats]
Mines (0-0) vs. Minnesota State Moorhead (0-0) – Sunday, 9 a.m. CT – Mansfield, Texas [Live Stats]
Mines (0-0) vs. UT Dallas (0-0) – Sunday, 1:30 p.m. CT – Mansfield, Texas [Live Stats]

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OPENING WEEKEND
The 2026 softball season kicks off this weekend as the Colorado School of Mines softball team heads back to Texas this weekend for the Lone Star DII College Classic for five games January 30-February 1 against Texas A&M Kingsville, #24 Missouri Southern, Emporia State, Minnesota State Moorhead and UT Dallas.
 
LIVE COVERAGE
This weekend's games will feature live stats courtesy of StatBroadcast. Video coverage will not be available. Links for coverage all games can be found on minesathletics.com.
 
WEEKEND WEATHER REPORT
As with much of the country, it will feel like winter this weekend in Mansfield. It'll be cool and clear all three days in the Lone Star State for the Orediggers, with highs in the lows 50s Friday, mid to high 30s Saturday before returning to the 50s Sunday with winds of 5-15 MPH for the duration.
 
AT THE HELM
2026 will be the second season of the Tobin Echo-Hawk era in Golden as the Orediggers look to return to the postseason after missing out in 2025. In Echo-Hawk's first season, Mines went 22-32 overall and 21-22 in the RMAC. In 12 seasons as a head coach at the NCAA level which has included stops at Portland State and UTEP, Echo-Hawk owns a career record of 274-366 (.428). Eight times her teams have won 20 or more games in a season and twice recorded 30-win seasons as she looks to elevate the Orediggers in 2026 and beyond.
 
JOINING THE STAFF
Some new faces will be in the dugout this spring for Mines as Zoe Bacon joined the program as the top assistant in the summer of 2025. Most recently the assistant coach at St. Edward's University in Texas, Bacon will work primarily with the pitching staff this season. Get to know Coach Bacon more ahead of the 2026 season here. Also joining the program in a more prominent role this season is Jordan Ruiz, who was a part-time assistant last fall.
 
2025 RECAP
In their first season under the direction of Tobin Echo-Hawk, Mines went 22-32 overall and 21-22 in RMAC play to finish seventh in the standings and just missing out on a spot in the conference tournament. The Orediggers went 16-8 at Joe Coors, Jr. Softball Field (including a series played in Golden as the visiting team against Black Hills State). Four times Mines recorded a series win including a four-game sweep of Adams State in mid-April.
 
Cassidy Chvatal led NCAA Division II in the regular season in home runs and finished the season with 21 big flies while her 65 RBI were good for fifth in the nation. She also broke the single-season home run and RBI records along the way while her .460 slugging percentage was good for third on the single-season list. Lexie Semeyn also left the yard 12 times and drove in 37 while Kendall Aragon again led the team in batting at .409 with 22 extra-base hits, including 16 doubles. Kellan Ton broke her own single-season stolen base record with 27 while Emiaj Self took over duties at shortstop and hit .349 with 10 doubles and 24 RBI. As a team, Mines hit .317 with 71 doubles, 18 triples and 43 home runs, their highest total since 2012.
 
In the circle, Kat Miller led the pitching staff with the best season of her career highlighted by an 11-inning complete game win over Colorado Christian. Her eight wins led the staff as did her 4.54 ERA while tying with Taylor Wayne for the most appearances and starts with 27 and 16. Wayne turned in a career-best seven-win season in her return to action after missing all of 2024 with injury. Her 57 punchouts led the staff as did her 10 complete games and 120 innings pitched. Ellen Shull saw an increased workload in 2025, logging 54 innings and notching three wins while Allison Westbrook posted four wins in 58.1 innings in her third and final season at Mines.
 
MEET THE CAPTAINS
A new year means a new group of captains as in 2026 Kendall Aragon, Taylor Wayne, Lauren Romero, Emiaj Self, Lindy French and Kylie Bickford will be leading the way on the field this spring.
 
Aragon has been an undisputed leader for the Orediggers since her arrival in 2023 and has been of the best defensive outfielders and hitters in the RMAC during her time at Mines. Last season she led the team ranked near the top of the conference with a .409 average while slugging .454 with 16 doubles, four triples and two home runs while scoring 43, driving in 38 and stealing 12 bases as she posted career numbers across the season on her way to Second Team All-RMAC honors. Go ahead and pencil Aragon's name into the lineup in center field and somewhere in the top half of the batting order this weekend.
 
After missing all of 2024 with injury, Wayne returned to action in 2025 and made 16 starts in 27 appearances on her way to a 7-9 season with a 5.43 ERA and 57 strikeouts over 120 innings of work. She led the team in strikeouts and innings pitched and spun 10 complete game efforts while recording statistical bests across the board. She also hit .200 at the plate while seeing some late-season action in right field. The fifth-year senior will bring valuable experience to a deep pitching staff this spring as she looks to lead the Orediggers back to the postseason.
 
Romero quietly had herself a stellar sophomore season as she took over duties at third base full-time as the season went on. She started 37 times in 41 games and posted a strong second half to close the year fourth on the team with a .337 average, four doubles, a triple, 19 runs and nine RBI. Entering her junior season, Romero will remain a fixture on the Mines infield and may slide over to second base in 2026.
 
In her debut season in 2025, Self emerged as the everyday starter at shortstop for the Orediggers and finished third on the team with a .349 batting average and posted 10 doubles, five triples, 24 RBI and 31 runs scored. Her five triples were tied for the sixth-most in a single season, three of which came on the final day of the season against New Mexico Highlands.
 
French started 31 of 33 games in her debut season before having things cut short with an injury at the end of March. Despite missing the final 21 games of the year, French batted .341/.363/.364 with two double, 10 runs and eight RBI while platooning between second and third base. She led the team in batting average for the first month of the season and went 7-11 in her first weekend of action in 2025. The Festus, Missouri native returns to action this weekend and figures to see time around the infield in 2026, particularly at first base.
 
Following a strong fall, Bickford will factor into the Orediggers' plans this spring right away as a true freshman at the hot corner. A second-generation Mines student with family ties to the softball program, the Littleton native was a three-time All-Conference selection at the prep level and batted .393 with a .466 OBP while also fielding .960 defensively.
 
HELLO, MY NAME IS…
A total of nine newcomers have joined the Orediggers for the 2026 season. Kylie Bickford, Rylee Church, Ariana Hughes, Madyson Ortiz, Sydney Pendowski, Morgan Stewart and Miquela Tammaro comprised the first signing class under Tobin Echo-Hawk. Those seven are joined by Nina Sammoury and junior college transfer Lucy Herston. This talented group of newcomers adds depth at several positions around the diamond and each expect to compete for time this spring.
 
IN THE POLLS
Mines was voted to finish sixth in the RMAC in January's Preseason Coaches' Poll. Defending champions Colorado Christian was picked to repeat as champions ahead of Colorado Mesa. MSU Denver was voted third followed by UCCS and CSU Pueblo to round out the top five.
 
Nationally, defending champions UT Tyler were a unanimous #1 selection in the NFCA Preseason Top 25 followed by Tampa, Western Washington, Pace and Central Oklahoma. Opening weekend opponent Missouri Southern checked in at #24.
 
PRESEASON ALL-RMAC
Senior centerfielder Kendall Aragon was named Preseason All-RMAC two weeks back when the league released its preseason poll. A three-time All-RMAC selection in her career and a Second Team honoree each of the previous two seasons, Aragon has long since established herself as one of the premier players in the RMAC. Last season she had a career year across the board, batting .409 and starting all 54 games as she racked up 72 hits, 43 runs scored, 38 RBI, 16 doubles, four triples and a pair of homers while swiping 12 bases. She ranked fourth in the RMAC in batting average, hits and tied for sixth in doubles while on the defensive side fielded .961 with four outfield assists.
 
TEXAS TIES
10 Orediggers on this year's roster hail from the Lone Star State as Mines makes the trip back to Texas for their 2026 debut. Kellan Ton, Mia Lopez, Emily Rogers, Brooke Gonzales, Rylee Church, Kat Miller, Ellen Shull, Ariana Hughes and Grace Weiler will all be headed to their home state this weekend while Miller, a native of Coppell, will start her final season collegiate season close to home this weekend in Mansfield. Texas has long been a pipeline to Mines in many sports. In fact, over the last 10 years a total of 16 Texans have taken the diamond for the Orediggers with that number sure to maintain or even increase over the next 10 years.
 
EARNING THAT SILVER
A pair of Orediggers have already earned one silver-plated diploma and are working on their second as they wrap up their careers in 2026. Fifth-year pitcher Taylor Wayne wrapped up her undergraduate work in Mechanical Engineering last May and is now working toward a graduate degree in the same field. Senior outfielder Kendall Aragon meanwhile picked up her undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering in just three years and is now working on a Master's in STEM Education.
 
ONE OF THE BEST
One of the most prolific hitters in program history, Kendall Aragon enters 2026 with her name on several lists in the program record book. Presently, the Legacy High School alum ranks third all-time in career batting average at .396 (203-512) and is eighth on the all-time hits list. Her 16 doubles from last season are tied for the eighth-most in a single season while she owns three career hitting streaks of 10 games or more including a 15-game streak that's the seventh-longest all-time, and is the only player in program history to have three such hitting streaks.
 
LADY LARCENY
Already known as one of the fastest women in Golden, Kellan Ton has been prolific on the basepaths in the first two seasons of her career. In both 2024 and 2025, the speedster from Sugar Land, Texas broke the Mines single-season steals record first with 25 stolen bases in her debut campaign before committing 27 acts of larceny for an encore as a sophomore. Now heading into year three in Golden, Ton is already just one of three players in program history with 50 or more stolen bases and needs just nine swipes to break Renata Boyd (2020-23)'s all-time record of 58.
 
BEHIND THE DISH
Following the departure of Lexie Semeyn and Kailey Morales last season, there will be some new faces behind the plate for the Orediggers this season with nary an inning of work wearing the tools of ignorance at the collegiate level between them. The veteran amongst the six backstops this season is redshirt junior Katie Bauer, who hit .667 with a walk in four pinch hit appearances last season in her first career action. Redshirt sophomore Ryen Herman heads into her third season with the program this spring after making a pair of pinch hit appearances in 2025. Of the group with experience at the collegiate level to their name, Grace Weiler heads the bunch having appeared in 12 games in a utility role last spring, seeing time in the outfield and at designated played and batting .200 with four RBI before having her season derailed by injury at Colorado Mesa in March. Morgan Stewart, Miquela Tammaro and Nina Sammoury make up the newcomers in the group as the trio all vie for playing time in their debut seasons. Stewart and Tammaro add some intrigue as left-handed hitting options for the Orediggers, while Sammoury brings some juice to the plate after belting 54 home runs at the prep level.
 
CHECKING THE STAT SHEET
Returning hitter Kendall Aragon is back for her final season as an Oredigger after batting .409/.454/.580 last spring with 16 doubles, four triples and two home runs while driving in 38 with 43 runs scored and going 12-14 on stolen bases. Emiaj Self is back at shortstop after posting a .349/.404/.480 line with 10 doubles and two triples with 24 RBI and 31 runs scored. Lauren Romero emerged at third base in 2025 and quietly batted .337 with five extra-base knocks and nine RBI with 19 runs scored while Kellan Ton hits .328 with five extra-base hits, 19 RBI, 42 runs scored and broke her own single-season stolen base record with 27.
 
Mia Lopez started 35 times in right field as a freshman in 2025 and batted .277 with 16 RBI while Emily Rogers platooned around the infield and hit .242 with two home runs and 20 RBI. Lindy French, who led the team in hitting for the first month-plus of the season last year, is back after missing the second half of the season following a freshman campaign in which she hit .341 with eight RBI. Brooke Gonzales and Sam Whisenand look to take on larger roles in 2026 after combining for three homers and eight RBI between them last year. Grace Weiler also will look to make an impact after an injury-shortened 2025 season.
 
In the circle, Mines brings back all but 58.1 of the 351 innings from 2025. Kat Miller is back for her senior season after a breakout 2025 in which she went 8-11 with a save and a 4.54 ERA in 118.2 innings of work with 53 strikeouts. Fifth-year veteran Taylor Wayne went 7-9 with a save in 120 innings last season with a 5.43 ERA and led the team with 57 punchouts and 10 complete games. Ellen Shull will look to take another step this season after going 3-5 with a 6.35 ERA with 15 strikeouts in 54 innings of work.
 
Last spring, Mines batted .317 with a .389 on-base percentage and a .473 slugging percentage. They were -46 in run differential and hit 71 doubles, 18 triples and 43 home runs while going 61-75 on stolen bases. In the circle, the staff posted a 5.60 ERA over 351 innings with 159 strikeouts against 253 free passes and had a BAA of .340. Defensively the Orediggers fielded .949 least year with 81 errors in 1,582 chances and turned 23 double plays.
 
SCOUTING TEXAS A&M KINGSVILLE
The Javelinas went 24-31 overall and 19-25 in the Lone Star Conference in 2025 to finish seventh in the league's East Division. Texas A&M Kingsville was tabbed to finish 10th in the 17-team LSC this season.
 
TAMUK brings back 14 players from 2025 with experience all around the diamond. Alexis Soliz is the top returning hitting with a .329/.395/.400 line from a season ago that featured 10 doubles, 24 RBI and seven stolen bases. University of New Mexico transfer Seleste Compian batted .267 in her first season with the Javelinas, posting four extra-base knocks including two triples while driving in nine and swiping five bags. Dakota Martinez meanwhile batted .259 with 15 doubles, seven homers and 30 RBI on her way to slugging .526.
 
Shelbie Peal bit .246 with 15 runs scored in limited action last spring while Allison Frausto and Savannah Garza each hit north of .230 with a pair of doubles and 12 RBI between them. Laney Doelitsch hit four home runs and drove in 12 while Elena Gonzales scored 10 times and stole nine bases in a pinch running role.
 
Kristina Nash leads the way in the circle after going 4-5 with a 3.09 ERA in 56.2 innings with 29 strikeouts against 37 walks last season in 19 games with 10 starts. Arianna Alaniz posted a team-high 12 wins on her way to a 12-12 mark with a save and a 3.13 ERA over 29 appearances that featured 21 starts. In 152 innings, she struck out an even 200 and walked 54 while posting a .223 BAA. Esther Martinez went 5-12 with a 4.09 ERA in 28 outings and 18 starts with 48 strikeouts against 63 walks in her debut season. Andrea Martinez is also back after working 42 innings over 14 outings with four starts and going 1-2 with a 4.83 ERA and 28 strikeouts to 11 walks.
 
As a team, Texas A&M Kingsville hit .282 last spring with a .373 on-base percentage and a .415 slugging percentage. They scored 249 runs and were just -13 in run differential while going 52-65 on stolen base attempts. Their pitching staff turned in a 3.70 ERA over 370.1 innings with 308 strikeouts to 210 free passes and held teams to a .276 batting average. Defensively, they fielded .941 with 96 errors in 1,630 chances and turned 11 double plays.
 
SCOUTING MISSOURI SOUTHERN
The Lions posted a mark of 39-19 overall and 16-8 in the Mid-American Intercollegiate Athletics Association to finish fourth in the standings. MSSU qualified for last season's NCAA Division II Softball Championship, playing in the second half of the Central Region tournament and going 2-2 including eliminating host Southern Arkansas before being eliminated by Augustana (SD). MSSU was picked to finish third in the MIAA this spring and earned one of 13 first place ballots.
 
Bailey Dillon led the team in batting last season with .392/.481/.534 line with 10 doubles, six triples and 39 stolen bases in 43 tries while scoring 57 runs and driving in 25. Katie Gray was just 21 points behind with a .371 line and brings thump to the Lions' lineup as she slugged .731 with 15 home runs and 13 doubles with 72 RBI. Taylor Nuckolls hit .309 with 10 extra-base hits, 31 RBI and 31 runs scored with 20 stolen base, while Carsen Tinkler hit .270 with 10 doubles and 21 RBI. Emma Mason, (.242 AVG, 4 2B, 10 RBI), Emily Perry (.236 AVG, 5 XBH, 21 RBI), Maddie Rolfs (.224 AVG, 15 RBI, 12 SB), Easton Walter (.286 AVG, 4 2B, .411 SLG), Ashlyn Hulett (.261 AVG, 15 SB) and Cady Dickey (.237 AVG, 2 2B, 9 RBI) all return as well giving MSSU veteran depth in the field and in their lineup.
 
In the circle, Kiki Pickens led the pitching staff last spring with a record of 19-6 with a save in 33 games with 29 starts. She struck out 164 against just 43 walks in 169.1 innings of work and posted a 1.57 ERA and a .173 BAA with seven shutouts. The only remaining arm of the six that saw action last spring is Kadence Janney, who led all relievers with 18 appearances and 43.1 innings pitched. Janney also made three starts and went 2-3 with two saves and a 3.23 ERA with 37 punchouts against 18 walks.
 
Last spring, Missouri Southern hit .294 with a .371 on-base percentage and slugging percentage of .411. The Lions scored 292 runs and were +143 in run differential while being active on the bases, stealing 145 bases in 165 attempts. In the circle, MSSU posted a 2.05 ERA in 395.2 innings of work and struck out an even 300 against 132 free passes, including just 99 walks, and held teams to a .218 batting average. Defensively they fielded .965 and committed just 62 errors in 1,760 chances while turning 22 twin killings.
 
SCOUTING EMPORIA STATE
Emporia State posted a mark of 31-23 overall but just 10-14 in MIAA play to finish eighth in the standings last season. The Hornets made a living in neutral site non-conference games last season, going 19-7 over 26 games while going just 7-10 in true road games and 5-5 in 10 home matchups. The Hornets were picked to finish eighth in the MIAA this season under first-year head coach Megan Hill, who was appointed to the position in December following personnel shuffling in the ESU athletic department.
 
Sydney Wagner headlines another deep returning core for the Hornets as she led ESU at the dish with a .367/.425/.438 line last spring with 10 doubles, 22 RBI and was a perfect 14-14 on the bases. Taryen Burkhardt batted .304 and scored 41 times while leading the team with 32 walks and going 40-46 on stolen bases. Brooke Flewelling brought the thunder last spring, posting a .301/.414/.669 line with 10 doubles, three triples and 11 home runs to go with 43 RBI. Mallory Moore hit .287 with six doubles and 21 RBI in 2025, while Kinsey Perine and Juliana De Luna both hit .270 or better with 21 and 26 RBI respectively while combining for 10 doubles. Kennedy Topping (.300 AVG, 8 XBH, 15 RBI) and Lesli Ramos (.276 AVG, 3 2B, 13 RBI) bring back veteran experience while Brynley Smith, Avery Brewer, Addyson Easter and Karli Wehunt return as well looking for expanded roles in 2026.
 
The Hornets will be breaking in an all-new pitching staff in 2026, as the trio of Gracie Rabe, Jordan Harrison and Jayda VanAckeren all graduated in 2025. Looking to replace them will be transfers Chloe Wilson, Izzy Sloan and Morgan Tomlinson along with freshmen Hannah Butterbaugh and Maci Hayes. Wilson played at Grambling last spring as a freshman and went 4-4 with a save in 62.1 innings of work. In 18 appearances with seven starts, she posted a 5.17 ERA and struck out 20 against 32 walks with a BAA of .336. Sloan spent two seasons at North Iowa Area CC where she went 26-18 with a 3.07 ERA in 253 innings of work. In that time, she registered 285 strikeouts against 122 walks with a 1.38 WHIP. Tomlinson played two seasons at Hutchinson CC and was an elite arm for the Blue Dragons, going 37-10 with a save in 61 career games and making 37 starts. Over 236 career innings, she struck out 180 against only 38 walks and posted a 3.14 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP.
 
In 2025 Emporia State batted .285 with a .362 on-base percentage and slugged .392, scoring 258 runs and finishing +50 in run differential while swiping 113 bases in 131 attempts. The pitching staff posted a 3.10 ERA with 216 strikeouts against 127 free passes over 347.1 innings and held teams to a .264 average. Defensively, ESU fielded .961 and committed 60 errors in 1,525 chances while turning 13 double plays.
 
SCOUTING MINNESOTA STATE MOORHEAD
The Dragons are coming off a 20-37 season that saw them go 11-17 in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference and finish tied for ninth and advance to the quarterfinals of the NSIC Tournament. MSUM was voted to finish 11th in the 16-team league this season.
 
Just six players return for the Dragons in 2026 as 11 freshmen and five transfers join the team this spring. Of the returners, Teagan Pranchke is the top returning hitter with a .294/.359/.328 line with a double, a home run and 13 RBI with eight stolen bases. Lexie Wilson batted .208 with three doubles, two homers and 15 RBI with five steals while Lacey Camden hit .186 with four RBI and eight steals. Teagan Clemmons batted .258 with five doubles and drove in nine to round out the returning field players. Bella Hess recorded a hit in her lone plate appearance in 18 games while posting a mark of 1-3 with a save and an 8.36 ERA over 37.2 innings in the circle with 18 walks and 16 strikeouts. Brynna Farman brings back the most experience in the circle, as she went 5-9 in 21 appearances with 15 starts and a 5.05 ERA over 70.2 innings with 53 strikeouts against 43 walks.
 
As team, MSUM posted a .279 average with a .337 on-base percentage and slugged .379. They scored 198 runs in 2025 and were -140 in run differential while going 106-133 on the bases. In the circle, they posted a 5.25 ERA over 357 innings with 282 strikeouts against 217 free passes and posted a BAA of .317. Defensively, the Dragons fielded .945 with 85 errors in 1,540 chances and turned 13 double plays.
 
SCOUTING UT DALLAS
One of the newest members of NCAA Division II, the Comets will be in their first full season of competition in 2026 as a member of the Lone Star Conference following their transition from Division III. Last year, UTD went 17-18 overall against a schedule of mostly Division III teams from their former conference, the SCAC. The Comets were voted to finish 15th in the LSC this season out of 17 teams. As the UTD is still transitioning to DII, they are not eligible for postseason play in 2026. UTD was a late change to Mines' opening weekend schedule, with the original opponent slated to be Southern Arkansas.
 
The Comets return a total of 12 players from last year's team including their top hitter from 2025 Claire Pollack, who batted .431/.473/.618 with eight doubles, a triple and three home runs with 18 RBI while going a perfect 8-8 on stolen bases. Julia Maniscalco batted .333 with four doubles, three home runs and 18 RBI as well last spring and was second on the team with 12 walks. Cadence Hernandez batted .326 and slugged .512 with seven doubles and three home runs while driving in 17 ahead of Sarah Olenick, who batted .318 with five doubles and 16 RBI and led UTD with nine stolen bases in 11 attempts. Avery Martin batted .314 in 25 games with nine extra-base hits and 15 RBI, while Blair Collier had three doubles and six stolen bases in limited action.
 
In the circle, UTD lost freshman ace Madelyn Denn but does return four arms who saw action in 2025. Allison Koch went 5-6 in 19 games with 14 starts last fall and posted a 3.59 ERA over a team-leading 89.2 innings with 71 strikeouts and a .251 BAA. Erika Feak went 2-3 in 35.2 innings with a 4.71 ERA in 15 appearances with five starts while Brooke Bouldin went 1-2 in nine outings with four starts for 19.1 innings. Katie Hart appeared in four games with three stats and struck out six in 8.1 innings.
 
As a team, UT Dallas batted .317 last year with a .384 on-base percentage and a .461 slugging percentage. They scored 183 runs and were +17 in run differential and went 41-52 on the bases. In the circle they pisted a 3.84 ERA over 233.1 innings of work and struck out 124 batters while issuing 133 free passes and holding teams to a .279 average. Defensively, they fielded .963 with 39 errors in 1,053 chances and turned 19 double plays.
 
SERIES HISTORY
Three of the five opponents this weekend for the Orediggers, Missouri Southern, Minnesota State Moorhead and UT Dallas, will be first-time matchups.
 
Game one of the season meanwhile will be the second-ever meeting between Mines and Texas A&M Kingsville. The Javelinas recorded a 6-2 win in the only previous matchup back on February 3, 2019.
 
Emporia State is back on the schedule for the first time since 2018 as Saturday's matchup will be the ninth meetings between the Hornets and Orediggers. ESU leads 6-2 and took the most recent meeting in 2018 8-5. Mines last won against ESU in game two of a doubleheader on February 5, 2010 by a score of 7-5.

ON DECK
Mines makes their 2026 home debut Sunday February 8 with a doubleheader at Joe Coors, Jr. Softball Field against MSU Billings starting at 12 p.m.
 
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