Softball Falters on Day One of Kickoff Classic
PHOENIX — Colgate softball suffered two setbacks on opening day of the 2025 season, falling to Montana, 11-4, and Grand Canyon, 8-0, on day one of the Kickoff Classic. Senior Alexis Romero led the way for the Raiders hitting .500 and launching her first-career home run, while classmate Quinn Livesay also added a pair of base knocks across both games.
GAME 1 - Colgate 4, Montana 11
Despite rookie Mikala Ham striking out the side in her first-career start, the Raiders fell behind 4-0 after the top of the first with Montana adding another score in the ensuing inning.
In the top of the fourth, Ham again found herself in a jam with a runner on second and no outs, and a ground ball and a strikeout were not enough to get out of the inning when Montana tacked on two more runs after a nine-pitch at-bat fell in favor of the Griz.
Montana added another tally in the top of the fifth, but sophomore Alexa Acker launched her first-ever home run, a three-run shot, to put the Raiders on the board at 8-3. Two more runs went in favor of the Griz before Romero sent a homer to left center, but Montana would hold on to hand the Raiders their first loss of 2025.
GAME 2 - Colgate 0, Grand Canyon 8
Acker broke up GCU's perfect game with a walk in the top of the second, but a Colgate error in the bottom of the inning allowed four runs to cross home plate.
The home side extended a 5-0 lead in the third inning before a three-run fourth put the mercy rule into effect heading into the top of the fifth, where the Raiders' bats were silenced to end the contest early.
UP NEXT
Colgate continues the Kickoff Classic tomorrow with a doubleheader starting at 11 a.m. against Northern Illinois with game two following at 2 p.m. versus Wichita State.
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