University of Northern Colorado Athletics
Sunday, February 13
Phoenix, Ariz.
9:00 AM
University of Northern Colorado
1-4
2
vs
3
Fordham
2-3
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R
H
E
Fordham
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
3
7
2
Northern Colo.
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
5
1
Photo by: Nicole Leighty
Bears battle, fall to Fordham
2/13/2022 8:09:00 PM | Softball
Fordham's seventh inning home run pushes them past UNC
PHOENIX – Northern Colorado softball closed out its opening weekend with a hard-fought game against Fordham. The Bears fell late to the Rams 3-2.
Fordham took the early lead scoring once in both the third and fourth inning to go up 2-0 on the Bears. UNC responded with runs in the fifth and sixth.
Freshman Peyton Gale doubled to lead off the fifth inning. She advanced to third on Alison Steinker's single with no outs. UNLV transfer Alexsi Barashkoff brought Gale home to cut the lead in half.
It was another freshman who doubled to lead off the bottom of the sixth inning, this time Jaycie Gandert. She was brought home two at-bats later by Gale evening the game at two.
Fordham reclaimed the lead for good in the seventh with a lead-off home run.
Game Notes
- Junior pitcher Erin Caviness gave Fordham issues throughout the game recording eight strikeouts over six-plus innings of work.
- Peyton Gale had a strong opening weekend for UNC hitting .357 with three runs scored, and three RBI.
- Graduate transfer Kaileigh Holland enjoyed a return trip to GCU hitting .417 with a run scored and team-leading five RBI over the five games.
What's Ahead
Northern Colorado heads to Las Cruces, New Mexico next weekend for a tournament hosted by New Mexico State. The Bears will play five games against five different teams in three days.
To stay up to date on all things UNC softball, visit UNCBears.com follow the team on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Fordham took the early lead scoring once in both the third and fourth inning to go up 2-0 on the Bears. UNC responded with runs in the fifth and sixth.
Freshman Peyton Gale doubled to lead off the fifth inning. She advanced to third on Alison Steinker's single with no outs. UNLV transfer Alexsi Barashkoff brought Gale home to cut the lead in half.
It was another freshman who doubled to lead off the bottom of the sixth inning, this time Jaycie Gandert. She was brought home two at-bats later by Gale evening the game at two.
Fordham reclaimed the lead for good in the seventh with a lead-off home run.
Game Notes
- Junior pitcher Erin Caviness gave Fordham issues throughout the game recording eight strikeouts over six-plus innings of work.
- Peyton Gale had a strong opening weekend for UNC hitting .357 with three runs scored, and three RBI.
- Graduate transfer Kaileigh Holland enjoyed a return trip to GCU hitting .417 with a run scored and team-leading five RBI over the five games.
What's Ahead
Northern Colorado heads to Las Cruces, New Mexico next weekend for a tournament hosted by New Mexico State. The Bears will play five games against five different teams in three days.
To stay up to date on all things UNC softball, visit UNCBears.com follow the team on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: MCGRATH (2-0)
L: Caviness, Erin (0-1)
Batting:
HR: CARTER 2
RBI: HUBERTUS 1 ; CARTER 2
Base Running:
RUNS: CARTER 3
SB: PINTO 1
Batting:
2B: Gandert, Jaycie 1 ; Gale, Peyton 1
RBI: Gale, Peyton 1 ; Barashkoff, Alexsi 1
SH: Holland, Kaileigh 1 ; Gale, Peyton 1 ; Mercado, Jayden 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Gandert, Jaycie 1 ; Gale, Peyton 1
CS: Mercado, Jayden 1
HBP: Villegas, Paola 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
1
H
1
RBI
1
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
INF
/ Softball
P
/ SoftballINF
/ SoftballINF
/ Softball
C/IF
/ Softball
INF
/ SoftballWomen's Walk Recap 2025
Wednesday, July 30
