LUBBOCK The UTPB softball team dropped a pair of games Friday on the opening day of the Lubbock Softball Classic at Lubbock Christian University.

In the first game, Chadron State scored 11 runs in the sixth inning to earn a 16-3 mercy-rule victory.

The Falcons lost 10-8 to Colorado School of Mines in the second game, giving up six runs in the first three innings and then never catching up.

Adrianna Berzoza led UTPB at the plate with a 3-for-6 performance with a pair of doubles, two runs scored and two RBIs on the day. April Arellano was 1 for 4 with a home run and three RBIs in the loss to Colorado School of Mines.

Chadron State 16, UTPB 3

LUBBOCK SOFTBALL CLASSIC

Chadron……… 130 10(11) —   16   16      3

UTPB………….. 000  210   —     3     4      2

Megan Horn and L. Niccum. Sloan Springfield, Cindy Juarez (3) and Ashlynn Williams. W — Horn (1-0). L — Springfield (0-1). 2B — Chadron State: Kayla Michel; UTPB: Adrianna Berzoza. 3B — Chadron State: Alyssa Geist, F. Boston. HR — Chadron State: Allie Mason, L. Niccum 2.

Records — Chadron State 1-0; UTPB 1-0.

Colorado School of Mines, 10, UTPB 8

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CSOM…………. 321  030     1   —   10    12     4

UTPB………….. 031  010     3   —     8      8     3

H. Smith, S. Marchando (6) and L. Dempsey, CJ Bewley (6). Aubree Avila, Sloan Springfield (5) and Ashlynn Williams. W — Smith (1-0). L — Avila (0-1). 2B — CSOM: S. Toot, C. Larson; UTPB: Alyssa Lopez, Adrianna Berzoza. HR — CSOM: C. Larson, B. Ludlow, P. Fujinaga; UTPB: April Arellano.

Records — Colorado School of Mines 1-0; UTPB 0-2.