Kingsville - Looking for the first win of its season, the Texas A&M-Kingsville softball team is headed to Colorado for the Southern Colorado Crossover, hosted by both the University of Colorado - Colorado Springs, and Colorado State - Pueblo, where the Javelinas will play six games in three days.

Splitting their games between Pueblo and Colorado Springs, the Javelinas will play twice each on Friday (VS CSU-P at 10:00 a.m., VS Adams St. at 12:30 p.m.), Saturday (VS UCCS at 10:00 a.m., VS CSU-P at 3:00 p.m.), and Sunday (VS Minnesota - Crookston at 10:00 a.m., VS Adams St. at 12:30 p.m.). All six of the games will be available for stream on the RMAC Network ($).

"This weekend we're excited to get our team back on the field and continue to work on putting all three phases together, hitting, pitching, and defense," Head Coach Orlando Salinas said. "Last weekend we opened up our season in Dallas, we didn't have the outcomes that we wanted, but we did see a lot of good and positive steps to building a conference championship team. We either led or were tied in every game going into the fifth and sixth innings, we need to finish what we start."

Indeed, in three of the Javelinas' four losses at the Lone Star D2 College Classic in Dallas last weekend, the team was either leading the game or tied with their opponent in the middle of the sixth inning. TAMUK will focus on closing out games as it heads even farther north this weekend, with three games slated to be played in Pueblo, CO, and three in Colorado Springs, CO (hosted by CSU-Pueblo and UCCS respectively). 

Scouting the Competition: The Colorado St. Pueblo Thunder Wolves (2-3)
- VS TAMUK @ 10:00am on Friday
- VS TAMUK @ 3:00pm on Saturday

The Thunder Wolves began their season by heading West to the CUI Kickoff Classic in Irvine, CA, where they played five games, going 1-4. Their lone win came, 3-2, against Chico St. on Saturday. 

Through those five games, the team has put together .303 on base percentage and a 3.09 team ERA. Despite her 1-2 record, senior pitcher McKenna James had an excellent weekend, giving up just five earned runs across her 16.1 innings pitched on a 1.41 WHIP. 

Scouting the Competition: The Adams St. Grizzlies (0-5)
- VS TAMUK @ 12:30pm on Friday
- VS TAMUK @ 12:30pm on Sunday

The Grizzlies traveled to Los Lunas, NM for the South Central Regional Crossover, where they played five games, all of which were against Lone Star Conference opponents. They went 0-5, and were outscored by 40 total runs across the weekend. 

Despite its record, Adams St. has five different players hitting over .300 through five games, led by sophomore pitcher/outfielder Isabel Rodriguez, who has hit .444 with an RBI and two extra-base hits. Though, as a staff, the Grizzly crew collected a 11.33 team ERA, junior pitcher Aubree Davis has been excellent in the circle, boasting a 0.84 ERA with a 1.32 WHIP in her 8.1 innings pitched. 

Scouting the Competition: The Colorado at Colorado Springs Mountain Lions (4-1)
- VS TAMUK @ 10:00am on Saturday

Much like Adams St., the Mountain Lions travelled to Los Lunas to begin their season, though they fared far better, record wise. They finished their weekend 4-1, with all four of their wins coming against LSC opponents. Even with their loss, which came, 0-6, to the No.8 West Texas A&M Buffs, UCCS posted a positive run differential at +25. 

In the early going, three different players are hitting above .400 and four with an OPS above 1.000. Junior utility player Jennavieve Goldsworth has stuffed her stat sheet through five games, hitting .591 with three RBIs, four extra-base hits, and six stolen bags.

Scouting the Competition: The Minnesota - Crookston Golden Eagles (0-4)
- VS TAMUK @ 10:00am on Sunday

The first weekend of the Golden Eagles' season saw them head even farther south, as they travelled to Branson, MO for the Branson Lead-Off Classic, where they went 0-4, and were outscored by 25 runs across the weekend.

Two different players have hit .400 or above so far this year, led by sophomore P/OF Riley Blake, who has produced a hit in every game so far in the early season, including a two-run homer in the team's opening game.