GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.— Junior AnnMarie Torres drove in 11 runs and hit a grand slam while the Colorado Mesa University Maverick pitching staff combined for two 1-hit shutouts in a doubleheader sweep of Fort Lewis College on Sunday in the Mavs "home" and Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference openers on Sunday afternoon at the CMU Softball Field.
 
The Mavericks, now 9-3 overall and 2-0 in the RMAC pounded out 25 hits and took advantage of eight Skyhawk errors in the 12-0 and 15-0 victories, both of which went just five innings.  The Mavericks have now shutout FLC (5-10, 0-2 RMAC) in six straight games over the past two seasons, all via the mercy-rule, while scoring 69 runs in just 31 innings.
 
On Sunday, the Mavericks had four separate innings in which they scored five or more runs, putting up five in the top of the first in the opener and nine in the same inning of the second game seizing early control in both. 
 
CMU was the designated visiting team on the scoreboard and batted first in each game as this weekend's series was originally scheduled for Durango but moved to due unplayable at conditions at FLC's Aspen Field.  It was then moved back a day to a Sunday/Monday format and will wrap up with 11 a.m. doubleheader on Monday.
 
Torres went 3-for-4 in each game driving in five runs while hitting two doubles in the first.  She then had a second-inning grand slam in the second while driving in a career-high matching six runs in the second.
 
Meanwhile, Kimbri Herring earned her second shutout of the season throwing just 83 pitches while striking out nine Skyhawks in the opener.  Herring is now 4-1 on the year.
 
In the second game, Paige Adair (3-2) got the start and struck out four Skyhawks in four innings of work before McKenzie Surface struck out the side in the bottom of the fifth to close out the win.  Adair threw just 64 pitches.
 
The Mavericks recorded a dozen hits in the first game jumping out to a big 5-0 lead thanks to a Torres RBI double, a 2-run Tayah Gerber homer, a Hailey Hinson RBI single and a Skyhawk error, one of five they would commit in the game.  The rally also chased Skyhawk starting pitcher Emily Morris from the game after just a third of an inning.
 
The Mavs then added on two more runs in the top of the third on a fielder's choice and a Torres RBI single and then put up five more in the fourth, three of which came on a base-clearing Torres double.
 
Game 2 was more of the same as the Mavericks put up nine runs, eight of which were earned, on eight hits in the opening inning, again chasing the starter (Kassidy Trumbo) before the Skyhawks had an opportunity to bat.  
 
Leadoff hitter Brooke Doumer drew two of her single-game school-record tying four walks in inning while Torres had a pair of RBI singles in the frame.  Kellie Mrofcza also had two singles and scored two runs in the inning while Tegan Woosley and Bailey Kleespies delivered run scoring hits as well.
 
The Mavs then scored five more times in the second to push their lead to 14-0.  Woosley started the rally with a double before walks to Hinson and Doumer loaded the bases for Mrofcza, who drew a run-scoring walk, which in turn set up Torres for an absolute bomb to center field.
 
As he did in the first game, Maverick interim head coach Erik Kozel brought in loads of substitutes as the Mavericks cruised to the victory.  Eighteen different Mavericks saw time in the second game after 16 played in the opener.