SILVER CITY, NM – The Mustangs battled against Cameron today in a double header at the Yard. Though the Mustangs fought hard to stay in Game one, they would allow the Aggies to stretch the lead and ultimately win 5-9. Game two was a bit more exciting for WNMU fans as the Mustangs earned more runs, but Cameron would also take the second win 7-13.
 

GAME 1:

WNMU started out slow from the gates, allowing the Aggies to hit 2 deep fly balls over leftfield wall and giving the opponent a 4 run lead. WNMU quickly answered back at their first At Ball attempt as Jenna Peters (Lake Elsinore, CA/Temescal Canyon HS) sailed the ball clear over centerfield for a 2-run score.
 

Cameron had more to show for the Mustangs as they hit another pair of HRs in the next two innings, (1 in the 2nd, 1 in the 3rd).
 

Again, the Mustangs returned a dagger as Kaylee Hickman (Cloudcroft, NM/Cloudcroft High School) blasted out over left field and brought in 3 RBIs total.
 

After some major base running for the Aggies, they would score another 3 runs in the 7th inning that sealed the win for the opponent.
 

Kamerynn Cordova (Fowler, CA/Fowler HS) was the first to pitch for the Mustangs as she finished with 3 SOs. Kiya Hamar (Forest Ranch, CA/Pleasant Valley HS) finished strong for WNMU with 5 SOs in 4.1 IP.
 

Mustangs Notable Hitters Included:

Jenna Peters (Lake Elsinore, CA/Temescal Canyon HS), 1-for-2. (1 HR, 2 RBIs)

Hannah Martinez (Carlsbad, NM/Carlsbad HS), 2-for-4. (1 run)

Kaylee Hickman (Cloudcroft, NM/Cloudcroft High School), 2-for-3. (1 HR, 3 RBIs)

Aggies Notable Hitters Included:

T. Rowley, 2-for-4.

M. Boutwell, 2-for-4.

K. McDaniel, 2-for-4.

K. Kreech, 1-for-2.

 

GAME 2:

Just as the first matchup, Cameron was the first to put runs on the board, with 3 runners crossing home plate in the top of the first inning.

WNMU closed the gap in the second inning as Laryssa Morales (Vail, AZ/Cienega High School) earned her first season HR along with another RBI to put the team down 1 run at 2-3. An attempt to tie the game up by rounding third plate shortly after would finalize the inning as Cameron managed to throw from center to their catcher.

The Aggies, with bases loaded, found a way to bring in 2 more runners to give the team a 3 run advantage. At bat first in the bottom of the 3rd was Ramona Fossum (Mescalero, NM/Mescalero Apache HS) who tacked on another HR for the season and brought in a second run along side of hers to cut the lead back to 1.

The Aggies could do no wrong today at the plate as the team once again crushed the ball over the fence in the 4th for a single run shot. Following the very next play, Creech would hit a solo HR for the Aggies. This put Cameron up at 7-4.

Kaylee Hickman (Cloudcroft, NM/Cloudcroft High School) earned her 2nd HR today alone as she sent a deep 2-run shot over Left Field again in the 5th inning.

Cameron sent 2 more HRs in Game 2, 1 in the 6th and 1 in the 7th to give the Aggies 6 more runs over home plate.

Labraida Tenorio (Rio Rancho, NM/Rio Rancho HS), who started Game 2, pitch 4 whole innings and walked away with 5 SOs.

Mustangs Notable Hitters Included:

Kamerynn Cordova (Fowler, CA/Fowler HS), 3-for-4. (1 Run)

Ramona Fossum (Mescalero, NM/Mescalero Apache HS), 2-for-4. (1 HR, 2 RBIs)

Laryssa Morales (Vail, AZ/Cienega High School), 2-for-3. (1 HR, 3 RBIs)

Kaylee Hickman (Cloudcroft, NM/Cloudcroft High School), 1-for-2. (1 HR, 2 RBIs)

Hannah Martinez (Carlsbad, NM/Carlsbad HS), 2-for-5.

Aggies Notable Hitters Included:

T. Rowley, 4-for-5.

K. Creech, 3-for-5.

K. Boren, 3-for-3.

M. Boutwell, 2-for-3.

T. Schmidgal, 2-for-5.

This concludes Day 1 this weekend at The Yard against Cameron. The Series continues tomorrow at 12 PM MST as WNMU looks to steal a win over the Aggies

This game recap is presented by First American Bank. First American Bank is a proud supporter of WNMU Athletics!  

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