Silver City, N.M. – The Mustangs continue their 2025 season hosting the West Texas A&M University Buffaloes. In game one, the Mustangs and Buffaloes were neck-and-neck until the fifth inning. The score didn't budge from 2-2. Unfortunately for WNMU, the bats woke up in the Buffalo dugout, leading to WT going up a whopping 23 runs in just two innings. In game two, the Mustangs had a similar showing as in game one. They managed to put points on the board but just couldn't put enough. The Mustangs did, however, hold the Buffaloes to only 11 runs by the end of the game. The final score of game two was 2-11, West Texas.
Game One: Western New Mexico vs. West Texas A&M University 2-25
Starting on the mound for the Western,
Labraida Tenorio pitched 4 innings, throwing 76 pitches and facing 25 batters with 4 strikeouts.
Madison Kloepper (Llano, TX/Llano High School) came in to relieve her for throwing just 10 pitches and facing 3 batters before
Alixe De Anda (Queen Creek, AZ/Red Mountain High School) would come in for 6 batters and 17 pitches. Guilliana Wilson saw some time on the mound following her, facing 11 batters and throwing 34 pitches. Lastly,
Sophia Solano (Tucson, AZ/Sahuaro High School) would finish out the rest of the game, throwing 22 pitches and facing 6 batters.
Offensively, WNMU had a total of 22 at-bats.
Laryssa Morales (Vail, AZ/Cienega High School) would bring in the only runs for WNMU, taking Emilee Boyer's pitch for a ride in the 2
nd inning for a 2-run homerun.
Mustangs' notable hitters include:
Laryssa Morales (Vail, AZ/Cienega High School), 1-for-2 (1 HR, 2 RBI)
Hannah Martinez (Carlsbad, NM/Carlsbad High School), 1-for-1
Reya Adkins (Benson, AZ/ASU Prep Digital), 1-for-1
Buffs' notable hitters include:
E. Liskai, 4-for-5 (1 DBL, 1 HR, 5 RBI)
L. Granger, 2-for-6 (1 TPL, 1 HR, 3 RBI)
C. Colborn, 4-for-6 (1 DBL, 1 HR, 7 RBI)
Game Two: Western New Mexico vs. West Texas A&M University 2-11
Starting on the mound for the Mustangs in game two,
Haiven Schoolcraft (Carlsbad, NM/Carlsbad High School) pitched four innings, facing 25 batters and throwing 78 pitches with 1 strikeout.
Kiya Hamar (Forest Ranch, CA/Pleasant Valley High School) would make a brief showing, facing 3 batters and throwing 7 pitches, before
Sophia Solano (Tucson, AZ/Sahuaro High School) would come in to take the mound. Solano threw 16 pitches and faced 6 batters to finish the game.
Offensively, WNMU had a total of 25 at-bats. Unfortunately, Western could not come out on top, but that doesn't mean the Mustangs gave in at the plate.
Reya Adkins (Benson, AZ/ASU Prep Digital), a senior coming in off the bench, was not ready to throw in the towel. Thanks to Adkins,
Addisen Byers (Albuquerque, NM/La Cueva High School),
Abbi Markus (Sun City, AZ/Willow Canyon High School), and
Laryssa Morales (Vail, AZ/Cienega High School) the Mustangs managed to come out with another two runs against a Top 3 team in the Nation.
Mustangs' notable hitters include:
Reya Adkins (Benson, AZ/ASU Prep Digital) 1-for-3 (1 DBL, 1 SB)
Addisen Byers (Albuquerque, NM/La Cueva High School) 2-for-3 (2 DBl)
Laryssa Morales (Vail, AZ/Cienega High School) 1-for-3 (1 RBI)
Abbi Markus (Sun City, AZ/Willow Canyon High School) 1-for-3 (1 RBI)
Buffs' notable hitters include:
E. Boyer, 2-for-2 (2 HR, 6 RBI, 1 SF)
H. Stoneking, 2-for-3 (1 HR, 1 DBL, 2 RBI)
K. Avery, 4-for-4 (1 DBL, 1 SB, 2 RBI)
The Mustangs will be home for another doubleheader against Eastern New Mexico University on Friday, April 4
th, 2025. The first pitches are scheduled for 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. MT.
This game recap is presented by First American Bank. First American Bank is a proud supporter of WNMU Athletics!
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