Silver City N.M. – The Mustangs continue their 2025 season at home today, facing the Lubbock Christian University Chaparrals! In Game One, the Mustangs would fall 6-2, with most runs for both teams coming in later innings. Game two got a bit more out of hand with the Chaps bringing in 15 runs and holding the lead throughout the game. The Mustang pitchers did their best to contain the issue but could not stop the offensive barrage instituted by the Chaparrals late in the game. Lubbock Christian secures the sweep 15-4 in game two.
Game One: Western New Mexico v.s. Lubbock Christian University 2-6
Starting on the mound for the Western,
Labraida Tenorio threw 131 pitches, faced 36 batters, and pitched two strikeouts.
Alixe De Anda (Queen Creek, AZ/Red Mountain High School) would relieve her, throwing 3 pitches and facing 1 batter.
Offensively, WNMU had a total of 26 at-bats. The Mustangs would walk away with 5 hits in game one, which includes one homerun by
Abbi Markus (Sun City, AZ/Willow Canyon High School).
Mustangs' notable hitters include:
Abbi Markus (Sun City, AZ/Willow Canyon High School), 2-for-3 (1 HR, 2 RBI)
Madison George (San Miguel, CA/Templeton High School), 2-for-3
Chaps' notable hitters include:
K. Boyd, 3-for-4 (2 HR, 3 RBI)
K. Levesque, 3-for-3 (1 HR, 2 RBI)
R. Flores, 2-for-4 (2 DBL, 1 RBI)
Game Two: Western New Mexico v.s. Lubbock Christian University 4-15
Starting on the mound for the Mustangs in game two,
Haiven Schoolcraft (Carlsbad, NM/Carlsbad High School) threw 26 pitches and faced 6 batters before being replaced by
Madison Kloepper (Llano, TX/Llano High School), who threw 32 pitches and faced 8 batters. Kloepper would be relieved by
Alixe De Anda (Queen Creek, AZ/Red Mountain High School), who threw 82 pitches and faced 25 batters. Finally, to take over for De Anda,
Sophia Solano (Tucson, AZ/Sahuaro High School) took the mound, throwing 3 pitches and facing 1 batter.
Offensively, WNMU had a total of 29 at-bats. The Mustangs had more hits than game one but still couldn't bridge the gap to beat Lubbock. There was some light from
Laryssa Morales (Vail, AZ/Cienega High School), shining through when she knocked out a 2-run homer in the fifth.
Mustangs' notable hitters include:
Laryssa Morales (Vail, AZ/Cienega High School), 1-for-4 (1 HR, 2 RBI)
Jenna Peters (Lake Elsinore, CA/Temescal Canyon High School), 2-for-2 (1 RBI)
Antonya Lucero (Albuquerque, NM/La Cueva High School), 0-for-4 (1 RBI)
Chaps' notable hitters include:
K. Vire, 2-for-4 (1 HR, 1 DBL, 1 RBI)
A. Hamilton, 2-for-4 (2 HR, 6 RBI)
K. Levesque, 4-for-4 (2 HR, 1 DBL, 3 RBI)
The Mustangs will be staying home for their next doubleheader against Angelo State University on Friday, April 18
th, 2025, at 12:00 PM and 2:00 PM MT!
This game recap is presented by First American Bank. First American Bank is a proud supporter of WNMU Athletics!
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