Aggies Fall to No. 4 Oklahoma State, Down Lobos at Troy Cox Classic

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The Aggies returned to the NM State Softball Complex for a day that includes matchups towards No. 4 Oklahoma State and rival New Mexico. As they did on the primary day, the Aggies struggled of their opener earlier than rebounding to earn a second one-run win.
 
On the day, Paige Knight led the Aggie offense with a pair of hits, one residence run and two RBIs. Meanwhile, Kendal Lunar, Jillian Taylor and Kristen Boyd all mixed to deliver throughout the opposite 5 Aggie runs. In the circle, Emily Dix picked up her first win as an Aggie as she pitched 3.2 innings within the Aggies’ victory over UNM.
 
GAME ONE | Oklahoma State 13, NM State 0
 
First Inning 
Aggressive motion on the basepaths following an Oklahoma State bunt scored the primary run of the sport, placing the Cowgirls on prime 1-0 after simply two batters. With two outs Laurali Patane threatened to finish the inning however back-to-back two RBI hits put NM State in a 5-0 deficit when the highest half of the inning closed. 
Paige Knight hit a two-out single to shallow proper area to characterize the primary baserunner of the day for the Aggies, however a Hannah Lindsay groundout would strand her to finish the inning. 
 
Second Inning
A pair of residence runs and an RBI single doubled the Cowgirls’ rating to make it a 10-0 ballgame earlier than the Aggie bats got here to the plate once more. 
Sophomore switch from UTEP Kaylin Jackson knocked a one-out single down the precise area line and Kristen Boyd stood powerful within the field, drawing a stroll to put NM State’s first runner in scoring place on the day. A controversial out name at first base ended the second.
 
Fifth Inning 
Trailing 13-0 after 4 innings, Ana Rodriguez pitched a fast 1-2-3 inning, together with a one-handed snag by Kayla Bowen close to first base.
 
GAME TWO | NM State 7, New Mexico 6
 
Second Inning
New Mexico reached the board first as Chloe Yeatts crushed a solo residence run to left heart with two outs away. The Aggies rapidly responded as Devin Elam and Kaylin Jackson reached base earlier than freshman phenom Kendal Lunar hit a double down the left area line to herald each Elam and Jackson.
 
Following a single and a stolen base from Jayleen Burton, NM State added one other run when a pick-off try at third base received previous the Lobo third baseman and gave Kendal Lunar an opportunity to dash residence to improve the Aggie lead to two runs.
 
Jillian Taylor then stored the stress on the Lobo protection as she singled to decide up her sixth hit of the season. In the following at-bat, Paige Knight pushed the rating to 6-1 with one swing of the bat as she hit a house run over the left area wall.
 
Third Inning
The guests responded within the prime half of the third inning as Rachael Hathoot hit a two-RBI double to scale back the Aggie lead to three runs.
 
Fifth Inning
The Aggie lead almost dissipated within the fifth inning when the Lobos scored on back-to-back plate appearances as a Hathoot triple and a Tuck single introduced in two runs – leaving the rating at 6-5.
 
Sixth Inning
With the Aggies in want of some insurance coverage and nobody on the bottom paths, Kristen Boyd delivered her second residence run of the weekend to put the Aggies forward 7-5.
 
Seventh Inning
New Mexico helped themselves with a solo residence run within the first at-bat to pull inside one run. The Lobos’ Yeatts would later hit a two-out double to improve the significance of every pitch, nonetheless, Emily Dix received the subsequent batter to line out to finish the sport.
 
 
UP NEXT
NM State will put the ending touches on the weekend on Sunday as they compete within the closing recreation of the Troy Cox Classic once they tackle CSU Bakersfield at 11:30 a.m. at the NM State Softball Complex.
 

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