Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Grady sophomore Jayce Garrett reaches first base safely ahead of the throw to Floyd freshman Colton Cain when a third strike got away from the catcher during Friday's opening contest.
ROSWELL – Capitan pushed over a run in the ninth inning and the Tigers held on for a 7-6 victory over Texico on Friday in the consolation semifinals of New Mexico Military's Colt Classic.
The Wolverines (2-3) were slated to face Tularosa in Saturday's seventh-place matchup.
Texico put together a five-run third for a 5-3 lead, then scored in the fifth to tie it and neither side tallied again until the ninth. Junior Logan Ritter went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored for Capitan (3-3), which faced Hatch Valley in Saturday's fifth-place contest.
Senior Jadyn Gonser went 3-for-5 with a triple and scored twice for the Wolverines, while freshman Jesus Chavez was 2-for-3 and scored once and senior Tristan Chavez finished 2-for-5 with a run scored.
In other Friday area baseball:
Grady 11-17, Floyd 1-4 – The Bronchos notched a pair of five-inning wins at Floyd, scoring in all but one frame in each contest.
Sophomore Jayce Garrett was 2-for-4 with a double for Grady (5-2) in the opener. Juniors Daegan East and Isaias Nieto were each 1-for-2 for the Broncos, with Nieto scoring Floyd's lone run on a double by East in the fourth inning.
In Game 2, Grady put together back-to-back, six-run rounds in the second and third to take control. Sophomore Deakin Ragland went 2-for-3 with two walks and two RBIs and also threw a complete game for Grady, striking out seven, while Garrett and junior Zane Rush were both 3-for-5.
Senior Brayan Gallegos had a two-run single and was hit by a pitch twice, scoring once, for the Broncos.
Melrose 36, Dora 4 – The Buffaloes and Coyotes were tied 4-4 after 2 ½ innings at Melrose, but the home team took off after that, finishing with 19 hits and pounding out three home runs.
Junior Michael Cardonita went 3-for-5 for Melrose (3-0) with a three-run homer, five RBIs and four runs scored, while junior Dathan Yeary was 3-for-4 with two home runs, including a grand slam, and finished with six RBIs and four runs scored. Freshman Jaxon Odom was 2-for-2 with four runs scored and five RBIs, including a three-run double.
The Coyotes (0-2) were led by senior Kegan Rodriguez, who was 3-for-3 with a two-run single. Junior Caden Smith also knocked in a pair of runs.
In another game on Friday, Elida (3-1) suffered its first loss of the campaign, a 15-1 decision at Magdalena (1-2).
In softball on Friday:
Dora 16-17, Logan 6-2 – At Dora, the Lady Coyotes improved to 4-2 with a pair of run-rule wins over the Lady Longhorns, who were playing their first games of the spring.
Sophomore Justice Deason posted a 5-for-5 outing, scoring three times, for the Lady Coyotes. Eighth-grader Karen Inge went 3-for-5 with a double and three runs scored in the opener while senior Jenna Ramirez was also 3-for-5 and scored three times.
In Game 2, Dora jumped on Logan (0-2) for seven first-inning runs and cruised. Deason had another perfect game at the plate, going 3-for-3 and driving home three runs.
In Thursday area baseball:
Grady 18, Jal 12 – Down 12-6, the Bronchos rallied for five runs in the sixth and seven in the seventh to topple the host Panthers.
Eighth-grader Andre Garcia was 5-for-6 with a double, four RBIs and two runs scored for Grady. Another eighth-grader, Madden Flood, finished 3-for-6 with a triple and three RBIs while Ragland and Rush each went 2-for-6 with two RBIs.
Jal (2-9) got a 3-for-4 outing with two runs and three RBIs from senor Damian Baeza. Senior Trent Butts was 3-for4-5 with a double, an RBI and a run, and senior Daniel Herrera went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles, a run scored and a run batted in.
Eunice 18, Texico 7 – In the opening round of the NMMI tournament, the Cardinals put up a crooked number in each of the six innings of the contest, stopped by the 10-run rule. Eunice (6-1), which beat Santa Rosa 4-2 on Friday to notch a berth against NMMI in Saturday's championship game, got a 3-for-4 outing from junior Brady Colborn, with a triple, an inside-the-park home run, two runs scored and two RBIs.
Also, senior Alfredo Morales went 2-for-3 with a sacrifice fly and three RBIs, senior Jonathan Caballero was 2-for-5 with a double, junior Braelon Jeter was 2-for-4 and scored three times and senior Ayden Pender finished 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBIs.
Texico (2-3) was led by Jadyn Gonser and Tristan Chavez, both 2-for-4, and junior Kyle Gonser with a two-run triple. Tristan Chavez had a double and scored a run.
