New Mexico will look to build off Sunday’s walk-off win, in addition to ending the season on a high-note. This will not be an easy task when hitting the road to San Jose State this weekend. The Spartans possess big time hitters and strong pitching and currently sit second in the Mountain West with a 14-7 conference record.
Senior Lisa Rodrigues waved good-bye to the Lobo faithful by trotting the bases with a walk-off homerun to beat SDSU 3-2 on Sunday. The Lobos improved to 23-24 (8-12 MW) on the season, snapping a four-game skid in addition to bringing a halt to the squad’s nine-game losing streak at home.
As a first generation college student and the daughter of two factory workers, Taren Smith-Townsend initially struggled to balance the responsibilities of being a single mother and finishing her degree. Born and raised in Flint, Michigan, both of Smith-Townsend’s parents worked for General Motors. Her mother has been in and out of her life due to alcoholism, she said, leaving her father to raise her since the age of three.
UNM's pitching was much better than Friday night's 23-4 blowout, but it wasn't enough as the Lobos couldn't get the offense going in its 2-1 loss to SDSU on Saturday afternoon. UNM has now dropped its past four games, along with nine straight at home. The final game is set for Sunday at noon. This is a developing story.
A pair of New Mexico players broke records this past weekend in a series win at Boise State. After being swept at home by UNLV, the Lobos were able to get things going offensively against the Broncos by scoring a total of 13 runs in their first two games of the series.
After a disappointing week at home, in which New Mexico was swept by UNLV, the Lobos will look to turn things around on the road this week against Boise State.
Reminiscent of Friday night’s late game collapse, UNM once again blew a late lead Saturday afternoon. This time, the Lobos blew a two-run advantage in the seventh inning, and ended up falling to UNLV 7-6.
New Mexico is back at home this weekend to take on the struggling UNLV Lady Rebels, after winning both games during last Friday’s doubleheader at Colorado State. UNLV (20-24, 4-11) has lost all four of their series’ in Mountain West play and currently sits in last place in the standings. Nonetheless,UNM is treating the visiting squad like any other. “We respect them a lot and know we have to come out this weekend with intensity and focus,” said head coach Erica Beach on the upcoming series.
Due to inclement weather, New Mexico cut its trip to Colorado State short, but not before winning both games in a doubleheader with Colorado State on Friday. UNM won game one of the doubleheader 14-3 and game two by a 7-6 count. The Friday sweep improved UNM to 20-17 on the season and 5-6 in Mountain West play.
A change of scenery might be exactly what New Mexico needs after being swept at home by Fresno State last week. The Lobos will head to Fort Collins, Colorado this weekend to take on the Colorado State Rams.
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