LOS LUNAS, N.M. – Outscoring their opponents 31-1, Eastern New Mexico Softball (3-1) swept a pair of RMAC opponents as part of day two of the South-Central Region Challenge at Los Lunas Sports Complex. In the first game, ENMU beat in-state rival New Mexico Highlands (2-2), 16-0 (5 Inn.), then powered past Adams State (1-3), 15-1 (5 Inn.).

GAME ONE: ENMU 16, SFU 0 (5 Inn.)

Aylene Lucero led the bats from the lead-off position, sporting a double and a home run to finish with six RBIs. Christina Meneses and Valeria Contreras both provided a pair of hits, with the latter hitting a three-run home run as part of a four-rbi game. In the circle, Miranda Guillen tossed a complete game shutout, taking a perfect game into the 4^th inning. Guillen racked seven strikeouts with one hit and one walk allowed.

Following an empty first frame, ENMU started scoring with three runs in the second inning, as Grace Rofii tripled to bring home two runs, and Madison Begaye brought Rofii home with a bunt-single. The Greyhounds opened the game with nine runs in the 3^rd inning, highlighted by a 3-run homer run from Contreras. Later in the inning, Lucero had a 3-RBI double, while hitting a three-run homer in the 4^th frame.

NOTABLE STATS

• Eastern compiled 13 hits in the game, with 15 RBIs, compared to the Cowgirls one hit.
• Lucero set a career-high six RBIs in the game, tying a top-10 mark in ENMU history for RBIs in a game.
• Guillen earns the win in their first complete game of the season, along with a season high seven strikeouts.
• In the circle for New Mexico Highlands, Jazmyn Griego was dealt the loss allowing nine runs over 2.1 innings. Kennedy Williams pitched the remaining 2.2 innings, giving up seven runs from eight hits.
• ENMU snapped a two-game losing skid against the Cowgirls, dating back to 2023.

GAME TWO: ENMU 15, ADSU 1 (5 Inn.)

Alondra Vasquez scored three times, with four RBIs from a grand slam home run to lead the Greyhounds lineup. Lucero collected three hits during the game, while Ashley Burns had two hits and two RBIs. Marissa Rodriguez navigated three innings of work in the circle, while Cierra Smith closed out the game retiring the six batters they faced.

After the first three ENMU batters reached base to start the game, Vasquez crushed the second pitch they saw over the fence to quickly put ENMU ahead 4-0. As part of a seven run first inning, Burns brought home a pair of runs on a single, and Lucero doubled home a run. After Adams State responded with a run and ENMU picked one up in the 2^nd inning, the Greyhounds put up another crooked number on the scoreboard with seven runs in the 4^th. Meneses hit a towering solo home run to start the inning, Alexa Ayala and Emily Marsh each had 2-RBI singles, and Meneses came back up to produce an RBI double later in the inning, giving Eastern a 15-1 advantage.

NOTABLE STATS

• 11 different Greyhounds recorded a base hit, adding up to 16 hits total, along with seven extra base hits (five doubles, two home runs). Adams State finished with six hits, with one double.
• Eastern stole three bases: Lucero, C. Smith, and Rofii.
• Both Meneses and Vasquez hit their first home runs of the season, with Vasquez suppling a team high four RBIs.
• Rodriguez secured their first victory in the circle of the season, while C. Smith picked up their first career K's with the Greyhounds.
• For Adams State, Celie Page tossed three innings, being tagged for 11 hits and 12 runs. Brooklyn Burgess finished the final 2.0 innings, giving up three runs from five hits.

Eastern concludes the weekend tomorrow, Sunday, February 2, facing New Mexico Highlands at 12:30 p.m. as part of the final game at the South-Central Region Challenge.