CANYON, Texas – A big 6
th inning sank Eastern New Mexico Softball (7-3) against Minnesota State – Moorhead (5-6), falling 13-5 against the Dragons at Schaeffer Park on Sunday morning.
Minnesota State – Moorhead out hit the Greyhounds 16-10 during the game, picking up 10 hits over the final two innings. Both teams supplied three extra base hits, as the Greyhounds held a 4-2 edge on stolen bases.
Skylar Hardin and
Grace Rofii led ENMU with a pair of hits. Defensively, the Greyhounds committed six errors, while the Dragons had one error.
The Dragons picked up a run in each of the first two innings, with Eastern scoring their first run on a solo home run from
Aylene Lucero. Eastern jumped in front during the 4
th inning, taking a 5-2 lead. Rofii singled and Hardin doubled to get into scoring position, then
Cierra Smith sliced a single into right field to score both runners. Later in the frame,
Emily Marsh scored Smith on a groundout, then
Valeria Contreras had an RBI single after Lucero walked and stole second. However, MSU – Moorhead began connecting at the plate, scoring one run in the 4
th, two runs in the 5
th, and eight runs in the 6
th to win the game in six innings.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
- Both Hardin and Rofii had a pair of hits, with Hardin supplying two doubles. Lucero scored twice, while stealing three bases and hitting a home run. Smith led the ENMU hitters with a pair of RBIs.
- Smith started the game on the in the circle, going four innings during a no-decision. Miranda Guillen recorded a pair of outs, while Marissa Rodriguez is tagged for the loss in 0.1 innings, allowing four runs. Ciara Loken faced the final six batters, allowing four earned runs.
- Lucero swiped a career-high three bases, the most in a game since Mikenzey Patterson did so against Fort Lewis in 2024 (2/4).
- ENMU now dive into conference play, welcoming Texas A&M International for a two-game doubleheader on Friday, February 14, beginning at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.