Mountaineers Rally Past New Mexico 7-6

July 11 2017 The Mountaineers scored three runs in the eighth inning to overcome New Mexico 7-6. Mountaineers pitchers held New Mexico scoreless over the final six innings, securing the victory at Clint Lightner and improving the team’s record to 1-0 while New Mexico fell to 0-1.

New Mexico took control early with four runs in the second inning and two more in the third. The offense finished with eight hits, led by A. Flores, who went 2-for-5 with an RBI, and M. Davis, who collected two RBIs as a pinch-hitter. E. Reichenbach and B. Torres each scored twice, while New Mexico also received one RBI apiece from J. Miller, K. Gaspar and K. Peralta.

The Mountaineers answered with one run in the fourth, three in the sixth and the decisive three-run eighth. K. Fudge went 3-for-5 with two runs and an RBI, while Joey Cecere scored twice, drew two walks and hit a triple. E. Gallego added two RBIs, and C. Scura doubled for one of the Mountaineers’ eight hits.

John Chalupa earned the win after pitching a scoreless ninth inning with one strikeout, and David Gates recorded the save with a scoreless ninth that included a strikeout. For New Mexico, T. Geary threw two scoreless innings with one strikeout, but Nick Hornbaker took the loss after allowing three runs in one inning. The Mountaineers committed four errors, while New Mexico played errorless defense.