The New Mexico State softball team won the first conference title in program history completing a sweep of the Boise State Broncos winning game one 16-3 and rallying to win game two 7-6.

After falling behind 2-0 in the top half of the second inning, the Aggies answered with three runs in the bottom of the frame to take a 3-2 lead. Boise State would tie the game 3-3 in the top of the third but then the Aggie offense would explode for 13 runs over the final three innings to evoke the run-rule.

The Aggies would jump out to a quick 3-0 lead in the first inning but would see their lead turn into a 4-3 deficit after three innings. Boise State would add to the lead going up 5-3 but the Aggies would score a single run in the bottom of the fourth to cut the lead to 5-4 and then behind a three run fifth inning the Aggies would forge ahead 7-5. Boise State would score once in the top of the sixth and the Aggies would work around a leadoff single in the seventh to hold on for a 7-6 victory and the outright regular season title.

The Aggies earn the number one seed in the conference tournament in Fresno, Calif. next week and will play at 12:30 p.m. (MT) on Thursday.  Continue Reading This Post >>

The New Mexico State softball team took one step closer to their first conference title as they outlasted Boise State 11-10 in extra innings in a wild game on Friday night as the two teams opened the three game series. The Aggies saw leads of five and four runs dissipate as the Broncos fought off the Aggies' attempts to run away with the game. Ashley Maroda delivered an 8th inning walk-off solo home run with one out to deliver the victory for the Aggies as they are now just one win away from clinching the first conference title in program history.

After being held scoreless in the bottom of the first inning despite loading the bases, the Aggies scored five runs in the bottom of the second inning to jump out to a 5-0 lead on the Broncos. The Aggies would load the bases with one out to start the inning and then get a single from Kandis Jones to go up 1-0. With the bases still loaded, Tiare Jennings was hit by a pitch from BSU starter Aubrey Zell to push across the Aggies' second run. Hoku Nohara would double down the left field line to drive in two more runs giving the Aggies a 4-0 lead. Zell would unleash a wild pitch and Jennings would score from third to put the Aggies up 5-0.

Boise State would get on the board in the top of the third with a solo shot from Holly Bourke off of Aggie starter Alex Newman. The Aggies, however, would answer with a solo shot of their own off the bat of freshman Valerie Swedberg to lead off the bottom of the third. The home run would send Zell packing as Boise State would bring in reliever Lela Work.  Continue Reading This Post >>

Written By: NM State Athletic Dept.

HONOLULU -The New Mexico State softball team lost an extra-inning heartbreaker, 3-2, in 10 innings to Hawai'i at the Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium Friday night.

NM State (37-13, 14-2 WAC) could not break UH pitcher Stephanie Ricketts until late in the game. The Aggies posted their first hit in the sixth inning and did not score its first run of the game until the seventh. With two outs and the bases loaded NM State extend the game in dramatic fashion on a Rainbow Wahine error. NM State took its first lead in the top of the eighth but UH tied it up in the bottom of the frame before clinching the win in 10 innings.  Continue Reading This Post >>

The New Mexico State softball team run-ruled Loyola Marymount 11-2 in five innings on Wednesday afternoon in the Aggies' final non-conference game of the regular season improving to 37-12 overall. The Aggies pounded out 10 hits and drew five walks including a pair of intentional walks by Hoku Nohara while Nohara, Ashley Maroda and Tehani Kaaihue each hit home runs in the route. Nohara's home run gives her 21 for the season and moves her back into first place nationally in home runs hit.

The two teams played closely the first two innings with the Aggies holding a 1-0 lead before New Mexico State blew the game open with 10 runs in the final two innings. Celisha Walker picked up the victory for New Mexico State pitching 3.0 innings allowing two runs on four hits.

Kylie Randall led off the game for the Aggies drawing a walk and after stealing second she would advance to third on a ground out by Kandis Jones. The Lions would intentionally walk Hoku Nohara and after a Tiare Jennings strikeout, Teresa Conrad would walk to load the bases. Randall would score from third on a wild pitch to give the Aggies a 1-0 lead.  Continue Reading This Post >>

Clutch hitting by sophomore Teresa Conrad helped deliver a doubleheader sweep of Louisiana Tech on Saturday afternoon at the NM State Softball Complex. Conrad hit the game-winning walk-off three run home run in the first game and then delivered the eventual game-winning RBI single with bases loaded in the sixth inning of the second game. Conrad finished the day 3-for-7 with four RBIs. She recorded just one hit in the first game of the doubleheader but it was the game winner.

New Mexico State improves to 35-12 and 14-1 in WAC play with the sweep and the two wins gave the Aggies nine consecutive victories, a school record. The Aggies also remain alone atop the WAC standings after the weekend sweep and it is the first series victory over Louisiana Tech since a 3-0 sweep in 2006.

GAME ONE: NM STATE 5, LOUISIANA TECH 4 (8)
The Aggies outlasted Louisiana Tech 5-4 in extra innings in the first game of the doubleheader as the Aggies were forced to come from behind in the 8th inning after Megan Knowles blasted a two-run homer in the top of the eighth to give Louisiana Tech a 4-2 lead. The Aggies had taken an early 1-0 lead as Vanessa Valles scored on a throwing error on LA Tech left fielder Christina Gamboa after drawing a one out walk earlier in the inning.  Continue Reading This Post >>

The New Mexico State softball team defeated Louisiana Tech 7-1 behind a seven run first inning that included a grand slam by Tehani Kaaihue, her fifth home run of the season. Aggie starting pitcher Alex Newman battled her way out of a bases loaded jam in the first giving up just one run and used that momentum to stifle the Lady Techsters the remainder of the game.

LA Tech looked like they might break the game open in the first inning as they would load the bases with nobody out. After recording the first out of the inning, Newman would walk Heather Doiron pushing across a LA Tech run. Newman would then get Meghan Knowles to fly out to right field and Molly Goza to pop up to shortstop Kylie Randall to end the inning.

The Aggie offense would seize the momentum as Kylie Randall led off the game with a walk followed by a Kandis Jones single down the left field line. Tiare Jennings would load the bases after getting hit by LA Tech starter Meghan Krieg. Hoku Nohara would follow with a single to drive in Randall. Teresa Conrad would follow with a single to drive in Jones and Vanessa Valles would draw a bases loaded walk to put the Aggies up 3-0. After Ashley Maroda and Alyssa Ruiz were retired for the first two outs of the inning, Tehani Kaaihue would step to the plate and deliver what would turn out to be the game's crushing blow, a grand slam to left field to put the Aggies up 7-1.  Continue Reading This Post >>