LAS VEGAS, N.M. – The Cowgirls open up its home play Wednesday (Feb. 19) when the New Mexico Highlands softball team (2-7) plays hosts to Oklahoma State Panhandle in a pair of seven inning games that begin at noon.
Live statistics for both games will be located
here.
Scouting New Mexico Highlands
Sophomore
Dekota Monarrez is third in the conference in batting average (.522, 12-for-23) and hits (12) while easily leading the RMAC in home runs (seven), four more than teammates freshman
Katelyn Bates and junior
Jessica Brink. In fact, Monarrez was recently
named to the 2014 Desert Stinger First Team of Feb. 14, joining her
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Player of the Week selection Feb. 11.
Five different Cowgirls have a home run as the Cowgirls easily lead the conference with 16 round-trippers on the season. Adams State, who has played two more games on the season already, is second with only six home runs. Highlands is third in the conference as a team with a .333 average.
In the circle, junior
Jacquelyn Wood leads the team with a 2-1 record and a 2.19 ERA. She has allowed only five earned runs and 16 hits in 16 innings pitched.
Scouting Oklahoma State Panhandle
The Aggies enter play tomorrow with a 2-4 record and a .313 batting average. Samantha Arledge easily paces Oklahoma State Panhandle with a .483 average, 14 hits, three home runs and seven RBI's. She also has both wins in the circle for the team, holding a 2-1 record with a 5.34 ERA.
Next Up
The New Mexico Highlands softball team returns to action this weekend when it travels to Adams State for a four-game series in Alamosa, Colo.
