Cowgirls set to take on Colorado Mesa

 
Las Vegas, NM --- The New Mexico Highlands softball team heads to Grand Junction, CO to take on Colorado Mesa in a four-game series with a double-header scheduled to start at 12 pm on Friday, April 2^nd.
 
The Cowgirls (5-15, 5-15 RMAC) dropped two heart-breakers in extra innings over the weekend to Chadron State as the Eagles went on to take the series 3-1. As a team, the Cowgirls are hitting .276 with 153 hits and 10 home runs while their opponents are batting .364.
 
Junior Camrynn Ziegler leads the team with a .377 batting average and 29 hits and has also added 11 RBI, 2 homeruns, and 6 stolen bases while freshman Carlee Gonzalez is right behind with a .360 batting average, 18 hits, team high 16 RBI and 4 homeruns. You can also expect to see Megan Gutierrez (.340 AVG, 17 hits, 9 RBI, 1 HR) and Savannah Pineda Chavez (.313 AVG, 15 hits, 4 RBI) to give the Cowgirls extra life in the batter's box.
 
In the circle, you can expect to see Nathalie Blattmann (3-8, 5.98 ERA,97 hits, 24 strikeouts), Paige Varni (6.24 ERA,90 hits, 19 strikeouts), and Samantha Gamboa (6.10 ERA, 23 hits, 10 strikeouts) for the Cowgirls.
 
The Mavericks sit atop of the RMAC standings with a 15-1 overall and conference record after dropping their first game of the season last weekend against Regis. The Mavericks are hitting .383 to lead the RMAC while their opponents are batting .276. You can expect to see Lauren Wedman (.563 AVG, 27 hits, 6 HR, 26 RBI), Ally Distler (.418 AVG, 23 hits, 3 HR), and Ellie Smith (.418 AVG, 23 hits, 6 HR) for the Mavericks offensively and Paige Adair (1.57 ERA, 33 hits, 39 strikeouts), Ellie Smith (2.18 ERA, 40 hits, 15 strikeouts), and Shea Mauser (4.99 ERA, 31 hits, 13 strikeouts) on the rubber for the Mavericks.
 
All four games will be live streamed and live stats will be available at https://cmumavericks.com.
 
GO COWGIRLS!!