Las Vegas, New Mexico - The Cowgirls are 7-17 overall and 5-7 in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference play dropping three of four games at Black Hills State last weekend.
They return home this weekend for a conference series with Colorado Mesa with doubleheaders on Saturday and Sunday.
This weekend's games have been designated "Pink Games" presented by Quality Care.
RMAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK: New Mexico Highlands junior
Jazmyn Griego earned the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) Softball Player of the Week.
Griego went 11-for-17 (.647) at the plate in the Cowgirls' four-game series at Black Hills State that concluded yesterday. The junior drove in 11 runs and scored three while striking out just once during the series. New Mexico Highlands scored 27 total runs over the weekend, with Griego accounting for 14 of them.
Griego's conference recognition comes on the heels of her teammate
Jolissa Valdez being named last week's RMAC Pitcher of the Week.
COACH PUGH: For Coach
Kali Pugh in her New Mexico Highlands Cowgirls career, she collected her first career win on January 31, 2026, against Sul Ross State in a run-rule victory in Los Lunas, New Mexico. New Mexico Highlands University named
Kali Pugh the new coach of the Cowgirls' softball program on May 28, 2025. Pugh comes to NMHU from Arizona's Yavapai College, where she led the Roughriders to the 2025 Arizona Community College Athletic Conference playoffs for the first time since 2022. Pugh has eight years of experience coaching at the junior college level, including five years at her alma mater,
RMAC POLL: New Mexico Highlands was selected to finish ninth in the 2026 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Preseason Softball Coaches' Poll after finishing last season 15-38 overall and 9-35 in conference play.
This week's foe, Colorado Mesa, earned three first place place votes and was tabbed for a 2nd place finish in the poll.
CHALLENGING SCHEDULE: The Cowgirls opened the season with five ranked programs on their non-conference schedule, including the defending Division II champions, and the 2025 RMAC champions to open conference play.
#3 West Texas A&M
#20 Oklahoma Baptist
#13 Oklahoma Christian
#17 Central Oklahoma
UT Tyler (Defending Division II Champions)
#18 Colorado Christian
Cowgirls Statistical Leaders:
Hitting (Min 2 plate appearances/game)
Batting Average:
Hallie Watkins (.439)
Slug %:
Hallie Watkins (.754)
OB%:
Hallie Watkins (.515)
Hits:
Jazmyn Griego (26)
RBI:
Jazmyn Griego (23)
Home runs:
Jazmyn Griego (4)
Stolen Bases:
Olivia Boswell &
Jazmyn Griego (4)
Pitching (Min 1 inning pitched/game)
Wins:
Jazmyn Griego &
Jolissa Valdez (3)
ERA:
Jolissa Valdez (5.02)
Strikeouts:
London Lamb (29)
WHIP:
Jolissa Valdez (1.60)
Innings Pitched:
Jolissa Valdez (53.0)
SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION:Colorado Mesa enters play this weekend with and overall record of 10-10 and a 9-3 mark in conference play after taking three of four games from Colorado School of Mines last weekend in Golden. Mercedes Bohte is in her sixth season leading the Mavericks program. Offensively, Brynn Escobar leads Colorado Mesa with a .349 batting average and 22 hits. In the circle, Arizona native Sophia Tassinari boasts a 6-5 record and 1.80 ERA. Colorado Mesa swept the season series from the Cowgirls last year, winning all four games in Grand Junction.
GAME DAY AT NMHU: Tickets for New Mexico Highlands baseball can be purchased at
NMHUAthletics.com/Tickets.
No outside food or drinks will be allowed.
No pets allowed.
NMHU has implemented a
Clear Bag Policy for all on-campus events.
Fans enter the complex using the north gate.
FOLLOW THE COWGIRLS: All four games of the series will be broadcast on the
RMAC Network and you can follow the series on
LiveStats.
UP NEXT: The Cowgirls travel to Colorado Springs for a four game series with UCCS next Saturday and Sunday.
