Baseball Recap: Las Cruces extends road winning streak to four

By Team Reports Apr 9, 2024, 5:34pm

Baseball Recap: Las Cruces Bulldawgs vs. Mayfield Trojans

In what's become a running theme this season, Las Cruces gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They put the hurt on the Mayfield Trojans with a sharp 14-3 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Las Cruces.

Zakye Hawkins was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Lucas Hernandez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.

On Mayfield's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isaac Seldner, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.

Las Cruces' victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-3. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs per game. As for Mayfield, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-8.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Las Cruces beat Mayfield by a score of 14-4 later that day.

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