Baseball Recap: Las Cruces Comes Up Short in High-Profile Game with Centennial

By Team Reports May 2, 2025, 7:49am

Baseball Recap: Las Cruces Bulldawgs vs. Centennial Hawks

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Las Cruces faced Centennial in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Bulldawgs fell just short of the Hawks by a score of 2-1. The Bulldawgs just can't catch a break and have now endured four defeats in a row.

Joaquin Pfeiffer

Base on Balls Against

05/01/25 @ Centennial2
04/24/25 @ Alamogordo1
04/17/25 vs Organ Mountain1

Joaquin Pfeiffer spent all 7.1 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on eight hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Las Cruces saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wyatt Major, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.

Las Cruces' loss dropped their record down to 17-9. As for Centennial, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season.

As of now, neither Las Cruces nor Centennial have any future games scheduled.

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