Softball Recap: Alamosa Drops Highest Score of Season Against Gunnison

Mean Moose

Margin (Wins)

09/23/25 @ Gunnison	18
08/23/25 @ Burlington	16
09/16/25 vs Gunnison	12
09/05/25 @ George Washington	12
08/22/25 vs Holyoke	12

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Alamosa). They were the clear victors by a 20-2 margin over the Gunnison Cowboys on Tuesday. The Mean Moose might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by nine runs or more this season.

Alamosa got a great performance from Olivia Castillo as she tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.

At the plate, Taelynn Kreps-Smith and Araceli Molina did most of the damage at the plate: Kreps-Smith went a perfect 4-for-4 with five RBI, three runs, and two doubles, while Molina got on base in four of her five plate appearances with four runs, three RBI, and one stolen base. Those two doubles gave Kreps-Smith a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Shaya Martin, who went 2-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and one double.

Alamosa has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. As for Gunnison, their defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 7-9.

Alamosa wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 16-12 victory against Montezuma-Cortez on the 25th. As for Gunnison, they will face off against Montrose at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday.