Baseball Recap: New Mexico Military Institute Colts vs. Tucumcari Rattlers
New Mexico Military Institute put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Tucumcari Rattlers an 11-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for New Mexico Military Institute, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Luis Patron made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. Patron was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Grant Maloney was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2. Tegin Maloney was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
New Mexico Military Institute is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for Tucumcari, they are on a 12-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-14.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. New Mexico Military Institute will take on Ruidoso at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. New Mexico Military Institute will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive. Tucumcari will take on East Mountain at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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