Softball Recap: Alpine Sets Scoring Season-High Against Anthony

Bucks

Team Score (Highest)

03/15/25 @ Anthony	23
03/07/25 vs Big Spring	12
03/05/25 @ Pecos	9
03/08/25 vs Odessa	8
02/25/25 @ Fort Stockton	8

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Alpine). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Anthony Wildcats a 23-0 shutout on Saturday. The win continues a trend for the Bucks in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now won six in a row.

Taryn Hardin was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Hardin was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. What's more, she posted two RBI, the most she's had since back in February.

In other batting news, Rikki Vega was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in runs. Jaycee Portillo was another key player, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.

Alpine always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .636. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Alpine's victory bumped their record up to 6-14. As for Anthony, they dropped their record down to 3-9 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Alpine will host Presidio at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Alpine is facing Presidio at the right time seeing as Presidio is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Anthony, they will be playing at home against Tornillo at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Anthony has given up an average of 14.2 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.