Las Cruces put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against the Sandia Matadors as the Las Cruces Bulldawgs made off with a 16-1 victory. The Bulldawgs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by ten runs or more this season.
Kaia Renteria made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. That's the fewest earned runs she has allowed since back in April of 2024. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Renteria is also crushing it when it comes to hits: she's got at least three every time she's taken the field this season.
Zaysha Hawkins
| 03/01/25 vs Sandia | 3 |
| 03/01/25 vs Sandia | 0 |
| 02/28/25 @ Deming | 1 |
| 02/28/25 @ Deming | 2 |
| 04/19/24 vs Organ Mountain | 2 |
| + 4 more games |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Zaysha Hawkins, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. That's the most runs she has posted since back in April of 2024. Denae DiMatteo was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Las Cruces hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in five consecutive games dating back to last season.
Las Cruces' win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Sandia, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Coming up, Las Cruces will head out on the road to take on Riverside at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Riverside has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.06 runs per game on average), something Las Cruces will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Sandia, they will square off against Cibola at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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