Softball Recap: Cobre Snags 15th Win in Last 16 Games

Indians

Margin (Wins)

04/19/25 @ Socorro	21
04/26/25 @ Hatch Valley	20
04/26/25 @ Hatch Valley	19
04/23/25 vs Socorro	19
04/17/25 vs Hot Springs	17

With a playoff win on the line, Cobre rose to the challenge on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Santa Fe Indian Braves a 15-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Indians, who have now won 17 games by ten runs or more so far this season.

Bella Saiz made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 15 consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 4-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. That's the most RBI she has posted over her last ten contests.

In other batting news, Cobre got a massive performance out of Ezmyah Dominguez, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Those four RBI gave Dominguez a new career-high. Anahi Madrid was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles.

Cobre was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .679. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .308 or higher in 16 consecutive matches.

Cobre has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Santa Fe Indian, they now have a losing record of 13-14.

Cobre and Santa Fe Indian are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. The Indians will challenge West Las Vegas at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday. The Dons will roll in looking for their 11th straight win, something Cobre surely won't give up without a fight. As for Santa Fe Indian, they will face off against Navajo Prep at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday. The Eagles have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.25 runs per game on average), something the Braves will no doubt try to take advantage of.