Baseball Recap: Lovington Comes Up Short

After flying high against Goddard on Saturday, Lovington came back down to earth. The Wildcats lost 13-7 to the Rockets on Saturday. The Wildcats were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Rockets earlier this season, when they won 15-1.

Mika Pando was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He struck out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits (and not a single walk). Pando was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one double and one RBI.

Ryan Wieser

Stolen Base

04/19/25 @ Goddard	2
04/19/25 @ Goddard	2
03/29/25 @ Non Varsity Tournament Opponent	2
03/27/25 vs Loving	2
03/25/25 vs Dexter	2
+ 7 more games

In other batting news, Ryan Wieser was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Lovington's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is 5-1 (and 6-8 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Jayden Gutierrez, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one double.

Lovington has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-9 record this season. As for Goddard, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-11 record this season.

Lovington has already played their next contest (against Artesia), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Goddard, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, an 8-0 victory against Portales on the 24th.