Athletic Report
February 7, 2001

ZIAS SPLIT PAIR OF 1-0 GAMES WITH NMSU
LAS CRUCES, NM — Pinch-hitter Karena Martinez (Fr., Carlsbad, NM/Carlsbad H.S.) hit a double to right center with two outs in the top of the seventh inning to drive in the game’s only run, as Eastern New Mexico University defeated New Mexico State University, 1-0, in the second game of a double-header, Feb. 7 in Las Cruces, N.M.

The Aggies won the first game 1-0 in eight innings, with Melissa Briggs scoring the only run when Ryon Adams hit an infield single toward third base. Martinez recorded the game-winning double in her first collegiate at bat.

Senior right fielder Suzy Seitzinger (Bloomfield, NM/Bloomfield H.S.) scored on the play. Earlier in the inning, Seitzinger reached first on a fielder’s choice, as Maegan Rhoten (Fr., LF/1B, Albuquerque, NM/ St. Pius X H.S.) was forced out at second. Seitzinger scored from first base on Martinez’s hit.

ENMU, which opened the season with the double-header, is now 1-1. New Mexico State, which lost a pair of games at Eastern New Mexico last season, moved to 2-4.

In the opener, neither team scored until the bottom of the eighth, when NMSU used an error and two singles to push a run across the plate. Briggs led off the inning by reaching second on a two-base outfield error. Briggs advanced to third on a single by Heather Nobbe. ENMU relief pitcher Lauren King (Fr., La Mirada, CA/La Serna H.S.) intentionally walked Amanda Thurmond to load the bases, but Adams followed with the game-winning hit.

King, who pitched 2-plus innings in the opener, pitched the first six innings of the nightcap. She finished the day with a 1-1 record, earning both decisions. In eight innings overall, King struck out 6 batters and allowed 3 walks. Dawn Murray (So., P/1B, Carlsbad, NM/Carlsbad H.S.) walked the first batter in the seventh, but forced 3 straight outs to earn her first save.

Amber Mosher (1-0) of NMSU recorded 3 strikeouts and did not allow a walk, as she pitched a complete game in the opener. Judy Blok (1-1) pitched all 7 innings of the second game. She struck out 5 batters and gave up just 3 hits, while allowing no walks.

The Aggies committed 3 errors during the game. Adrian Nobles led NMSU in the first game, with 3 hits in 4 at bats. Tiffany Ruiz added 2 hits in 4 at bats. In the second game, Nobbe was 2 of 3, earning all but one of the Aggies’ hits. No one had more than one hit in either game for ENMU. Shortstop Jessica Rowley (Jr., Dallas, OR/Clackamas C.C.) went 2 of 5 overall for the Zias.

ENMU remains on the road for a double-header at Western New Mexico University on Thursday, Feb. 8. First pitch in Silver City, N.M., is set for 1:00 p.m. (MST).