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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The University of New Mexico softball team opens its home slate this weekend, taking on Northern Colorado for a three-game series. All games will be broadcasted live on the Mountain West Network, as well as live stats for all games.
PARKING: Due to a previously scheduled event in WisePies Area, there will be a $5 for parking on Saturday.
SERIES HISTORY VS. NEW MEXICO
Northern Colorado: UNM leads the all-time series with Northern Colorado 24-12. The last meeting with the Bears, the Lobos won 1-0 on Feb. 26, 2011.
ABOUT NEW MEXICO:
The Lobos come into the series with an 8-7 record after going 3-2 at the UC Davis tournament last weekend. The last time the Lobos face the Bears, UNM came out with a sweep of that three-game series in the 2011 season.
Over last weekend, the Lobos hit .242 on the weekend with junior Shelbie Franc leading the way with a .455 batting average. She had two RBIs and finished with a .455 slugging percentage and a team-high .538 on-base percentage. Freshman Colette Robert picked up two of the three Lobo wins, earning her third and fourth victories against Idaho State and UC Davis. She allowed just two runs, one earned, while striking out four and walking on in 13 innings of work. She finished the weekend with a 0.54 earned run average.
On the season, the Lobos are hitting .289. Freshman Cheyenne Smith leads the way with a .467 batting average. She is 14-for-30 at the plate with a double and three RBIs. She leads the team with a .556 on-base percentage. In the circle, the Lobos have a 4.41 earned run average. In a total of 95.1 innings of work, the Lobos have allowed 75 runs off 135 hits while striking out 49 and walking 27. Senior Lauren Soles leads the way with a 2.27 ERA. Robert is second on the team with a 3.96 ERA.
ABOUT NORTHERN COLORADO
The Bears have started off the season with a 3-8 record, claiming wins over Texas Southern, Detroit and Incarnate Word. They are recently coming off a loss to Mountain West foe Colorado State. They fell to the Rams 10-2 in six innings on Tuesday. Through the Bears first 11 games, the team is hitting .240. They have scored a total of 26 runs to their opponents 67.
The Bears are led by Erica Dick, who is hitting .387 with a .412 on-base percentage and .613 slugging percentage. Madi Schmidt is second on the squad with a .357 batting average with a .571 slugging percentage and a .471 on-base percentage. In the circle, Jayme Reddacliff has seen the most innings at 35.2. She has a 4.29 ERA and has allowed 27 runs, 17 earned, off 38 hits while striking out 26 and walking 20. She has earned all three victories for the Bears.
LOBOS GO 3-2 AT UC DAVIS TOURNEY
New Mexico went 3-2 over last weekend at the UC Davis tournament. The Lobos claimed a 3-2 win over South Dakota, a 4-2 win over Idaho State and a 4-3 win over tournament host UC davis. Their two losses came against Iowa State on the second day, falling 6-0, and Idaho State on the final day, falling 5-4.
FRESHMAN ROBERT GOES 2-0 IN DAVIS
Over last weekend, freshman Colette Robert earned two of the three Lobo victories. In 13 innings on the weekend, she allowed two runs, one earned off 10 hits while striking out four and walking one. Robert had a collective ERA of 0.54 and a .200 opposing batting average. She went the distance in the first game against Idaho State. She allowed two runs off five hits while striking out one and walking one. Her second win came in relief in the tournament finale against UC Davis. She came into the circle in the second inning and finished out the game without allowing a run. She also fanned three batters. Robert is 4-3 on the season and is second on the team with a 3.96 ERA. In a team-leading 40.2 innings of work, she has allowed 28 runs, 23 earned, off 55 hits while striking out a team-leading 22.
FRANC LEADS OFFENSE AT UC DAVIS TOURNEY
At the UC Davis Tournament, junior Shelbie Franc led the way for the Lobos. She went 5-for-11 at the plate for a .455 batting average with a .455 sluggin percentage and a team-leading .538 on-base percentage. She scored one run and tallied two RBIs on the weekend. On the season, she is hitting .200.