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Friday: Lobos vs. Nevada, 2 p.m. MT
Saturday: Lobos vs. Nevada, 2 p.m. MT
Sunday: Lobos vs. Nevada, 1 p.m. MT
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The University of New Mexico softball team is looking to continue its winning momentum into the weekend, as it travels to Reno, Nevada to take on the Nevada Wolf Pack for a three-game series. The series will open Friday at 5 p.m. MT with game two on Saturday at 2 p.m. MT and game three on Sunday at 1 p.m. MT. All three games will stream live on the Mountain West Network.
ABOUT THE MATCHUP
This will be the 12th, 13th and 14th meeting between the Lobos and the Wolf Pack. Last season, the Lobos picked up their first-ever series win over Nevada with two close victories in game one (4-3) and game two (6-5). The Lobos did fall in game three 7-4. Nevada owns the overall series 9-2.
ABOUT NEVADA
Nevada is off to a winning start after finishing eighth in the conference last season. They currently sit in third place of the Mountain West with a 4-2 record. They are 23-7 overall. The Wolf Pack is hitting .314 as a team with a 2.57 earned run average. They are coming off a series loss to San Diego State. They fell to the Aztecs in game one 9-1, came back to win game two 10-4 but fell in the rubber match 1-0.
Jennifer Purcell will be the biggest threat at the plate for Nevada. She is leading the team with a .422 batting average. She has a .771 slugging percentage with 18 RBI and four home runs. In the circle, the Lobos will most likely face Brooke Bolinger. She leads the team with a 2.05 ERA and has an 11-3 record. In a team-leading 105.2 innings pitched, she has 72 strikeouts.
ABOUT NEW MEXICO
The Lobos are currently 17-12 on the season and in fourth place in the Mountain West with a 2-1 record. They are coming off a Mountain West series win of Utah State last weekend. They fell in game one 7-4 but came back to win game two 13-6 and game three 4-0, their first shutout of the season. The Lobos will look for their second MW series win over Nevada after claiming their first-ever wins over Nevada last season.
At the plate, Mariah Rimmer is leading the way with an impressive .470 batting average, which leads the league. In 100 at-bats, she has 47 hits with 11 doubles, two triples and four home runs. She has a .740 slugging percentage and a .509 on-base percentage. She has committed just one error in center field for the Lobos in 29 games.
In the circle, sophomore Krissy Fortner leads the team with a 3.50 earned run average. She has a 3-1 record, earning that third win last weekend against Utah State. That game was her first career shutout, allowing the Aggies to just three hits with no runs. Lauren Soles and Colette Robert will mostly likely see time in the circle. Soles has a 3-4 record with a 3.80 ERA while Robert has a 3.81 ERA with a 7-6 record.
QUICK LOBO SOFTBALL NOTES
BOMBS AWAY TO MW PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sophomore Chelsea Johnson led the Lobos at the plate in last weekend’s series with Utah State, hitting .600 to go along with nine RBIs and three home runs, including a grand slam to win game two. With that performance, Johnson earned Mountain West Player of the Week, her first Mountain West weekly honor in her career. Her grand slam came when the Lobos and the Aggies were tied 6-6, which gave the Lobos a 10-6 lead and eventually being the game-winner.
FORTNER PITCHES TO FIRST CAREER SHUTOUT
Sophomore Krissy Fortner picked up her first career shutout over last weekend, downing Utah State 4-0. She allowed just three hits in her second career game of seven innings. She struckout one and walked two. Fortner owns a 3-1 record with a team-leading 3.50 earned run average. In 26 innings pitched, she has 10 strikeouts. Fortner is known for her ability to come in and close out game. She has four saves on the year which broke UNM’s career save record. She recorded her ninth save against No. 23 Nebraska on March 19.