ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.— UNM begins its five-game homestand with a three-game series against Boise State starting on Thursday at 6 p.m. MT. All three games will be streamed on the Mountain West Network with live stats available. Tickets for the games can also be purchased at golobos.com/tickets.
SCHEDULE:
Thursday: 6 p.m.
Friday: 2 p.m.
Saturday: 12 p.m.
The Lobos went 1-3 last week with a win over NMSU at home before being swept by Fresno State on the road. UNM is 16-21 on the season, 3-6 in the MW and 6-2 at home after winning its last three games at home.
The Broncos enter the series 17-11 (4-1 MW), having had their last four games cancelled due to weather and are 9-1 in their last 10 games. In conference, Boise State split its two games against Colorado State and swept UNLV. The Broncos also played in the ASU/GCU Classic and lost 8-0 to Washington, 5-4 to GCU, 8-0 to Arizona State in five and beat Houston 5-2 and Michigan State 3-2. BSU is 5-4 on the road. The Broncos are fifth in the NCAA in home runs per game (1.64), ninth in scoring (6.93) and 11th in on-base percentage (.417).
BY THE NUMBERS
On the season, UNM is 11-2 when scoring first and 13-2 when scoring in the 1st inning. The Lobos are 11-1 when leading after the 4th, 9-1 when leading after the 5th and 11-0 when leading after the 6th. UNM is outscoring opponents 27-21 in the 5th inning, 33-24 in the 6th inning and 8-3 in the 7th inning.
The Lobos have scored 10+ runs in five games this season with a season-high 15 runs and a season-high 18 hits in game 3 at Utah State. UNM is 4-1 when scoring 10+ runs.
In MW games, the Lobos are second in hits (77), tied for the lead in sac bunts (5), tied for second in walks (35), third in total bases (108) and batters struck out (46) and fourth in on-base percentage (.394). UNM leads in fielding double plays (4).
On the season, UNM leads the MW in hits (302) and total bases (428), is second in batting average (.301) and third in runs scored (180) and RBI (165). UNM is also second in batters struck out (186) and leads in fielding double plays (17).
UNM is 17th in the NCAA in double plays per game (0.46), 50th in batting average (.301), 60th in doubles (45), 72nd in on-base percentage (.372) and 80th in slugging percentage (.427).
Rachael Hathoot is fourth in the MW in batting average (.380) and hits (41) and tied for third in total bases (64). Hathoot is one of three Lobos in the top 10 in batting average with Peyton Robinson sixth at .370 and Keyannah Chavez 10th at .358. Chavez is sixth in on-base percentage (.449) and third in runs scored (31), while Robinson leads the conference in hits with 44 and sac bunts at eight.
Amber Linton leads the MW in batters struck out (138), 45 more than the 2nd-highest pitcher, and in wins (10) and innings pitched (129.0).
Two players have a streak of five game or longer of reaching base (Keyannah Chavez-16 and Emma Bramson-8). Bramson has the longest hitting streaks on the team at eight games followed by Ashley Archuleta with three.
Amber Linton is 14th in the NCAA in strikeouts with 138 and ninth in innings pitched (129.0).
Peyton Robinson is 30th in the NCAA in hits and Rachael Hathoot is 74th in hits and 18th in triples (4).
KEEP THEM GUESSING
UNM has used 32 different lineups this season, using only the same batting order in the first two games, the same lineup in both games on March 11 against Buffalo and Texas Tech and the same lineup in a four-game stretch – the final two games against the Spartans, the game against NMSU and the first game at Fresno State.
The Lobos have had five different players hit second, six different players hit third, six different players in the cleanup spot, eight different players hit fifth, eight different players hit sixth, 10 different players hit seventh, 10 different players hit eighth and six different players hit ninth.
Peyton Robinson has hit leadoff in 36 games, with Keyannah Chavez second in 18 games and Ashley Archuleta second in seven of the last eight games, Rachael Hathoot third in 25 games (including 24 of the last 26) and Lauren Garcia has hit in the cleanup spot in 20 games and 17 of the last 20.
When it comes to the lineup per position, the Lobos have had just three players start all 37 games at the same position: Rachael Hathoot (shortstop), Keyannah Chavez (left) and Peyton Robinson (center).
Five different players have started at catcher, six different players have started at first, three different players have started at third and in right and four different players have been the DP.
The Lobos are also versatile in their positions as Emma Bramson has started 26 games at third and five at second and Loran Walker has started six games at third, four at catcher and one game at first. Olivia Birkinshaw has played three games in right field, three as the designated player, two games at first and five games at third and Chloe Yeatts has started at catcher in 25 games, as the designated player in five and at first in one game.
CONSISTENCY IS KEY
Freshman Keyannah Chavez currently has a team-best 16-game streak of reaching base.
Chavez leads the team in runs scored (31), doubles (7) and on-base percentage (.449), is tied for the team high in walks (14) and is third in hits (39) and batting average (.358).
In the MW, Chavez is third in runs scored, tied for sixth in hits and on-base percentage, tied for seventh in doubles and 10th in batting average.
LOBOS IN THE OUTFIELD
The Lobos returned outfielder Peyton Robinson, who has played in 136 games with 135 starts in her three years at UNM and started all 53 games in left last season.
Keyannah Chavez (left) and Peyton Robinson (center) have started all 37 games with Maddie Boldt starting in right in 31 games, Olivia Birkinshaw in three games and Elizabeth Baylor in three.
The trio (Chavez, Robinson and Boldt) have led the Lobos at the plate, with Robinson second and Chavez third in batting average and third and fourth in total bases, and first (Chavez) and third (Robinson) in on-base percentage. Robinson leads the team (and the MW) in hits with 44 with Chavez third at 39 and Chavez leads in runs scored with 31 and doubles (7) with Robinson third in runs scored at 24.
Boldt leads the team in slugging percentage (.622) and RBI (25) and also leads with eight home runs, including a grand slam against Utah State. Boldt is second in total bases (51) and third in walks (12).