EL PASO, Texas – The New Mexico State softball team continued its torrid streak at the plate in a 10-2 run-rule won over Omaha on Saturday afternoon at the UTEP Invitational in El Paso.
Omaha (6-6) jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the top half of the first and held the Aggies (8-3) scoreless in the bottom half of the inning. Then, in the bottom of the second inning, the bats came alive. After Chloe Rivas stole home, freshman Hope Banales tripled and brought in a run before scoring on Hailey Tanori's sac fly for a 3-0 Aggie lead heading into the third.