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Another Winning Day for Raton Baseball and Softball

April 18, 2015

By Marty Mayfield

KRTN Multi-Media

Tigers

While it was a cool cloudy day in Raton it was a hot day on the field for Raton ball players as the Raton Tigers hosted Tucumcari for a single district game Saturday afternoon and pulled off a win after a 2-2 tie in the first inning. 

Actually it wasn’t tied long as the Tigers rallied the bats and put five runners across home plate in the first inning to take lead and hold on to it till the end of the game. Raton went on to a second inning rally that added four more runs before both teams bats went cold. it was a defensive game for both teams until the fifth inning where Raton held Tucumcari scoreless and then added three runs to make it a 12-2 game for the win. 

The last run on the board came after a wild pitch tagged William Holland with the bases loaded and a walk off score. During the fifth inning coach Mike Marez started to substitute some of his younger players in hopes of getting them some playing time before the end of the shortened 10-run rule game. 

The Tigers are 3-0 in district play with an 8-11 overall record.

Lady Tigers 

Over at Jim Wade field where the girls started their game at 2:00 p.m. where they managed to end their game before the boys game by shutting down the Lady Eagles. Lady Tiger pitcher Natasha Archuleta faced only nine batters and ended the game with only 25 pitches as the Lady Tiger bats got hot and with the help of several walks put 15 girls across home plate by the end of the second inning. 

A change in the line up for game two put Tina Jaramillo on the mound where she pitched to only 12 players. The ladies bats were hot in the second game with fewer walks, yet Raton put 22 runs on the board. If Tina Jaramillo had been able to straighten the ball out she would have had two homers as she put the ball over the left field fence just outside the foul line, each time with at least two base runners on. 

The Lady Tigers extend their winning streak to 13 games overall and going undefeated in district play. 

TUCUMCARI VARSITY (2) AT RATON VARSITY (12)

TUCUMCARI VARSITY    AB  R  H BI  RATON VARSITY        AB  R  H BI
Gabriel Molinas       3  0  1  0  Ethan Washburn        2  2  1  0  
Jesus Gamboa          3  0  0  0   Robert Horner        1  0  0  0  
Javier Villanueva     2  1  1  0  Johnathan Cabriales   2  2  1  0  
Saul Moriel           2  1  1  0  Dante Mileta          1  2  0  0  
Daniel Lopez          2  0  1  2   Will Holland         0  0  0  1  
Josh Walker           2  0  0  0  Martin Ortiz          2  1  0  0  
Chris Sandoval        2  0  0  0  Brandon Luksich       3  2  2  3  
Nathaniel Lopez       2  0  0  0  Dillon Lemons         2  1  1  0  
Alec Casidy           1  0  0  0  Cole Medina           1  1  0  0  
                                  Danny Record          3  1  0  3  
                                  Conelll Ware          1  0  0  0  
                                   Richie Gonzales      1  0  1  0  
TOTALS               19  2  4  2  TOTALS               19 12  6  7

TUCUMCARI VARSITY             200 00 -- 2  
RATON VARSITY                 540 03 -- 12 

LOB--TUCUMCARI VARSITY 3, RATON VARSITY 5. ERR--Jesus
Gamboa, Zach Martinez, Josh Walker (2), Nathaniel Lopez.
2B--Saul Moriel, Dillon Lemons. HBP--Will Holland.
SACB--Cole Medina. SB--Gabriel Molinas, Martin Ortiz, Ethan
Washburn (2), Dillon Lemons (2), Dante Mileta (2).

 TUCUMCARI VARSITY               IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO   HR
Zach Martinez (L)              0.00    0    4    4    4    0    0
Javier Villanueva              4.00    4    8    5    5    4    0
Josh Walker                    0.33    2    0    0    0    1    0
 RATON VARSITY              
Cole Medina (W)                4.00    3    2    2    1    6    0
Johnathan Cabriales            1.00    1    0    0    0    1    0

PB--Daniel Lopez (6). SO--Jesus Gamboa (2), Chris Sandoval
(2), Daniel Lopez, Gabriel Molinas, Josh Walker, Robert
Horner, Cole Medina, Martin Ortiz (2), Dante Mileta.
BB--Alec Casidy, Conelll Ware, Cole Medina, Martin Ortiz,
Ethan Washburn, Dillon Lemons, Dante Mileta (2), Johnathan
Cabriales (2).
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E L
Tucumcari Varsity 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 5 3
Raton Varsity 5 4 0 0 3 12 6 0 5

WP: Cole Medina, LP: Zach Martinez, SP: –

 

Mariah Encinias out runs a hit down the first base line Saturday afternoon against NACA Lady Eagles
Mariah Encinias out runs a hit down the first base line Saturday afternoon against NACA Lady Eagles

Caydence Sisneros makes contact with the ball for a bunt to move players around the bases
Caydence Sisneros makes contact with the ball for a bunt to move players around the bases

Caydence Sisneros goes for the tag as Chaslyn Tafoya heads for second during game two of the double header Saturday.
Caydence Sisneros goes for the tag as Chaslyn Tafoya heads for second during game two of the double header Saturday.

Natasha Ortega pulls back to avoid getting hit by the pitch Saturday afternoon
Natasha Ortega pulls back to avoid getting hit by the pitch Saturday afternoon

Coach Tina Dorrance has a talk with Camryn Stoeker after her last time at bat when she struck out.
Coach Tina Dorrance has a talk with Camryn Stoeker after her last time at bat when she struck out.

The girls celebrate as they put another mark in the win column Saturday after shutting out the NACA Lady Eagles 15-0 and 22-0
The girls celebrate as they put another mark in the win column Saturday after shutting out the NACA Lady Eagles 15-0 and 22-0

Ethan Washburn takes to the dirt at third well ahead of the ball early in the game with Tucumcari Saturday
Ethan Washburn takes to the dirt at third well ahead of the ball early in the game with Tucumcari Saturday

Easily safe at home is Ethan Washburn as pitcher Javier Villanueva get the throw from the catcher Saturday afternoon
Easily safe at home is Ethan Washburn as pitcher Javier Villanueva get the throw from the catcher Saturday afternoon

Brandon Luksich slides home and safer as he beats the throw home as Raton continues its five run rally
Brandon Luksich slides home and safer as he beats the throw home as Raton continues its five run rally

Freshman Cole Medina on the mound works the throw for another win for Raton
Freshman Cole Medina on the mound works the throw for another win for Raton

Caught in the pickle is Ethan Washburn. Washburn got caught in the pickle after a mixup at second where he thought he was tagged out but the umpire called him safe. He had headed to the dugout when the umpire declared him safe at second thus getting caught in the pickle and tagged out by Jesus Gamboa
Caught in the pickle is Ethan Washburn. Washburn got caught in the pickle after a mixup at second where he thought he was tagged out but the umpire called him safe. He had headed to the dugout when the umpire declared him safe at second thus getting caught in the pickle and tagged out by Jesus Gamboa

Cole Medina grabs the infield fly ball for the out.
Cole Medina grabs the infield fly ball for the out.

Connell Ware makes the play on the fly ball in right field.
Connell Ware makes the play on the fly ball in right field.

Dillon Lemons slides up on third as the ball arrives at the mitt of the third baseman Nathaniel Lopez during the game with Tucumcari Saturday afternoon.
Dillon Lemons slides up on third as the ball arrives at the mitt of the third baseman Nathaniel Lopez during the game with Tucumcari Saturday afternoon.

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