Oct. 25, 2012

Enjoy Lobo Softball with the Lobo Pride Pass

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- The Lobo softball team finished the short fall ball season with a 5-2 mark, sweeping Eastern New Mexico at home on Oct. 6 and going 3-2 at the Arizona Fall Classic in Tucson, Ariz., Oct. 12-14.

The Lobos' doubleheader with the Zias resulted in two wins for the home team, 5-3 and 4-0.

Senior Kari Gutierrez started the first game with freshman Lisa Rodrigues coming in to throwing a few innings and sophomore Carrie Sheehan pitching the last inning. UNM got a triple a piece from junior Chelsea Anaya and senior Kaity Ingram.

Sheehan got the start in game two with ENMU and threw the first two innings before freshman Lauren Soles stepped in to the circle. Soles handled pitching duties through the fifth inning and senior Kaela DeBroeck finished off the final two innings for a combined shutout effort.

Offensively, Anaya and Ingram both finished the day 3-for-6 and each had a single, double and triple. Newcomers Naomi Tellez and Mariah Rimmer each had two hits in the doubleheader.

New Mexico split games on the opening day of the Arizona Fall Tournament, getting a win over Central Arizona and taking a loss to Arizona. The Lobos also went 1-1 on the second day of the tourney, dropping a game to Pima Community College and defeating Cypress College. UNM finished the weekend in Tucson with a win over South Mountain Community College.

Rimmer had an exceptional weekend, going 7-for-13. The freshman also finished the seven fall games perfect in stolen base attempts.

Anaya hit 7-for-15 and senior Sheryl Guillermo went 6-for-14.

Junior Jordan Sjostrand recorded two homers over the weekend while senior Amber Tracy hit her first collegiate home run -- a grand slam in the Lobos' final game against South Mountain Community College.

Thirteen student-athletes return from last season's team and the Lobos welcome six new members. New Mexico softball's 2013 season will begin on the road at the Kajikawa Classic hosted by Arizona State, Feb. 7-10.

Returners

No.	Name	Height	Position	Year	Experience	Hometown/Last School
1	Kaity Ingram	5-5	Infielder	RSSr.	1VL/TR	Tucson, Ariz./Pima CC
2	Kaela DeBroeck	5-9	Pitcher	RSSR	3VL	Walla Walla, Wash./Houston
4	Kari Gutierrez	5-2	Pitcher	SR	3VL	Garden Grove, Calif./Rancho HS
6	Amber Tracy	5-5	Catcher	SR	3VL	Albuquerque, N.M./Del Norte HS
7	Cassandra Kalapsa	5-6	Outfielder	SR	3VL	Atwater, Calif./Buhach HS
8	Sheryl Guillermo	5-4	Outfielder	SR	3VL	San Jose, Calif./Notre Dame HS
10	Carrie Sheehan	5-11	Pitcher	SO	1VL	Las Vegas, Nev./Cimarron-Memorial HS
11	Mia Hignojos	5-3	Infielder	SO	1VL	Midland, Texas/Odessa HS
16	Chelsea Anaya	5-2	Infielder	JR	2VL	Pacolma, Calif./Chatsworth HS
21	Jordan Sjostrand	5-5	Infielder	JR	1VL/TR	Albuquerque, N.M./Binghamton
24	Ally Hakeem	5-9	Catcher	JR	2VL	Albuquerque, N.M./St. Pius X HS
29	Nykilah Torres	5-7	Outfielder	SO	1VL	Albuquerque, N.M./Valley HS
33	Jordyn Bledsoe	5-7	Infielder	RS JR	2VL	Oak Hills, Calif./Serrano HS

Newcomers

No.	Name	Height	Position	Year	Experience	Hometown/Last School
3	Courtney Geith	5-6	Outfielder	FR	HS	Peoria, Ariz./Sunrise Mountain HS
12	Mariah Rimmer	5-4	Outfielder	FR	HS	Riverside, Calif./Arlington HS
13	Lauren Soles	5-7	Pitcher	FR	HS	Simi Valley, Calif./Simi Valley HS
18	Ashleigh Seipel	5-5	Catcher/Infielder	JR	TR	Gilbert, Ariz./Yavapai CC
23	Naomi Tellez	5-5	Cather/Infielder	FR	HS	Southern California
25	Lisa Rodriguez	5-8	Pitcher	FR	HS	Brentwood, Calif./Heritage HS

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