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PHOENIX – Leadoff hitter Cameryn O’Grady tripled and belted a home run for New Mexico in its first game Saturday.
And that’s about all the good that can be said for Lobo softball.
UNM fell 33-4 in five innings to No. 2 Oklahoma, then absorbed a 10-0, six-inning loss to host Grand Canyon to fall to 1-9 on the season.
The 33-4 score in the loss to Oklahoma is correct. The Sooners stroked 28 hits in just four innings against a quartet of New Mexico pitchers, who also walked 10 Sooner batters. Oklahoma scored seven runs in the first, third and fourth innings and 12 in the third.
Liberty – 2 Liberty – 2 Liberty – 3 NMSU – 5 NMSU – 6 Liberty – 7 Liberty – 7
Notable Numbers - Liberty outhit NMSU 11-7, while the Aggies committed four errors.
- Megan Johnson (1-0), making her first start of the season, earned the win while allowing two runs on five hits, striking out four and walking one in 5 1/3 innings pitched. Karlie Keeney nailed down her first career save by pitching the final 1 2/3 innings of scoreless softball. - Felicia De La Torre (1-1) drew the loss, yielding five runs (four earned) on six hits, striking out two and walking one in 2 2/3 inning pitched before Laurali Patane pitched the last 4 1/3 innings. - Amber Bishop-Riley batted 2-for-4 with a homer, one RBI and one run scored, while Kara Canetto went 2-for-3 with three runs scored. Savannah Channel tied her career high with three RBI, going 1-for-3 with a double. Emily Sweat batted 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored.