Not enough bats this weekend. It is apparent that the Aggies are going to score a lot of runs against Boise State. The Broncos hit well, but not enough; they were simply overmatched by the aggressive play of the Aggies. New Mexico State won the nightcap 7-6. Boise State will finish in a tie with Fresno State for second place.
Here is how it unfolded:
Boise State leads 4-3, but since they haven't scored five runs in each inning, their prospects look bleak. I'm kidding (I think.).
After getting embarrassed 16-3, Boise State is trying to get one game out of the three-game series. They went into New Mexico leading the WAC, but the Broncos need to win to leave Las Cruces tied for the conference lead. Meanwhile, Fresno State has lost to Nevada 8-4 in the opener of a doubleheader. The best the Dawg women can finish is second. If Boise State can win, Fresno State will finish third.
Devon Bridges went deep for a two-run blast and Christina Capobianco followed with a solo homer in a four-run Bronco third. Boise State leads 4-3 after three innings. (But they'd better come out with bats a-blazing in the fourth or they will soon trail by 6.)
Update: They didn't, Allie Crump's sacrifice fly was the only RBI of the inning. It's only 5-3 with the run-scoring machine of the New Mexico State Aggies coming to the plate in the fourth.
New Mexico State only got one, so Boise State should consider themselves lucky. They're playing with fire though by not scoring. It's 5-4 in the bottom of the fifth.
And, I was right. Here we go again--two runs for the Aggies with only one out and runners on first and third. They already have the lead 6-5. Add in a wild pitch and it's 7-5 with two runners in scoring position. Lots of those this series, which tells me that the Aggie crowd is getting to the Bronco hurlers.
Boise State got one run back, but that was all.
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