Colts take down Tularosa 11-8 on Monday night

Left: Noah Martinez got credit for the Colt win, throwing the last three innings. Center: Tegin Maloney legs out a triple in his first at bat of the game. Right: Nicolas Barcenas had four strikeouts over two innings pitched as a middle reliever. (NMMI Sports Press photos)
Left: Noah Martinez got credit for the Colt win, throwing the last three innings. Center: Tegin Maloney legs out a triple in his first at bat of the game. Right: Nicolas Barcenas had four strikeouts over two innings pitched as a middle reliever. (NMMI Sports Press photos)
Posted: Apr 28, 2025

On Monday night New Mexico Military ended the month of April with a 9-1 record, picking up an 11-8 win over Tularosa at the NMMI Ballpark. With the win, the Colts move to 17-6 overall on the year. Taking a break from district play, Tularosa dips to 13-7 on the season.

Tularosa was able to get on the board early in the first inning. With the help of two walks, a dropped strike three and a fielder’s choice, the Wildcats were able to apply pressure as they loaded the bases early. In the next three at bats, Tularosa scored a trio of runs with no hits to take a quick 3-0 lead.

The Colts responded with a leadoff single by Javier Yepiz. Michael Ortega picked up an RBI- fly out to help Yepiz cross home plate. Tegin Maloney tripled and also scored with an RBI-fly out by Konstatino Scopelitis to make it a 3-2 ballgame.

In the bottom of the second inning, Grant Moloney opened up with a leadoff triple to reach base. In the next at bat, Nicolas Barcenas recorded an RBI-single to tie the game at 3-3. After a pair of singles loaded the bases, the Colts scored with a walk to take a 4-3 advantage. Hitting fifth in the lineup, Nicolas Barcelo Teran recorded an RBI-fly out to give the Colts a 5-3 lead. In the next at bat, Noah Martinez recorded a 2-RBI single to put NMMI ahead, 7-3.

In the top of the fourth inning, Tularosa made the game interesting. After two quick outs, the Wildcats scored a pair of runs with a single and a fielder’s choice to make it a 7-5 ballgame. In the away half of the fifth inning the Wildcats jumped in front. Tularosa used two RBI-singles to take an 8-7 lead.

Following a scoreless fifth inning, NMMI responded with a two-out rally in the sixth. After a walk and two outs, Konstatino Scopelitis delivered an inside the park home run to score two runs and retake a 9-8 lead. After a triple by Nicolas Barcelo Teran, the Colts scored another pair of runs with an error and an RBI-double by Caden Carter to give NMMI a 11-8 lead after six innings.

In the top of the ninth, Noah Martinez was able to hold Tularosa to just one hit and secure the 11-8 win at home.

Head Coach Brad Blackwell on the win, “I’m really proud of these guys going down not once but twice and still finding a way. If we would’ve played this game earlier in the year it could’ve had a different result but I’ve been seeing us come together as a team and handle adversity well,” Blackwell said. “It’s always a rival with Ruidoso but if we keep playing the ball we have been we should be fine.” We just have to take care of one game at a time and gear up for state, Blackwell said.

NMMI returns to action on Saturday, May 3 as they take on Ruidoso for the final regular season doubleheader of the year in Ruidoso, NM starting at noon.

 

 

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