Yellowjackets Fall Twice to Western N.M. to Finish
Season (May 3, 2003)
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – The
fifth-ranked Western New Mexico Mustangs defeated
MSU Billings 6-1 and 9-2 on Saturday to conclude the
regular season for both teams. Western improved to
52-8 overall and 18-2 in the PacWest. The
Yellowjackets finished with their best record in
their brief three-year history at 15-20 overall and
4-16 in the PacWest.
Angela Slaugh, the league’s top
pitcher, was in top form in the first game, limiting
the Yellowjackets to just three hits in seven
innings. She struck out seven and only allowed one
run to improve to 29-4 for the season. Slaugh was
pitching a shutout until Terilee Ehnes’s homerun to
right center with two outs in the seventh put the
Jackets on the board. Megan McCrae took the loss to
finish her season at 8-12. Shellie Broyles homered
for the third straight game and Rachel Stahle hit a
two-run shot in the bottom of the sixth to put the
game out of reach.
In game two, the Yellowjackets
did a good job manufacturing two runs to take a 2-0
lead in the fourth inning. With two outs in the
third, Michelle Falsken drove in Joey Ehnes to give
the Jackets a 1-0 lead. With two outs in the fourth
inning, Christy Wankel slid in safely to score from
second base when Debbie Yescas mishandled a
groundball by Meghan O’Donnell.
MSUB held its 2-0 lead until
there were two outs in the bottom of the fourth.
The Mustangs rallied for four runs, highlighted by
Danielle Harmon’s two-run triple that plated Yescas
and Debbie Browning. WNMU added two runs in the
sixth and three in the seventh to put the game
away. Tiffany Mondhink won her 23rd game
of the year for the Mustangs, improving to 23-3.
Joey Ehnes took the loss for the Jackets to fall to
7-5. |
