RUIDOSO – After taking Game 1 on Friday of a three-game District 4-4A series vs. the Ruidoso Warriors, 12-8, the Colt baseball team lost Game 2 on Saturday, 16-4, then battled to a 20-20 tie over seven complete innings in Game 3. NMMI was up 20-17 heading into the bottom of the seventh, but a pair of…
Tanner Hightower-Wilson NMMI Sports Press The Colt and Lady Colt tennis teams played their third consecutive match in as many days, upending Moriarty in convincing fashion. The Colt boys’ team blanked the Pintos 9-0, while the Lady Colts lost just one match for the 8-1 victory. “Both the boys and girls did really well,” said…
The NMMI Colt baseball team overcame six fielding errors to get a 12-8 road win over Ruidoso. Hot bats were the key, as the Colts posted runs in every inning save the top of the seventh, including a solo home run by Gavin Maloney in the top of the fourth. Maloney also got the win…
Tanner Hightower-Wilson NMMI Sports Press On a beautiful Thursday afternoon on the NMMI campus, the Colt and Lady Colt tennis teams took on the Portales Rams in a District 4-4A dual match. The Colts charged passed the Rams, winning 9-0, and the Lady Colts rebounded from their loss yesterday to Robertson, with a 7-2 win. “The…
NMMI Sports Press In a match postponed due to high winds yesterday, the Colt & Lady Colt Tennis teams hit the courts at the New Mexico Military Institute today (Apr. 5), ready to take on one of the top high school tennis programs in the state, Las Vegas Robertson. It was a back-and-forth battle…
NMMI Sports Press Tanner Hightower-Wilson The NMMI Colt baseball team finished up the weekend with a 5-0 loss to District 4-4A foe Moriarty. NMMI struggled from the very beginning, allowing three walks in the first inning, were fortunate to escape without any runs crossing the plate. Julius Giron earned the win for Moriarty. He went seven…
NMMI Sports Tanner Hightower-Wilson The NMMI Colts baseball team opened up District 4-4A play with a pair of wins against the Moriarty Pintos on Friday evening in Roswell. Coach Charlie Ward said “it’s going to be a dogfight with this district – I respect every opponent. We know the level’s going to be higher now.…
NMMI Sports Press The NMMI Colt baseball team bounced back from last weekend’s championship loss, earning a shutout win at home on Tuesday against Loving High School. The Colts [9-1] rode solid pitching, exceptional defense, and occasional spurts of offense to a 10-0 final in six innings. “After Saturday, it was good to get back…
NMMI Sports Press In a battle of undefeated teams in the championship game of the 23rd Annual Sertoma-Colt Classic at the NMMI ballpark, the Texico Wolverines were able to retain their unblemished record with an 8-2 victory over the NMMI Colts for their second championship win in three years in the Classic. Texico was able…
NMMI Sports After a shaky start, the NMMI Colt baseball team settled down on defense – then plated enough runs despite just four hits – to earn a 6-3 win over Santa Rosa and move into the Sertoma Colt Classic Championships. The Lions struck first with a single run in their first at-bat. Leadoff Chris…
