CSUB Heads To New Mexico To Take On Aggies

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – CSU Bakersfield's softball team will head out to Las Cruces, N.M. for its first Western Athletic Conference road series. The Roadrunners will play against the defending WAC Champions, the New Mexico State Aggies, with a single game on Friday, Apr. 6, followed by a doubleheader on Saturday.

"We love playing New Mexico State," said CSUB head coach Crissy Buck-Ziegler. "They are always a great opponent and a team that always fights. We have really had a good week of practice and the girls are coming together as a team and working well together. I'm excited to get out there this weekend."

CSUB looks to keep its momentum rolling after improving its record to 5-25 (2-1 WAC) this weekend winning last weekend's series 2-1 against GCU, who were the WAC preseason favorites. Senior outfielder Julea Cavazos continued to lead the `Runners, improving her batting average to .354 while senior Summer Evans earned her first win after pitching a complete game in the series opener against GCU. Evans only allowed two runs on nine hits and while striking out two Lopes.

NMSU (18-14, 3-0 WAC) will welcome Bakersfield after sweeping UMKC during WAC opening weekend. The Aggies swept the conference accolades for the week with top performances by sophomore Niki Butler and junior pitcher Kayla Green. Butler hit .615 with five doubles, six runs and seven RBI over five games last week while Green went 3-0 with a 0.00 ERA over 19 innings to hold opponents to a .130 batting average.

The `Runners will open the series with the Aggies Friday, Apr. 6, with a first pitch set at 6 p.m. (MT) followed by a doubleheader on Apr. 7 with the first game starting at 4 p.m. (MT). Fans can watch all three games live via ESPN3.com.

~GoRunners.com~

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Players Mentioned

#30 Julea Cavazos: OF; 5' 5"; Senior

#2 Summer Evans: RHP; 5' 5"; Senior

Players Mentioned

#30 Julea Cavazos
: 5' 5"; Senior
: OF

#2 Summer Evans
: 5' 5"; Senior
: RHP

Players Mentioned

#30 Julea Cavazos

#2 Summer Evans

Players Mentioned

#30 Julea Cavazos

#2 Summer Evans