Baseball

The New Mexico Connie Mack Host Qualifier has its champion—and it’s a team that dominated from the first pitch to the final out.

In a game that teetered on the edge of a pitcher’s duel and an offensive breakthrough, it was the Magdalena Steers who found the extra gear when it mattered most.

Rehoboth Christian (18-9) punched their ticket to the second round of the New Mexico Class A/2A state softball playoffs with a 9–4 victory over Eunice (14-13) on Wednesday evening at Ford Canyon Park.

A seventh inning rally by the Hózhó Academy Wolves put the Gallup charter school into the winner’s bracket of the New Mexico Class A/2A state softball playoffs.

The Rehoboth Christian Lynx kept their playoff run alive with a dominant 8-0 shutout over the Tucumcari Rattlers (8-11) in the opening round of the New Mexico Activities Association 2A State Baseball Championships on Wednesday afternoon at Ford Canyon Park.