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SportSTRINIDAD STATE JUNIOR COLLEGE
Lady Trojans softball
back on winning track
By Mike Salbato
Special to The Chronicle-News
The Trinidad State Junior College soft-
ball team had a productive weekend, taking
a pair of games from Northeastern Junior
College in Sterling, Colo. over the weekend.
TSJC won by scores of 8-2 and 9-8.
In the first game, freshman pitcher Teaja
Rivera kept NJC in check by allowing just
two runs over seven innings in the victo-
ry. Joni Davenport, Melissa Pigott, Caylie
Phelts and Macie Christian each had two
hits to pace the Lady Trojans, while Shelby
Cornett and Deanna Montano each hit a
home run in the 8-2 win.
In the second game, the Lady Trojans
held off a late comeback by the Plainswom-
en to eke out the 9-8 victory. Torri Atencio
pitched the final five innings in relief, pick-
ing up the victory after starting pitcher Ri-
vera was hit by a line drive in the second in-
ning, forcing her to leave the game with an
injury. The Trojans racked up 13 hits in the
win, with Pigott going 4-for-4 with a home
run and three RBI. Phelts picked up three
hits in the contest and Caiden Yocham add-
ed two.
Up next for TSJC will be a six-game road
trip to Western Nebraska, North Platte and
McCook Community College. Currently the
Lady Trojans are 5-7 in conference play, sit-
ting fourth in the standings. The team has
an overall record of 10-12. The Trojans’ next
home games will be a doubleheader with
Otero Junior College on Tuesday, April 8,
beginning at 1 p.m. at Southside Park.
Photo courtesy of Mike Salbato
Freshman pitcher Torri Atencio picked up the 9-8 win over Northeastern on Saturday in Sterling.
By Mike Salbato
Special to The Chronicle-News
Trinidad State put together a solid team
effort by shooting a combined 607 to finish
second at the Northeastern Junior College
Invitational last week. The Trojan finished
15 shots behind Southeast CC but outdis-
tanced Region IX opponents Northeastern
(615) and Eastern Wyoming (619) to close
the gap in the overall team standings. TSJC
trails Eastern in the overall standings, with
the region winner earning a trip to the Na-
tional Tournament.
Individually, Andrew Ellis put together
rounds of 74 and 70 to place second, four
strokes behind tournament champion Zac
Taylor from Southeast. Josh Cronk shot a
150, which was good enough for a share of
the fourth spot. Carlos Sisneros (155), Justin
Frederick (158) and Justin Hume (166) also
placed for the Trojans.
“It was great to see our third and fourth
guys step up to finish second and fourth
overall in the tournament,” commented
Coach Rich Holden. “I thought all the guys
playedwithasenseofurgency,butthatgoes
without saying. We are still down two tour-
naments with only four to go. We know we
pretty much can’t lose to Eastern Wyoming
again. Our preseason preparation has paid
off so far, but we have a long way to go if we
hope to keep our string of National Tourna-
ment appearances alive.”
The Trojans will head to the Otero/La-
mar Invitational this week, Thursday in La
Junta and Friday in Lamar, with hopes of
shortening the gap between themselves and
the Lancers.
Photo courtesy of Mike Salbato
Andrew Ellis, pictured above teeing off on the second hole at the Trinidad State Invitational this past
fall, led the Trojans to a second-place finish recently in Sterling.
Trojan golfers finish sec-
ond at NJC Invitational
By Adam Sperandio
Correspondent
The Chronicle-News
Because the Miners share their home
field with the TSJC Trojan baseball team,
it’s not very often that the high school play-
ers get to roam the field at Central Park.
This season the Miners have only three
home stands scheduled. So it was a treat
for the more than 100 Trinidad faithful who
were in attendance on Saturday when their
beloved Miners played host to the Lamar
Savages in Trinidad’s home opener. The
Miners, however, dropped both games of
the doubleheader by a combined score of
22-4.
The first game saw the Miners play in-
spired defense in the field. The team also
did well at the plate, holding a 1-0 lead in the
bottom of the third inning. Trinidad would
not give up a run until the top of the sixth,
but then allowed three, giving Lamar its
first lead on the day.
An RBI double to open
the top of the seventh broke
the game wide open, and the
Savages won the first game
by a final score of 7-1. Junior
Lane Velarde pitched six
solid innings for Trinidad,
giving up 10 hits while strik-
ing out three batters and
allowing four earned runs.
The Miners, however, com-
mitted three crucial errors
that played a big part in La-
mar’s success on the day.
Offensively for the Min-
ers, Marcus Festi, Waylen
Hackett, Darian Lujan,
Vance Ferraro and Seth
Crumer had hits. Jared Her-
nandez drove in the only
run in the game for Trini-
dad on a sacrifice fly.
In the second game, the
Savages jumped out to a
seven-run lead before the
Miners began to claw their
way back. Freshman Vance
Ferraro got Trinidad on the
scoreboard with an RBI tri-
ple in the bottom of the fifth
inning. Errors by the Min-
ers, however, once again
played a major role in the Savages’ success.
Trinidad gave up four runs on four errors
in the top of the sixth inning, combining
bad fielding with bad throws.
The shining light for the Miners in game
two was Matthew “Shooby” DeAngelis’
pitching. “Shooby” pitched five innings,
striking out 10 batters and giving up only
three earned runs.
A second Ferraro triple drove in two
more Miner runs in the bottom of the sev-
enth inning, but the damage had already
been done. Trinidad dropped the second
game by a final score of 15-3. Leading the
wayfortheMinersoffensivelywereMarcus
Festi, who went 2 for 4 with a run scored;
Darian Lujan, who went 2 for 3 with a dou-
ble; Vance Ferraro, who drove in three runs
while going 2 for 3 with two triples; and Seth
Crummer, who went 2 for 3. The Miners
dropped their sixth game of the season.
The Miners will travel to Dolores Huer-
ta, La Junta and Rocky Ford before return-
ing for a home stand with Ellicott and St.
Mary’s on April 19 and 26, respectively.
Adam Sperandio / The Chronicle-News
Vance Ferraro connects on a line drive triple in the second game of a doubleheader at Central
Park. Ferraro went 2 for 3 with two triples in the second game. The Miners, however, lost to Lamar
by a final score of 15-3.
Adam Sperandio / The Chronicle-News
Matt “Shooby” DeAngelis tosses the heat in the second game of
a doubleheader at Central Park. “Shooby” struck out 10 batters
and allowed three earned runs in his mound appearance, but the
Miners lost, 15-3.
Miners lose both ends of home
doubleheader to Lamar
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