LAS CRUCES ― It has been 4 years for the reason that Centennial baseball workforce has made it previous the primary spherical within the state match.
That streak broke on Saturday.
The No. 6 Hawks swept No. 11 Farmington in two video games, 12-4 and 6-2, on the Subject of Desires Baseball Complicated on Friday and Saturday to advance to the second spherical of the state playoffs.
“It is good to get in (the second spherical),” mentioned Centennial head coach Rusty Evans. “Now it is a one-game playoff each single sport. We’ll should be our greatest on Thursday, however we’ll be prepared.”
Centennial will play No. 3 Carlsbad within the quarterfinals on Thursday at 10 a.m., on the Jennifer Riordan Spark Kindness Sports activities Complicated in Albuquerque.
Like many video games in the course of the common season, Centennial dominated from begin to end, out scoring Farmington 18-6 over the 2 video games. The Hawks will look to trip that momentum by way of the remainder of the playoffs.
With 14 seniors on the squad, this Hawks workforce is aware of how essential this season is.
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“(We have to) maintain it rolling, maintain the momentum going,” senior Steven Milam mentioned. “Simply little issues we obtained to repair, however we’ll deliver it again up and we’ll be rolling.”
Centennial misplaced in three video games final 12 months to Cleveland, dropping a winnable second sport that may have swept the Storm, however finally misplaced in further innings. Evans is aware of how a lot they harm, but in addition realized from that sport and seeing his workforce advance appears virtually like a necessity.
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“Getting by way of the primary spherical was a giant hurdle for us,” Evans mentioned. “We crossed that hurdle and now we’ll advance to hurdle quantity two.”
Centennial cut up two video games with Carlsbad originally of the season.
Milam mentioned that base working, hitting and self-improvement is one thing that Centennial wants to the touch up on if they need a state title.
“It is actually thrilling (being within the second spherical),” Milam mentioned. “It is my first time being within the subsequent spherical. It is what we needed and what we have been working for all 12 months, and we’re not accomplished.”
Saturday’s playoff outcomes
Baseball
Class 5A
No. 9 Rio Grande 7, No. 8 Las Cruces 4
No. 9 Rio Grande 6, No. 8 Las Cruces 5
Rio Grande swept a Saturday doubleheader to advance to the state quarterfinals in opposition to top-seeded Rio Rancho subsequent weekend in Albuquerque.
The Bulldawgs completed the season 19-9.
No. 4 Volcano Vista 4, No. 13 Organ Mountain 3
Volcano Vista swept the Knights to advance to the Class 5A quarterfinals subsequent weekend in Albuquerque.
No. 2 La Cueva 6, No. 15 Mayfield 0
La Cueva swept the primary spherical sequence in opposition to the Trojans, beating Mayfield 13-3 in Sport 1 on Friday.
La Cueva superior to play No. 7 Sandia within the quarterfinals.
Class 4A
No. 7 Santa Teresa 9, No. 10 Hope Christian 8
Santa Teresa swept the first-round sequence in opposition to Hope Christian and can advance to the Class 4A quarterfinals.
Santa Teresa will play No. 2 St. Pius on Thursday at 7 p.m., on the Jennifer Riordan Spark Kindness Sports activities Complicated in Albuquerque.
Softball
No. 7 Cibola 9, No. 10 Organ Mountain 7
Cibola superior the double elimination spherical and Organ Mountain’s season ended with a 17-10 report.
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