Montana vs New Mexico State (Feb 13, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Montana Softball
Montana at New Mexico State
Feb 13, 2026 at Las Cruces, N.M. (NM State SB Complex)

Montana 3 (3-4)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Cockhill, Anna ss 
Lopez, Grace 2b 
Christiaens, JoJo 1b 
Bekofsky, Mackenzie rf 
Cherms, Jessica cf 
   Boer, Hailey lf 
Tarrant, Madison c 
Kong, Kaiana dh/p 
Gutierrez, Brianna 3b 
Kiblen, Kaci lf 
   Biehl, Danielle cf 
Ortega, Cameryn p 
Totals  28  18 
  

New Mexico State 8 (4-4)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Aragon, Faith p 
Jones, Makenzie 3b 
   Aragon, Johnna ph/3b 
Elam, Devin rf 
Garcia, Lauren 1b 
   Burks, Destan 6 pr 
Baca, Taylor lf/cf 
Lunar, Kendal c 
Clapp, Bella 2b 
   Hair, Joleeanna ph 
Carranza, Tamara ss 
Redondo, Violet cf 
   Johnson, Skye ph/lf 
Rodriguez, Zantelle dh 
Totals  29  10  21 

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Montana............. 000 300 0 -  3  7  3
New Mexico State.... 130 004 X -  8 10  1
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E - Christiaens; Cherms; Kiblen; Garcia. LOB - Montana 8; NMSU 9. 2B - Lopez; Aragon, F 2; Baca; Hair; Redondo. 3B - Christiaens. HR - Cockhill. HBP - Cockhill; Biehl; Baca 2. SH - Gutierrez; Jones. SB - Aragon, J; Burks.

Montana   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Ortega, Cameryn L,1-1  4.0  20  23    
Kong, Kaiana   2.0  12    
  
New Mexico State   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Aragon, Faith W,2-2  7.0  28  32    

Win - Aragon, F (2-2). Loss - Ortega (1-1). Save - None. WP - Kong; Ortega. HBP - by Aragon, F (Cockhill); by Aragon, F (Biehl); by Ortega (Baca); by Kong (Baca). PB - Tarrant. Pitches/strikes: None.

Umpires -
Start: 4:00 pm Time: 2:09 Attendance: 312
Weather: Overcast, low 60s
Ortega faced 2 batters in the 5th.

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Montana Softball
Montana at New Mexico State
Feb 13, 2026 at Las Cruces, N.M. (NM State SB Complex)

Montana starters: 9/ss Cockhill; 5/2b Lopez; 12/1b Christiaens; 24/rf Bekofsky; 27/cf Cherms; 32/c Tarrant; 0/dh Kong; 2/3b Gutierrez; 8/lf Kiblen; 21/p Ortega;

New Mexico State starters: 17/p Aragon, F; 1/3b Jones; 32/rf Elam; 27/1b Garcia; 3/lf Baca; 7/c Lunar; 25/2b Clapp; 5/ss Carranza; 12/cf Redondo; 24/dh Rodriguez;

Montana 1st - Cockhill singled to shortstop. Lopez reached on a fielder's choice; Cockhill out at second 2b to ss. Christiaens reached on a fielder's choice; Lopez out at second 2b to ss. Bekofsky singled to right center; Christiaens advanced to second. Cherms grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

New Mexico State 1st - Aragon, F reached on a fielding error by cf, advanced to second. Jones out at first 3b to 2b, SAC, bunt; Aragon, F advanced to third. Elam grounded out to ss. Garcia singled to left field, RBI; Aragon, F scored, unearned. Baca doubled to right center; Garcia advanced to third. Lunar flied out to rf. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Montana 2nd - Tarrant popped up to ss. Kong singled to left field. Gutierrez walked; Kong advanced to second. Kiblen popped up to p, bunt. Cockhill hit by pitch; Gutierrez advanced to second; Kong advanced to third. Lopez struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

New Mexico State 2nd - Clapp popped up to ss. Carranza reached on a fielding error by lf, advanced to second. Redondo doubled down the lf line, RBI; Carranza scored, unearned. Aragon, F doubled to right center, RBI; Redondo scored. Aragon, F advanced to third on a passed ball. Jones struck out swinging. Elam reached on a fielding error by 1b; Aragon, F scored, unearned. Garcia grounded out to 3b. 3 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB.

Montana 3rd - Christiaens out at first rf to 1b. Bekofsky lined out to ss. Cherms reached on a fielding error by 1b. Tarrant struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

New Mexico State 3rd - Boer to lf for Cherms. Biehl to cf for Kiblen. Baca walked. Baca out at first 1b unassisted, runner left early. Lunar lined out to cf. Clapp singled to right field. Carranza singled through the right side; Clapp advanced to third. Redondo popped up to ss. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Montana 4th - Kong singled to right field. Gutierrez out at first p to 2b, SAC, bunt; Kong advanced to second. Biehl hit by pitch. Cockhill homered to left field, 3 RBI; Biehl scored; Kong scored. Lopez doubled to right field. Christiaens flied out to rf; Lopez advanced to third. Bekofsky struck out looking. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

New Mexico State 4th - Aragon, F struck out looking. Aragon, J pinch hit for Jones. Aragon, J grounded out to 1b unassisted. Elam popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Montana 5th - Aragon, J to 3b. Boer grounded out to ss. Tarrant out at first 2b to c. Kong struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

New Mexico State 5th - Garcia singled through the right side. Burks pinch ran for Garcia. Burks stole second. Baca hit by pitch. Baca advanced to second on a wild pitch; Burks advanced to third on a wild pitch. Kong to p. / for Ortega. Lunar walked. Clapp struck out swinging. Carranza struck out swinging. Johnson pinch hit for Redondo. Johnson grounded out to p. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Montana 6th - Garcia to 1b for Burks. Baca to cf. Johnson to lf. Gutierrez struck out swinging. Biehl grounded out to ss. Cockhill struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

New Mexico State 6th - Aragon, F doubled down the rf line. Aragon, J singled to right field, RBI; Aragon, F scored. Elam popped up to ss. Aragon, J stole second. Garcia struck out looking. Baca hit by pitch. Lunar walked; Baca advanced to second; Aragon, J advanced to third. Hair pinch hit for Clapp. Hair doubled down the lf line, 2 RBI; Lunar advanced to third; Baca scored; Aragon, J scored. Hair advanced to third on a wild pitch; Lunar scored on a wild pitch. Carranza flied out to rf. 4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Montana 7th - Clapp to 2b for Hair. Lopez flied out to rf. Christiaens tripled to center field. Bekofsky struck out swinging. Boer struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.