Montana vs New Mexico State (Feb 15, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Montana Softball
Montana at New Mexico State
Feb 15, 2026 at Las Cruces, N.M. (NM State SB Complex)

Montana 8 (4-6)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Cockhill, Anna ss 
Lopez, Grace 2b 
Saxton, Chloe 3b 
   Gutierrez, Brianna 3b 
   Graviette, Gracyn ph 
Bekofsky, Mackenzie rf 
Christiaens, JoJo 1b 
Cherms, Jessica cf 
Kong, Kaiana dh/p 
Tarrant, Madison c 
   Puttler, Ava pr 
Kiblen, Kaci lf 
Elias, Audri p 
Totals  29  21 
  

New Mexico State 5 (5-7)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Aragon, Faith dh/p 
Baca, Taylor lf 
Burks, Destan 6 rf 
Lunar, Kendal 1b 
   Jones, Makenzie pr 
Aragon, Johnna 2b 
   Amaya, Karyme pr 
Carranza, Tamara ss 
Bachman, Madi c 
   Hair, Joleeanna ph 
Valladares, Jade 3b 
Redondo, Violet cf 
Rodriguez, Zantelle p 
   Bennett, Taryn p 
Totals  30  21 

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Montana............. 230 120 0 -  8  8  2
New Mexico State.... 230 000 0 -  5  8  2
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E - Lopez; Saxton; Carranza; Bachman. DP - Montana 1. LOB - Montana 6; NMSU 7. 2B - Cockhill. HR - Kiblen; Burks. HBP - Christiaens; Valladares. SB - Cockhill 2; Lopez.

Montana   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Elias, Audri   2.0  11    
Kong, Kaiana W,2-1  5.0  21  22    
  
New Mexico State   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Rodriguez, Zantelle   1.0    
Bennett, Taryn L,1-2  4.0  16  20    
Aragon, Faith   2.0    

Win - Kong (2-1). Loss - Bennett (1-2). Save - None. WP - Elias. HBP - by Elias (Valladares); by Bennett (Christiaens). PB - Bachman 2. Pitches/strikes: None.

Umpires - HP: Dennisa Amantine 1B: Garfield Thompson 3B: Robert Marcialis
Start: Noon Time: 2:00 Attendance: 289
Weather: Low 60s, cloudy
Rodriguez faced 3 batters in the 2nd.

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Montana Softball
Montana at New Mexico State
Feb 15, 2026 at Las Cruces, N.M. (NM State SB Complex)

Montana starters: 9/ss Cockhill; 5/2b Lopez; 3/3b Saxton; 24/rf Bekofsky; 12/1b Christiaens; 27/cf Cherms; 0/dh Kong; 32/c Tarrant; 8/lf Kiblen; 14/p Elias;

New Mexico State starters: 17/dh Aragon, F; 3/lf Baca; 6/rf Burks; 7/1b Lunar; 22/2b Aragon, J; 5/ss Carranza; 15/c Bachman; 11/3b Valladares; 12/cf Redondo; 24/p Rodriguez;

Montana 1st - Cockhill lined out to lf. Lopez singled to pitcher, bunt. Saxton popped up to ss. Bekofsky walked; Lopez advanced to second. Bekofsky advanced to second; Lopez stole third, scored on a throwing error by c. Christiaens singled to center field, RBI; Bekofsky scored. Cherms struck out swinging. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

New Mexico State 1st - Aragon, F singled up the middle. Baca flied out to rf. Burks homered, 2 RBI; Aragon, F scored. Lunar struck out swinging. Aragon, J flied out to lf. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Montana 2nd - Kong singled to right field. Kong advanced to second on a passed ball. Kong advanced to third on a passed ball. Tarrant walked. Kiblen homered, 3 RBI; Tarrant scored; Kong scored. Bennett to p for Rodriguez. Cockhill singled through the left side. Cockhill stole second. Lopez fouled out to lf. Saxton popped up to ss. Bekofsky lined out to 3b. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

New Mexico State 2nd - Carranza singled up the middle. Bachman flied out to lf. Valladares hit by pitch; Carranza advanced to second. Redondo walked; Valladares advanced to second; Carranza advanced to third. Redondo advanced to second on a wild pitch; Valladares advanced to third on a wild pitch; Carranza scored on a wild pitch. Aragon, F reached on a throwing error by 3b, RBI; Redondo scored, unearned; Valladares scored. Baca lined into double play 1b unassisted; Aragon, F out on the play. 3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB.

Montana 3rd - Christiaens popped up to 2b. Cherms walked. Kong popped up to 1b. Tarrant walked; Cherms advanced to second. Kiblen flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

New Mexico State 3rd - Kong to p. / for Elias. Burks fouled out to 1b. Lunar reached on an error by 2b. Jones pinch ran for Lunar. Aragon, J flied out to lf. Carranza grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Montana 4th - Lunar to 1b for Jones. Cockhill walked. Lopez popped up to p, bunt. Cockhill stole second. Saxton struck out swinging. Bekofsky singled up the middle, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; Cockhill scored. Christiaens hit by pitch. Cherms struck out swinging. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

New Mexico State 4th - Bachman struck out looking. Gutierrez to 3b for Saxton. Valladares singled to left center. Redondo singled to second base; Valladares advanced to second. Aragon, F reached on a fielder's choice; Redondo advanced to second; Valladares out at third p to 3b. Baca walked; Aragon, F advanced to second; Redondo advanced to third. Burks grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Montana 5th - Kong fouled out to rf. Tarrant singled through the left side. Puttler pinch ran for Tarrant. Kiblen grounded out to 3b; Puttler advanced to second. Cockhill doubled to left field, RBI; Puttler scored. Lopez reached on an error by ss, out at second rf to ss; Cockhill scored, unearned. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.

New Mexico State 5th - Tarrant to c for Puttler. Lunar popped up to 2b. Aragon, J singled to center field. Amaya pinch ran for Aragon, J. Carranza singled to left field; Amaya advanced to second. Hair pinch hit for Bachman. Hair struck out swinging. Valladares grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Montana 6th - Aragon, F to p. Aragon, J to 2b for Amaya. Bachman to c for Hair. / for Bennett. Graviette pinch hit for Gutierrez. Graviette struck out swinging. Bekofsky struck out swinging. Christiaens grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

New Mexico State 6th - Gutierrez to 3b for Graviette. Redondo grounded out to 1b unassisted. Aragon, F singled to left field. Baca popped up to 3b. Burks struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Montana 7th - Cherms grounded out to 3b. Kong struck out swinging. Tarrant struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

New Mexico State 7th - Lunar lined out to cf. Aragon, J grounded out to p. Carranza flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.