By Nicky Romero
For The Mountain Mail
The Magdalena Steers Baseball Team lost three games in the span of three days last week as it fell to 1-6 overall and 0-3 in district play.
Midway through the season, Magdalena's coach Manuel Martinez is not having the kind of season that he had hoped from his squad.
“The team still has a lot of learning to do,” Martinez said. “They're trying and working hard. They've shown some improvement since the beginning of the season and that's a plus. They're coming along.”
Last Thursday, Magdalena traveled to play district opponent Estancia (9-2, 2-0) and lost 14-3. The Steers jumped on Estancia in the first inning 3-0. Senior Ryan Alguirre hit a 3-run homerun to left-center field. Magdalena could not produce any more runs after this, even though they had bases loaded twice in the later innings.
Ryan Alguirre pitched the first four innings. Bryce Milligan came in to relieve in the fifth inning.
Magdalena then hosted Gallup-Catholic (6-4, 1-0) for two non-district games on Saturday.
In the first game, Magdalena could not get anything going as Gallup-Catholic's junior pitcher Ryan Nichols threw a five inning no-hitter and won 19-0.
Martinez said, “This was the best pitcher that we've faced all year.”
In the second game, the Steers did not fare much better, losing 23-13 in seven innings.
Magdalena hosted Estancia for one district game Thursday starting at 4 p.m.
Pictured: The Warriors greet teammate Freddie Martinez, who hit a grand slam in the third inning of Socorro’s 17-3 victory against Hatch on Tuesday. The win was big for Socorro because it ended a seven-game losing streak and the game also was the district opener. The Warriors improved to 8-10 and they will travel on Friday to face district opponent Cobre. Photo by John Severance
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