Softball: Toppers sweep Jags on the road

The Los Alamos Hilltopper softball team moved within one game of clinching a spot in the Class AAAA playoffs with a pair of wins Saturday.

Los Alamos blasted the Capital Jaguars Saturday in a late-afternoon twinbill. The Hilltoppers scored six times in the first inning of game one en route to a 14-1 win, then did the same thing in the first inning of game two to beat the Jaguars 19-3.

With the two District 2AAAA victories and a split by Bernalillo against Española Valley Saturday, Los Alamos’ magic number to advance to the Class AAAA state tournament dropped to one.

Los Alamos can officially cement its spot with either a Bernalillo loss against Taos Wednesday or taking either of the two games against Bernalillo’s Spartans in a home doubleheader Saturday.

“We’ll focus on taking care of business against Bernalillo,” Los Alamos manager Randy Burditt said after Saturday’s wins. “We’re going to do our own thing and focus on getting game one from them.”

Ashley Merhege earned the game one victory on the slab, tossing five innings and allowing just the one earned run.

Merhege’s most notable accomplishment Saturday, however, was going a combined 7-for-8 at the plate with seven doubles. She also scored four runs in game two.

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