The Southwest Classic baseball tournament, which took place last week, was an electrifying competition between some of the best teams from New Mexico. The Goddard Rockets took down the visiting Grants Pirates for the championship, and the Roswell Coyotes took care of business against Clovis for third place.
There were three blowouts on March 14, the first day of games, starting with Goddard’s 10-0 win over the Ruidoso Warriors. In this game, the Rockets slowly ramped up their offensive production while keeping the Ruidoso team scoreless, ending the game in five innings by mercy rule. Senior Ryan Alsup led the team in both RBIs and runs with three, followed by senior Jon Silva with two RBIs and runs. Senior pitcher Michael Mathison had four strikeouts, and senior Garrett Langley had one in an inning.
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