Softball: Hanks Takes Game 1 From Chapin 10-5

standing… both have proved they’re worthy of a state title… but only one can advance… game 1 of the best of three series began today over at utep… good crowd on hand at helen of troy field for hanks and chapin … two of the state’s best… early on… chapin had it going… danielle salas… base knock into left… that’ll score a couple of runs… salas would also score later in the inning… but hanks comes back …. brianna red… smacks that one out to right … and she’s got a motor… red gets all the way to third on the stand up triple… later… bases loaded … dulce garcia… sweet .. cracks that one to right center… that’ll do some damage … 2 runs come in to score… hanks goes on to take game 1… 10-5 the final… game 2 tomorrow and, if necessary, game 3 right after… for nmsu… the start of the ncaa tournament was