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The votes are in. See who was selected as the latest Athlete of the Week here. She is first softball player to win it this season.
Las Cruces softball's Leah Pacheco has been voted the Las Cruces Sun-News El Paso Children's Hospital Athlete of the Week for March 2-7. Pacheco was one of 10 basketball, baseball and softball nominees from Las Cruces, Mayfield, Organ Mountain and Centennial. These were the other nine nominees: Chase Sanchez, Centennial baseball Jada Lopez, Centennial softball Gilbert Torres, Centennial baseball Jayleen Ponce, Mayfield softball Ryan Coryell, Las Cruces baseball Ceanna McKines, Mayfield girls basketball Hannah Justus, Organ Mountain softball Audrina Guillen, Mayfield softball Kendra Martinez, Centennial softball Pacheco received 17,144 total votes, making up 67.
36% of the total. Sanchez finished second with 7,735 total votes. MORE SPORTS: Mesilla Valley Christian's game-winner gives it quarterfinal win, Las Cruces High falls MORE SPORTS: Every Las Cruces-area basketball player on the All-District 3-5A team Pacheco hit two triples on three hits and tallied one RBI in a 9-3 win over Gallup to earn her nomination.
The Bulldawgs have started their season 5-2, and Pacheco currently has a . 417 batting average with six runs scored. This article originally appeared on Las Cruces Sun-News: Las Cruces softball's Leah Pacheco is the Athlete of the Week for March 2-7