Game 3 of the El Paso Chihuahuas’ six-game series against the Las Vegas Aviators included summer heat and El Paso dust in the last innings. A total of 4,962 fans were in attendance, for the third matchup that took place on July 10. The series wrapped up on July 13 when the Chihuahuas took Game 6, splitting the series with the Aviators.
Fresh after scoring, Nathan Mondou went back to the dugout calm and collected. On July 13, the final day of the series, Mondou won MiLB Player of the Week.
Las Vegas batter Logan Davidson watched the pitch closely during his at-bat. Davidson had two hits out of five at-bats with no runs scored in the July 10 match.
Aviators pitcher David Leal kept the ball low while on the mound, forcing five groundouts. He led the Aviators’ pitching effort in Game 3 against the Chihuahuas after facing 11 batters.
Official DJ for The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) Athletics, Jason Craig was officially introduced as the Chihuahuas’ new on field emcee on March 27. During game days Craig keeps the energy high and engages the crowd through games and giveaways.
Focused on the out, Las Vegas Aviators first baseman Brennan Milone stays alert during a defensive play.
Ron Marinaccio steps up to the mound pitching for one inning for the El Paso Chihuahuas during Game 3 against the Aviators. He delivered an inning with two strikeouts and no earned runs.
Alejo Lopez of the Las Vegas Aviators smiled at the fans after tossing a game ball over the net into the crowd.
Aviators base runner Darell Hernaiz sped off to first base and contributed two runs-batted-in (RBI) during the game.
A fan passionately belted, “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” with his arm around another during the stretch of the seventh inning.
Base runner Nathan Mondou neared first base to make way for the Chihuahuas base runner on third to make it home. Mondou got one hit during Game 3 of the six-game series.
Evelyn Palma is the editor-in-chief of The Prospector and may be reached at [email protected] and on Instagram @evelynp.media.
