ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. --- Senior Chelsea Johnson of The University of New Mexico softball team blasted a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the seventh inning on Friday night to earn a 5-2 victory over UNLV at Lobo Softball Field in UNM's conference opener. Johnson's walk-off grand slam marks her second of the season, her fifth homerun this year.
With the win, the Lobos improve to 6-19, 1-0 in the Mountain West, while UNLV is now 17-7 on the season and kicks off league play 0-1. The two teams will battle twice more in the three-game series with a pair of noon contests on Saturday and Sunday at Lobo Softball Field.