Peter Stein/News-Sun ALBUQUERQUE – There was a funky vinegar smell wafting out of a grate in the designated Eunice baseball dugout at the University of New Mexico’s Santa Ana Star Field on Saturday afternoon. Pungent indeed. But, the smell of success was oh so sweet for the top-seeded Cardinals after they beat third-seeded Capitan 21-3 in Saturday’s state 2A championship …

Revenge over Capitan seems to be a common thread for Eunice sports this year, though Wednesday’s flavor will be a tad different. When the fifth-seeded Cardinals baseball team (12-12) takes on the fourth-seeded Tigers in the second round of the Class 3A state tournament at Cleveland High School, it will be a rematch of a doubleheader that Capitan swept at …

By Tom Mulherin The cardinal-red coloring on the Eunice baseball team’s logo has never looked more suiting than now. This team is on fire. Since starting the season with a poor 2-7 record behind erratic pitching, shaky defense and punchless offense, the Cardinals have reversed their fortunes as winners in six of their last seven games. Both the arms and …