LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The New Mexico State baseball team gets set for the third home weekend series as they host Harvard March 2-4 at Presley Askew Field. Game one begins at 6:05 p.m. MT on Friday, March 2. Saturday, March 3, features a doubleheader beginning at 12 p.m. and the final game also begins at noon on Sunday, March 4.  
 
PROBABLE STARTERS
Friday, March 2, at 6:05 p.m. MT
NM State: Kyle Bradish | RHP | 2-0 | 0.79 ERA
Harvard: Noah Zavolas | RHP | 0-0 | 2.57 ERA
 
Saturday, March 3, at 12:05 p.m. MT
NM State: Justin Dehn | RHP | 1-1 | 6.35 ERA
Harvard: Simon Rosenblum-Larson | RHP | 0-0 | 1.50 ERA
 
Saturday, March 3, at TBD
NM State: Alex Pinedo | LHP | 0-0 | 0.00 ERA
Harvard: Kevin Stone | RHP | 0-1 | 4.50 ERA
 
Sunday, March 24, at 12:05 p.m. MT
NM State: Jonathan Groff | LHP | 2-0 | 0.00 ERA
Harvard: TBD

WHERE TO WATCH
Aggie fans who can't make it to the weekend series can catch a pair of games on television. The series opener on Friday, March 2, can be seen live on FOX Sports Arizona PLUS and FOX College Sports Atlantic airs the game at 1 a.m. MT. Then the game on Sunday, March 4, can be watched on FOX Sports Arizona PLUS or FOX College Sports Pacific airs on delay at 5 p.m.
 
FOLLOW ALONG
Fans can also follow the game in real time with live stats on StatBroadcast.
 
GET YOUR SEASON TICKETS NOW!
With the start of the 2018 season tickets, Aggie fans can be a part of the action for all 23 home games (including three double-headers) in general admission for $75. Season tickets priced at $100 guarantee fans a seat in the reserved section of 104 behind home plate. Fans can purchase 2018 Aggie baseball season tickets by going to the Pan American Center ticket office or by calling 575-646-1420.
 
GET CONNECTED
Get up to the minute information and news about the NM State baseball team all season on Twitter, and Instagram by following @NMStateBaseball and on Facebook.com/NMSUAthletics.
 
GAMEDAY PROMOTIONS
Another weekend series at Presley Askew Field means another great set of promotions for Aggie baseball. The series opener on Friday features Local Educators Night in which a local educator is set to throw out the first pitch.
 
Saturday's doubleheader features LCYBA Opening Ceremonies in which the Las Cruces Youth Baseball Association is honored pregame. The final game of the weekend series on Sunday is everybody's favorite concessions deal with one-dollar hot dogs being sold at Presley Askew.

SCOUTING THE CRIMSON
Harvard enters Presley Askew this weekend with a 1-3 overall record. The Crimson dropped four-game weekend series to Samford on the road, Feb. 23-24.
 
Despite a tough opening weekend, Harvard was able to outscore Samford in the fourth (2-0), sixth (2-0) and eighth (4-1) innings over the weekend. The team's Friday starter, Simon Rosenblum-Larson, also recorded 11 strikeouts over 6.0 innings in his first start.
 
Harvard returns 25 players from the 2017 roster, while welcoming in nine freshmen and five pitchers. The Crimson were picked to finish fifth in the Preseason Ivy League polls.
 
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
The Western Athletic Conference announced its baseball players of the week on Monday, Feb. 26. Following a historic weekend in a series sweep of Mississippi Valley State the Aggies saw Noah Haupt and Kyle Bradish earn WAC Hitter and Pitcher of the Week, respectively.
 
Haupt was instrumental in the Aggies' record-setting weekend, totaling 11 runs and 15 RBIs on the week. The Clovis, Calif. was 11-for-15 from the plate with six extra-base hits, posting a .611 batting average to go along with a 1.222 slugging percentage and .625 on-base percentage.
 
The freshman's biggest game came in NM State's 39-0 win over Mississippi Valley State on Friday night, going 6-for-7 with a double, two home runs, six runs scored and 10 RBIs. He finished the week with three doubles, a triple and two home runs.
 
Bradish kept rolling with his second straight gem in as many starts on Friday night against MVSU. He struck out 12 batters and walked just two while allowing two hits over 6.0 shutout innings. Earning the win to improve to 2-0 on the season, the junior has struck out 23 batters in 11.1 innings pitched and has allowed just one run on four hits for a 0.79 ERA.
 
This is now the third player of the week honor given to an NM State baseball player in the first two weeks of the season with outfielder Marcus Still being named WAC Hitter of the Week on Feb. 19.
 
NATIONAL LEADERS
Three weeks into the season the NM State baseball team currently ranks in the top-10 in 10 different categories in the NCAA:
NM State (Rk) Category.... NCAA
.503 (1st).......... OB%................ .503
121 (1st)........... Runs................ .121
.390 (2nd). Batting Avg......... .393
115 (2nd)........... Hits.................. 128
6 (3rd)............. Triples.................... 8
2 (6th)............ Shutouts.................. 3
.573 (6th)... Slugging %......... .736
24 (7th).......... Doubles................ 29
55 (8th)............ Walks................... 69
11.4 (9th)......... K/9IP............... 13.1
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Aggies return home after a midweek clash at Arizona on Tuesday, February 27.  The Crimson & White struck first in the midweek contest but a five-run fourth inning for the Wildcats was too much to overcome as the Aggies fell 5-4.

UP NEXT
Following the weekend series, New Mexico State hits the road for a pair of midweek games at Mississippi State, March 6-7 in Starkville, Miss. The Aggies then travel to Tuscaloosa, Ala. for a three-game weekend series against Alabama, March 9-11.