LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The New Mexico State baseball team gets set to host Western Athletic Conference opponent Chicago State for a three-game weekend series, April 13-15, at Presley Askew Field.
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WHERE TO WATCH
Aggies fans can watch the series opener against the Cougars this Friday, April 13, on FOX Sports Arizona PLUS or FOX College Sports Pacific. The game can also be streamed on the new ESPN+.
Following the launch on April 12, fans can access ESPN+ as an integrated part of a completely redesigned ESPN App (and also via ESPN.com). For $4.99 a month, subscribers receive thousands of additional live events, and original shows and films, and an on-demand library, which is not available on ESPN's linear TV or digital networks. ESPN+ does not include access to stream ESPN's existing, linear networks.
A 7-day free trial is available, and if you sign up by April 18th, that test period can be extended to 30 days. ESPN+ can be viewed on Android, iOS, Apple TV, Chromecast, Fire TV, and the web.
LISTEN UP!
For the final two games of the weekend series, April 14-15, fans can listen to the game on 91.5 FM KRUX with Adam Young on the call. Fans can also use their tablet or mobile device to listen on the TuneIn app by searching KRUX.
FOLLOW ALONG
Fans can also follow the midweek contest with live stats on
StatBroadcast.
SCOUTING THE COUGARS
Heading into the weekend series, Chicago State sits at 5-24 overall with a 0-9 mark in WAC play. The Cougars recently dropped a midweek contest to Milwaukee and were defeated in seven innings in each of their three contests against Sacramento State.
The Cougar offense holds a .214 batting average with 36 extra-base hits and a .298 on-base percentage. After 29 games the Cougars are led at the plate by Matt Paciello who has a .295 average with a team-high .421 slugging percentage.
Chicago State's pitching staff has a combined 8.37 ERA with a 6.4 strikeout average through nine innings and has allowed a .310 opponent batting average.
WIN ONE (HUNDRED) FOR THE SKIPPER
The Aggies 9-1 victory over Battle of I-25 rival UNM on April 10 marked an important milestone in head coach
Brian Green's career. This victory marked the 100
th win of Green's career as head coach of NM State. The skipper joins Elliot Avent and
Gary Ward as the only coaches in school history to record 100 wins in just four seasons.
IN THE NATION
Eight weeks into the 2018 season the NM State baseball team currently ranks in the top-25 in 10 different categories across the NCAA, including seven within the top-10:
NM State (Rk) Category NCAA
.323 (2nd)
Batting Avg. .356
8.8 (3rd)
Scoring 11.2
.426 (4th)
OB% .450
289 (4th)
Runs 346
366 (5th)
Hits 411
.499 (6th)
Slugging % .633
13 (9th)
Triples 16
.981 (12th)
Fielding Percentage .986
35 (21st)
Home Runs 72
68 (22nd)
Doubles 91
LAST TIME OUT
The New Mexico State baseball team traveled to Santa Ana Star Field for the first installment of the Battle of I-25 against in-state rival New Mexico on April 10. A two-out rally in the second inning gave the Aggies a large lead that led to a 9-1 victory over the Lobos. The win marked the 100th career victory during head coach
Brian Green's tenure at NM State.
At the plate, the Aggies outhit the Lobos 15-7 and saw all nine batters register a hit with five recording multiple base knocks on the night.
Justin Dehn earned the win after throwing 5.0 shutout innings and allowing just two hits.
UP NEXT
After the weekend series, New Mexico State stays at home to play host to Sul Ross State for a midweek contest on April 17 at 3:05 p.m. MT on Presley Askew Field.
