LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The New Mexico State baseball team carries a seven-game winning streak into a midweek contest against Sul Ross State on April 17, at 3:05 p.m. MT, on Presley Askew Field.
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LOOKING AT THE LOBOS
Sul Ross State heads into Presley Askew on Tuesday holding a 1914 overall record. The Lobos have dropped their last three games, all on the road, including the past two to NCAA Division III's top-ranked Trinity University.
At the plate, the Lobos bat .313 as a team with 97 extra-base hits and 249 runs scored. Wesley Moss leads the offense with a .446 batting average and team-high 24 stolen bases. Jonathon Bigley is batting .402 through 32 games and has a team-leading 26 extra-base knocks.
On the mound, Sul Ross holds a 6.49 team ERA with one shutout. The Lobos have also registered 212 strikeouts in 266.1 innings of work. SRS has averaged 1.2 punch outs per walk through 33 games this season.
IN THE NATION
Nine 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
.325 (2nd)
Batting Avg. .361
9.1 (2nd)
Scoring 11.6
328 (2nd)
Runs 393
.434 (3rd)
OB% .457
.508 (4th)
Slugging % .646
398 (5th)
Hits 464
15 (6th)
Triples 18
77 (15th)
Doubles 99
39 (22nd)
Home Runs 82
.978 (24th)
Fielding Percentage .985
LAST TIME OUT
NM State wrapped up a three-game weekend series against WAC challenger Chicago State this weekend at Presley Askew Field. Early offensive power from the Aggie bats led to a 15-2 run-ruling of Chicago State in seven innings Friday night in the series opener for the Aggie baseball team.
Despite high winds dispersed throughout most of the game, NM State ace
Kyle Bradish tossed six innings of work and gave up just two runs, one earned, on six hits with three walks and five punch outs – moving the junior to 5-1 on the year.
Game two of the series on Saturday saw three late home runs led the Aggies to a 12-7 victory over the Cougars and a series win with the 2-0 lead.
Brock Whittlesey came back out in the ninth inning and shut down the CSU batters to secure the 12-7 win for NM State and earn his fifth save of the season.
Chance Hroch (4-1) earned the win after a strong inning in relief.
After posting three multi-run innings, the Aggies cruised to a 12-4 victory in game three and completed the series sweep of the Cougars. This marked the second straight sweep of a conference opponent for the Crimson & White.
Alex Pinedo (4-1) earned the win after 5.0 innings of work and the Aggie bats combined for 13 base knocks, including five extra-base hits.
UP NEXT
Following the midweek contest against Sul Ross, New Mexico State opens a seven-game road swing beginning with a weekend series versus Western Athletic Conference foe Northern Colorado, April 20-22.
