LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The New Mexico State baseball team heads north to take on Battle of I-25 rival New Mexico at 6:30 p.m. MT on Tuesday, April 10. This is the first of three clashes between the Aggies and Lobos during the 2018 season.
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LOOKING AT THE LOBOS
Heading into the midweek tilt, New Mexico holds a 12-17-1 overall record. The Lobos are on a five-game losing streak, most recently having been swept at home by Fresno State.
At the plate, UNM has three regular starters batting above .300. The team is led by Hayden Schilling who is batting .368 with a team-high 16 RBI, .484 slugging percentage and .459 on-base percentage. Danny Collier adds a .308 batting average and leads the team with seven stolen bases.
The pitching staff for the Lobos has combined for a 6.01 ERA and held opponents to a .292 batting average. UNM has averaged 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings and has recorded 2.2 strikeouts per walk. Through 269.1 innings pitcher, the Lobos have allowed 96 extra-base hits, including 25 home runs.
IN THE NATION
Eight weeks into the 2018 season the NM State baseball team currently ranks in the top-20 in 10 different categories across the NCAA, including seven within the top-10:
NM State (Rk.) Category NCAA
.321 (2nd)
Batting Avg. .353
8.8 (3rd)
Scoring 11.1
.424 (4th)
OB% .448
280 (4th)
Runs 332
.499 (6th)
Slugging % .625
351 (6th)
Hits 394
.982 (9th)
Fielding Percentage .987
12 (12th)
Triples 16
35 (20th)
Home Runs 67
66 (20th)
Doubles 86
Individually the Aggies also have four players checking in the top-25 in five different categories. On the mound
Kyle Bradish sits 12
th in strikeouts (71) and 23
rd in hits allowed per nine innings (5.29), while
Jonathan Groff ranks 8
th in the country in victories (6). Catcher
Mason Fishback ranks 21st in doubles (13) and
Trey Stine comes in at 23
rd in on-base percentage (.496).
LAST TIME OUT
NM State recently wrapped up its first Western Athletic Conference series on the road. The team traveled to take on CSU Bakersfield, April 6-8. The Aggies opened game one for its first road series in Western Athletic Conference play against CSU Bakersfield on Friday night at Hardt Field.
NM State avoided a late scare from the Roadrunners and expanded their lead with five runs in the final two innings en route to a 9-3 victory.
Kyle Bradish (4-1) earned the win with 6.0 innings pitched and six strikeouts. At the plate, NM State outhit CSUB 11-7 and was led by
Joey Ortiz who had one home run and five runs batted in.
Game two of the three-game series took place on Saturday night. The Aggies broke a scoreless tie with a five-run sixth inning and held on to the lead taking down the Roadrunners 9-3.
Jonathan Groff (6-2) earned the win after tossing 8.0 scoreless innings, allowing just four hits. The Aggies were led at the dish by
Caleb Henderson and
Trey Stine who each went 3-for-4 and combined for six RBI.
Early production from the Aggies in the series finale saw five runs in the opening two innings lead the team to a 5-2 victory and series sweep of the Roadrunners.
Alex Pinedo (3-1) earned the win after allowing just two hits and one run through 5.0 innings pitched.
Logan Bottrell led the Aggies at the plate going 3-for-5 with two runs scored.
UP NEXT
Following the rivalry game, New Mexico State returns home to host Western Athletic Conference opponent Chicago State in a weekend series at Presley Askew Field, April 13-15.
