LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The New Mexico State softball team is set to host Omaha for a pair of doubleheaders. Friday's doubleheader is set to get underway at 3 p.m. with Saturday's first pitch at 2 p.m.
 
Follow Along
Live stats for every game this weekend are available through StatBroadcast.
 
Quick Hits

• Head coach Kathy Rodolph picked up her 500^th win as NM State's head coach in a 13-4 run-rule win over Bradley on Feb. 7.
• The Aggies hit 14 home runs at the Troy Cox Classic.
• As a team, the Aggies are hitting .408 while slugging .864.
• Volunteer assistant coach Tobin Echo-Hawk was a 2x All-American at Nebraska.
• Freshman Matalasi Faapito was named WAC Hitter of the Week after her first weekend of college softball. She slashed .727/.750/1.909 with eight RBI and four home runs.

 
Freshmen Phenoms
A number of freshmen made their debut in the Crimson and White at the Troy Cox Classic. Matalasi Faapito burst onto the scene with a .727/750/1.909 slash line in her first weekend of softball. She recorded eight hits in 11 at-bats with eight RBI and four home runs. She also hit two homeruns against Bradley and struck out five in the circle against nationally-ranked Arkansas.
 
Ramsay Lopez also flexed a big bat, slashing .500/1.333/.600. The Albuquerque, N.M., native added three home runs, hitting two against Bradley on Feb. 7. Gabby Aragon, another New Mexico native from Carlsbad, went 4-8 at the plate over the weekend in four starts with a double off Arkansas' Autumn Storms.
 
Scouting the Mavericks
Omaha opened the season at the Rambler Rumble in Rosemont, Ill. The Mavericks went 3-2 at the Rambler Rumble, picking up wins over IUPUI, Green Bay and Miami (OH).
 
As a squad, Omaha has a .300 batting averaging and is reaching base at a .378 clip. However, Sydney Hampton has impressed in the circle so far. In three appearances for the Mavericks, the junior holds a 0.44 ERA with 16 innings pitched. She has given up just one earned run and has struck out 10 batters.
 
Up Next
NM State heads to El Paso for four games on Feb. 21-23 as part of the UTEP Tournament. The Aggies are set to play two games against IUPUI and two games against Omaha.