LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The National Player of the Week plays in the Western Athletic Conference. Will someone let them know?
 
Junior infielder Nick Gonzales picked up national recognition from Collegiate Baseball Newspaper for the second time this season after slugging NM State to its third consecutive series sweep.
 
The Vail, Ariz., native slashed .467/.619/1.467 with five homers, 10 RBI, nine runs scored, six walks (four intentional) and three stolen bases in the Aggies' four-game takedown of the Mastodons over the weekend. He extended his on-base streak to a nation-best 79 consecutive games, which dates back to the 2018 season.

The All-American hit an unprecedented five home runs in a single day against Purdue Fort Wayne, knocking two out of the park in Saturday's first game before clobbering three in game two. He drove in seven runs, including four on his inside-the-park grand slam, in the nightcap, marking the third time this year that he has recorded seven or more RBI in a game.
 
Gonzales and the Aggies are on the road for the next two weekends. NM State begins its away stretch with a three-game set at nationally ranked Texas A&M this Friday.
 
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