The Basics 
Game Thirteen 
Score: Seattle U 0, NM State 9 
Records: Seattle U (4-9, 2-1 WAC); NM State (9-4, 1-2 WAC) 
Location: Las Cruces, N.M. (Presley Askew Field) 
 
LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Sunday was for the Aggies as the NM State baseball team cruised to a 9-0 victory over Seattle U at The 'Skew.  The Aggies pitching staff tossed their second shutout of the season to take the first Sunday game in conference play.
 
Ian Mejia threw an eight-inning gem for the Aggies on Saturday. Through the first three innings, Mejia faced just one over the minimum – A leadoff single in the first inning.  
 
NM State struck first in the third inning with five straight hits to open the inning. Cal Villareal, Tommy Tabak, Brandon Dieter, and Gunner Antillon all singled to kick off the inning with Dieter and Antillon driving in runs. Logan Gallina broke the single train with a two-bagger to left to drive in the third run of the inning. Preston Godfrey pushed the Aggie lead to four when he bounced out to the shortstop, scoring Antillon. 
 
Cal Villareal dropped a safety squeeze to score Kevin Jimenez in the sixth inning. With two away, Dieter laced a single into right field, scoring Ryan Grabosch and giving Aggies a six-run lead.  
 
The Aggies added a run in the seventh inning before adding two more in the eighth inning on a Dieter home run. The second home run of the season for Dieter pushed the Aggie lead to nine runs and helped wrap up a Sunday win. 
 
Quick Hits 

• Logan Gallina recorded four hits in the Sunday game, matching the single-game high by an Aggie this season. 
• With 8.0 innings on the mound, Ian Mejia matched his longest outing of the season and the longest by any Aggie in 2022. 
• Brandon Dieter drove in four runs on Sunday, matching the single-game high by an NM State player this season. 
• Dieter, Gallina, Kevin Jimenez, and Tommy Tabak combined for 13 hits in the ballgame.

On-Deck 
The Aggies hit the road for five games in the next week, beginning with a pair at Nebraska on Tuesday and Wednesday. After the trip to Lincoln, the Aggies will head west to Dixie State for a three-game conference series.  
 
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