Game Twenty-Three
NM State (10-12, 2-7 WAC) at Grand Canyon (16-10, 8-1 WAC)
Friday, April 1 | 7:00 p.m. MT | Brazell Field at GCU Ballpark | Phoenix, A.Z.
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Game Twenty-Four
NM State at Grand Canyon
Saturday, April 2 | 7:00 p.m. MT | Brazell Field at GCU Ballpark | Phoenix, A.Z.
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Game Twenty-Five
NM State at Grand Canyon
Sunday, April 3 | 1:00 p.m. MT | Brazell Field at GCU Ballpark | Phoenix, A.Z.
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. – NM State will head West for their second conference series of the year, traveling to Phoenix to take on Grand Canyon. The Aggies look to bounce back after a rough March and start April on an upswing.
AGGIE FACTS
- NM State will head to Phoenix to take on Grand Canyon for the first of two series in 2022. The Lopes will make the return trip to Las Cruces from May 13-15.
- In 2021, the Aggies dropped five games to the Lopes. Grand Canyon completed a four-game sweep in Las Cruces before knocking off the Aggies in the WAC Tournament.
- March was not kind to the NM State record. The Aggies started with a 3-1 record after taking the Prairie View A&M series, but finished with a 5-11 record for the month.
- Nolan Funke has made at least three starts at three different positions this season - Left field, third base, and first base. Tommy Tabak and Cal Villareal have both made starts in all three outfield positions for the Aggies.
- Ryan Grabosch has hit in six different positions in the Aggies starting lineup this season. Grabosch has gotten the nod in the 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 holes in the NM State lineup.
- Brandon Dieter and Kevin Jimenez have started all 22 games for the Aggies so far. Dieter has started every game at shortstop for the Aggies. Jimenez saw his 21-game streak of starts at second base come to an end on Tuesday against New Mexico when he started as the designated hitter.
ABOUT THE LOPES
- Grand Canyon boasts a 2-2 record against Top 25 competition this season. The Lopes have knocked off No. 11 Arizona and No. 5 Oregon State so far this season.
- Three players on the Grand Canyon roster have fathers who played in the Major Leagues.
- Earlier this week, Grand Canyon found itself receiving votes in the NCBWA weekly poll. The Lopes currently lead the WAC West with an 8-1 record in conference play – 16-10 overall in 2022.
- After hosting NM State, the Lopes will host No. 7 Texas Tech for a pair of midweek games, allowing them two more chances to boost their Top 25 record.
- Andy Stankiewicz is in his 11th year leading the Lopes. Thus far, Stankiewicz boasts a 316-228-2 record as the GCU skipper.
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