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Logan Gallina Home Run vs. Benedictine Mesa
3
Benedictine Mesa BENEDICT 26-22
12
Winner New Mexico State NMSTATE 14-20
Benedictine Mesa BENEDICT
26-22
3
Final
12
New Mexico State NMSTATE
14-20
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Benedictine Mesa BENEDICT 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 11 2
New Mexico State NMSTATE 1 0 3 2 4 0 0 2 X 12 14 1

W: Rodriguez, Brendon (1-4) L: Justin Bates (0-0)

Game Recap: Baseball | | NM State Athletics Media Relations

NM State Gets Back in the Win Column on Tuesday Night

NM State picks up a 12-3 win to remain undefeated against Benedictine Mesa

The Basics 
Game Thirty-Four 
Score: Benedictine Mesa 3, NM State 12 
Records: Benedictine Mesa (26-21), NM State (14-20) 
Location: Las Cruces, N.M. (Presley Askew Field) 
 
LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The NM State baseball team found its way back into the win column on Tuesday night against Benedictine Mesa, winning 12-3. Remaining undefeated in the all-time series, the Aggies picked up their fifth consecutive win over the Redhawks. 
 
After the Redhawks opened the game with a run in the top of the first inning, Kevin Jimenez responded with a run for the Aggies in the bottom half. With nobody out, Jimenez bounced out to the shortstop, scoring Brandon Dieter. 
 
Logan Gallina launched his 11th home run of the season in the third inning, putting the Aggies on top 4-1. The Aggies added two more runs in the fourth inning on a single from Hunter Antillon and a sacrifice fly from Dieter. 
 
The Aggies blew the game wide open in the fourth inning when they tacked on four more runs. Gallina smoked his second home run of the day – 12th of the season – for the first two runs of the inning. Gallina became the first Aggie in 2022 to record five or more RBI in a game. Later in the inning, Cal Villareal ripped a two-run single to right field, scoring Ryan Grabosch and Kyle Westfall. 
 
In the sixth and eighth innings, the Redhawks added a run to cut their deficit to seven runs.  The Aggies added another pair of runs in the bottom of the eighth inning thanks to an RBI single from Edwin Martinez-Pagani and an error by the Redhawk shortstop. That was where the scoring stopped as the Aggies held off the Redhawks in the ninth inning. 
 
Quick Hits 
  • Logan Gallina drove in five runs on Tuesday – The first Aggie to drive in five or more runs in a game this season. 
  • The Aggies scored 12 runs on 13 hits – Only three Aggies recorded multiple hits. 
  • Ten different Aggies got into the hit column in the ballgame.
  • Jacob Wiltshire picked up his first collegiate extra-base hit with a double in the eighth inning. 
  • Now with 12 home runs, Gallina is tied for 30th nationally. 
  • The Aggies move to 5-0 all-time against Benedictine Mesa. 
On-Deck 
Hitting the road for a weekend set, the Aggies will resume conference play against Seattle U on Friday night. The first game will begin at 5 PM MT on Friday and can be found on the WAC Digital Network. 
 
For complete coverage of NM State baseball throughout the Aggies 2022 campaign visit NMStateSports.com - the official home of Aggie athletics - and follow the Aggies on Facebook (NM State Baseball), Twitter (@NMStateBaseball), and Instagram (@NMStateBaseball). 
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