Leading Off
- Tuesday's contest will be the first of four midweek meetings this season between NM State and New Mexico. The Lobos won all four contests last season and hold a 164-91 advantage in the Rio Grande Rivalry.
- Albuquerque native Darius Garcia will get the start in his hometown on Tuesday. Garcia is tied for the team lead in wins and posts a 4.00 strikeout-to-walk ratio on the season.
- The Lobos will put RHP Benjamin Baker-Livingston on the bump Tuesday night. Baker-Livingston's last start came on May 17, 2022, also against NM State, where he went 5.0 innings, fanning four and allowing just four hits.
- The Aggies bumped its team batting average 21 points in the walloping of OUAZ. NM State exploded for 19 hits in the effort.
- Kevin Jimenez doubled in NM State's Saturday win at Utah Tech, moving into third in school history with 48 career two-baggers.
- Among active Division I players, Jimenez ranks eighth with 48 doubles and eleventh with 116 walks. Jimenez also currently sits at 198 career hits.
- In last Tuesday's win against OUAZ, Keith Jones II and Nick Gore both picked up their first multi-home run games for NM State
Quick Hits
CARVE 'EM UP
On Saturday against Utah Tech, Pablo Cortes recorded a career-high eight strikeouts. On Sunday, Hayden Johns recorded career-long 2.1 innings out of the bullpen while fanning a career-high four hitters.
THE NAME'S NAMIE
Through just ten games as a true freshman, Mitch Namie is hitting a team-best .324 and has four multi-hit games. Namie's consistency has earned him a spot as NM State's every day left fielder.
TABLE FOR TEN, PLEASE
Ten different players have started in the seven and eight holes of the NM State lineup this season.
Starts by Spot in the Lineup
SEVENTH: Cal Villareal 4, Karl Koerper 3, Keith Jones II and Nick Gore 2, Mitch Namie, Kevin Jimenez, Christian Perez, Nolan Funke, Hunter Antillon, and Damone Hale each have 1.
EIGHTH: Nick Gore and Hunter Antillon 3, Karl Koerper, Christian Perez, and Mitch Namie all have 2, while Xaige Lancaster, Nolan Funke, Cal Villareal, Brant Voth, and Romeo Ballesteros each have made one start.
KEEP UP WITH THE JONES'
Against Ottawa (Ariz.), Keith Jones II became the first Aggie to homer twice in an inning since Tristan Peterson did so against Texas Southern on February 17, 2019. Jones II and Nick Gore both had multi-home run nights against the Spirit - Something an Aggie hadn't done since April 10, 2022 (Tommy Tabak vs. Sacramento State)
LIGHT TOWER POWER
Powered by the four home runs between Jones II and Gore, NM State launched seven home runs in the midweek tilt against OUAZ. The seven home run effort was the most by any team in the WAC this season and is tied for the second-highest total in a Division I game this season.
OFFENSIVE EXPLOSION
In the victory over OUAZ, NM State exploded for 23 runs, more than half of the runs scored over the first 13 games of the season (42).
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