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Aggies, Oh Aggies!
Will Sierra
Mike Martinez
6
New Mexico State NMSU 11-29
14
Winner New Mexico UNM 23-17
New Mexico State NMSU
11-29
6
Final
14
New Mexico UNM
23-17
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
New Mexico State NMSU 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 6 12 2
New Mexico UNM 1 8 3 0 2 0 0 0 14 19 0

W: BANNISTER, Wil (1-3) L: Garcia, Darius (2-2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | NM State Athletics Media Relations

Aggies Fall to Lobos in Weather Shortened Contest

Game called in eighth inning due to lightning in Albuquerque

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – After trailing by nine after two innings, NM State continued to fight against in-state rival New Mexico. The comeback effort came up short for NM State as the game was called in the eighth inning due to lightning in the Albuquerque area. When the game went final, the Aggies were trailing to Lobos by a score of 14-6.
 
New Mexico jumped out to a 9-0 lead over the first two innings. After scoring a run in the first, the Lobos pieced together nine consecutive hits to open the eight-run second. By the end of the second inning, NM State had used three pitchers and was well into the bullpen.
 
The Aggies started clawing at the deficit in the third inning. After Mitch Namie scored on a wild pitch, Kevin Jimenez ripped the 54th double of his career, plating a pair of runs to make the score 9-3. The Lobos immediately answered with three runs on two long balls in the bottom of the inning, pushing the New Mexico lead back to nine.
 
Hunter Antillon tripled for the second time in 2023 to plate a run in the fourth inning. Shortly after, Antillon scampered home on a wild pitch, cutting the Lobo lead to seven.
 
Once again, the Lobos pushed the lead to nine runs in the fifth inning. For the Aggies, Christian Perez led off the sixth inning with a solo shot to left field.
 
Due to a lightning storm rolling into Albuquerque, the contest was deemed final in the eighth inning. The Aggies comeback attempt fell short in the Duke City as New Mexico took a 14-6 ballgame and regained control of the season series.
 
Quick Hits
  • The Aggies fall to 1-2 against the Lobos this season. NM State and UNM have split the meetings in Albuquerque.
  • NM State and New Mexico are slated to meet in Las Cruces on May 16
  • Hunter Antillon now leads NM State in triples on the season (2)
  • Five Aggies recorded muti-hit games on Tuesday. As a team, NM State had 11 total hits.
  • Kevin Jimenez inched closer to the NM State doubles record with his 54th career two-bagger
  • NM State will host Seattle U for a three-game conference series, beginning on Friday, May 5 at 6:00 p.m.
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