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Score: NM State 2 – TCU 6
Records: NM State (23-25), (9-12) | TCU (30-16)
Location: Charlie and Marie Lupton Baseball Stadium at Williams-Reilly Field
Win: Kole Klecker (-) |
Loss: Connor Wylde (2-2)
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FORT WORTH, Texas – The Aggies lose game one of the three game series against TCU 6-2 on May 10, in Fort Worth, Texas. The Aggies two runs came off a two-run homer hit by
Steve Solorzano, his first big fly since March 3.
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Connor Wylde earned the start for the Aggies, he managed to hold TCU scoreless through the first two frames of the game. In the bottom of the third, TCU knocked a two-RBI triple to take the lead. After the triple,
Treyjen Meza came into the game on the mound for the Aggies.
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In the bottom of the fourth, TCU added another run on a throwing error to go up by three. The Horned Frogs then hit a sacrifice fly to put four runs on the board.
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Mitch Namie led the top of the fifth off with a single up the middle, this was the Aggies second hit of the ball game. Las Cruces native Solorzano then hit a first pitch homer to center field to give the Aggies two runs.
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In the bottom of the sixth, the Horned frogs added another run on a fielding error, to take a 5-2 lead over the Aggies. TCU continued to score in the sixth on an RBI single, the runner advanced to second after a throw to home.
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In the bottom of the eighth, TCU extended their lead to six runs on a two-run homer. The Aggies were unable to score in the bottom of the eighth.
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INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- Solorzano's two-run homer gave him his fourth multi-RBI game of the season.
- Keith Jones II recorded a double on the first pitch of the game to improve his on-base streak to 22 games and hit streak to five games. This was Jones' 19th double of the season.
- Romeo Ballesteros recorded one hit to improve his hit streak to seven games, his longest of the season.
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UP NEXT:
The Aggies will play the second game of the three-game series against TCU on Saturday, May 11 at 3 p.m. MT. For complete coverage of NM State Baseball, visit
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