DALLAS – In a wild, high‑scoring slugfest at Horner Ballpark, NM State stormed back from a nine-run deficit with a nine‑run seventh inning and held off DBU late to earn a 17-14 victory. This evens the weekend series and improves the Aggies' record to 9-9 on the year and 1-1 in league play following a win over the preseason Conference USA favorite.
 
DBU opened with a 1–0 lead in the first, then erupted for six in the second and four in the third to jump ahead 11–4. However, the Aggies chipped away, beginning with a three‑run third inning capped by a Chris Daniels three‑run home run to center.
 
The game flipped decisively in the seventh. Trailing 13-4, NM State sent 14 hitters to the plate and piled up nine runs on nine hits, beginning with singles from Steve Solorzano, Aidan Taclas and Daniels. Tommy Meluskey then crushed a three‑run home run to center, and later added a two‑RBI single in the same inning as the Aggies pulled even at 13-13.
 
NM State added four more in the eighth on just one hit as Boston Vest and Cole Rogers were both hit by a pitch to start the inning before Dane Woodcook and Steve Solorzano earned back-to-back walks to plate the go-ahead run. Taclas then singled up the middle with the bases loaded to score two more before Meluskey hit a sacrifice fly to give the Aggies a four-run lead. DBU scratched across a run in the ninth, but Jack Turner, who earned the win, recorded the final outs to secure the victory.
 
The Aggie offense exploded for 18 hits, led by Meluskey (4‑for‑5, 6 RBI), Daniels (3‑for‑4, 5 RBI), Solorzano (3‑for‑5, 4 runs), Taclas (2‑for‑5, 2 RBI), Lombardi (2‑for‑5, 3 RBI), and Woodcook (1‑for‑3, 2 walks). Cole Rogers added a double, while the Aggies hit 8‑for‑15 with runners in scoring position.
 
NOTABLES

• With 17 runs on Saturday afternoon, NM State tallied its fifth game with double digit runs this season. This is also the most runs the Aggies have scored against a Division I opponent this year.
• Additionally, the Aggies are now 8-1 when scoring seven or more runs this season.
• Both Chris Daniels and Tommy Meluskey homered on Saturday to mark the fourth time this season that the Aggies have hit multiple home runs in a single game. This is also the first time the Aggies have accomplished this feat in a road game since May 11, 2024, when NM State hit two home runs on the road at TCU.
• Tommy Meluskey recorded career bests in both hits (4) and RBIs (6). He also extended his on-base streak to 13 games to mark the longest streak by any Aggie this season.
• Chris Daniels matched his career high with five RBIs, marking the third time this season he has posted five RBIs in a game. Additionally, Daniels continues to pace the Aggies in RBIs with 23 this year despite starting just 13 of the 18 games.
• Steve Solorzano posted a career high in runs scored with four. Saturday also marked his seventh multi-hit game of the year to lead all Aggies.
• One day after tallying his first home run as an Aggie, Aidan Lombardi recorded a career-best three RBIs.
• Saturday marked the first time since May 20, 2022, that Dallas Baptist hit six home runs in a game and lost. This is also the most home runs allowed by the Aggies in a single game since May 4, 2024, when LA Tech hit eight home runs. However, the Aggies also defeated the Bulldogs in that contest.

 
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