LAS CRUCES, N.M. – NM State was held in check for most of Friday night's series opener at Presley Askew Field at Johnson Stadium, falling 10-2 to nationally-ranked UTSA.
 
The Roadrunners built an early cushion with two unearned runs in the second and a four‑run fourth, then added insurance with runs in the seventh, eighth and ninth.
 
The Aggies were limited to two hits through eight innings before finally breaking through in the ninth after a brief pause in the game due to a power outage. Noah Massey singled to start the frame, and Jonatan Clough followed with an RBI triple to put NM State on the board. Chris Daniels then added a run‑scoring groundout to make it 10–2, but the comeback ended there.
 
NM State finished with five hits, including bases knocks from Tommy Meluskey, Bryce Campbell, Dane Woodcook and Clough. Bradyn Barnes took the loss, allowing just one earned run over three innings while recording a career-high tying four strikeouts.
 
NOTABLES

• Jonatan Clough's triple in the ninth inning marked his second of the season and moved the Aggies' season total to eight after entering the weekend with a nation's leading seven.
• True freshman Noah Massey tallied his first collegiate hit, recording a single as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning.
• NM State falls to 6-3 at home, while Friday represented its first loss in the month of March.

 
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