LAS CRUCES, N.M. – NM State and Liberty battled through a rare, weather‑affected weekend on Saturday at Presley Askew Field at Johnson Stadium, completing a suspended series opener from Friday night before taking the field again for a tightly contested second game later in the evening. NM State ultimately dropped both games, with the Flames winning the opener 15-4 ahead of taking the second game by a score of 9-7. The Aggies now hold an overall record of 19-2 with a Conference USA mark of 8-15.
Friday's opener was stopped after four innings due to rain, with the score tied at 3-3 as play was suspended. When the game resumed Saturday, the Flames quickly took control with a run in the fifth before recording multi-run frame in the seventh, eighth and ninth. The Aggies would manufacture a run in the seventh; however, they could not keep pace, getting outscored 11-1 over the final five innings to fall in the opener.
Following the completion of game one, NM State regrouped quickly for the scheduled second game of the day and delivered an inspired effort. The Aggies traded runs throughout the early innings and produced three runs in the fourth to take a 5-2 advantage.
The defining moment of the nightcap came late, as NM State received multi-hit performances from six different Aggies to help build a 7-3 lead entering the seventh inning. From there, Liberty would manage three runs in both the seventh and ninth innings to secure the come-from-behind victory.
NOTABLES
- The loss in the second game of the day marked the first time all season that the Aggies fell in a game despite carrying a lead into the seventh inning. Prior to Saturday, NM State was 14-0 when holding a lead after six innings.
- NM State drops to 14-10 at home this season.
- Chris Daniels extended his hitting streak to 13 games to mark the longest active streak by any Aggie.
- In total, six different Aggies logged multiple hits in the second game on Saturday. This included three-hit days for both Steve Solorzano and Bryce Campbell, in addition to two-hit showings from Jonatan Clough, Aidan Taclas, Chris Daniels and Camden Kaufman.
- Julio Ramos tossed 2.1 innings to mark a new high as an Aggie. He also recorded a career-high four strikeouts.
- In his second start since April 10, Bryce Campbell logged his fifth multi-hit game of the year. The three-hit game also matches his career-best at the Division I level.
- For the fourth time in his last five starts, Jack Turner tossed at least five innings as he threw six innings and allowed just two earned runs on Saturday.
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