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DENVER, CO - The Western Athletic Conference announced its baseball players of the week on Monday morning. Continuing his red-hot streak at the plate, New Mexico State’s Nick Gonzales was named the WAC Hitter of the Week for his third time this season.

Gonzales was nearly unstoppable from the plate, going 11-for-16 with nine extra-base hits to help the Aggies go 3-1 on the week and move into a tie for first place in the league standings. In NM State’s lone non-conference game, the sophomore was 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles, a pair of RBIs and three runs scored in a 15-13 win over Arizona.  Continue Reading This Post >>

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - The New Mexico State baseball team hosted Western Athletic Conference leader UT Rio Grande Valley in a crucial series finale on Sunday at Presley Askew Field. After taking the lead in the first inning, the Aggies saw solid work at the plate and stellar pitching earn the team the 10-0 run-rule win in seven innings over the Vaqueros for the 2-1 series victory.

NM State (33-12, 15-6 WAC) starter Chance Hroch was dealing all day long on the mound and began in the opening frame putting UTRGV (30-17, 15-6 WAC) down scoreless before the Aggie offense got going. Logan Bottrell led off the bottom of the first with a double down the left field line and was brought home on the next at-bat when Joey Ortiz sent a two-run home run over the wall in left center to put the first runs up on the board for the Crimson & White.  Continue Reading This Post >>

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BAKERSFIELD, CA - New Mexico State softball concluded the regular season with a pair of games against Western Athletic Conference foe CSU Bakersfield at the Roadrunner Softball Complex on Saturday. The Aggies clobbered the ‘Runners 7-4 and 11-3 to complete the series sweep.

GAME ONE

Both teams went scoreless in the first but in the bottom of the second inning, NM State (31-20, 12-6 WAC) starting pitcher Analise De La Roca struggled, allowing a leadoff home run to CSUB (14-30, 3-15 WAC)..  Continue Reading This Post >>

Written By: NM State Athletic Dept.

LAS CRUCES, N.M. - The New Mexico State baseball team took on Western Athletic Conference foe UT Rio Grande Valley on Saturday at Presley Askew Field. After falling into an early hole, the Aggies could not erase the deficit and fell to the Vaqueros 21-11.

Scoring in game two did not take long with UTRGV (30-16, 15-5 WAC) putting up multiple runs in the top of the first to put NM State (32-12, 14-6 WAC) behind early. The Vaqueros leadoff batter got on and the next man up sent a two-run home run over the wall in left to put the first runs up on the board. The bases were then loaded with no outs when a single up the middle brought home two more runs for the opposition.  Continue Reading This Post >>

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - The New Mexico State baseball team opened a three-game Western Athletic Conference series versus UT Rio Grande Valley with first place on the line on Friday night. After falling behind 5-0 early, the Aggies rallied to post multi-run frames in each of the final five innings to defeat the Vaqueros 17-8.

In the opening of game one, each side went scoreless in the first inning before UT Rio Grande Valley (29-16, 14-5 WAC) struck first to put NM State (32-11, 14-5 WAC) behind early. Scoring opened in the top of the second when the Vaqueros saw a bases loaded single to left score a pair of runs putting the Aggies down 2-0 heading into the third.  Continue Reading This Post >>

Written By: NM State Athletic Dept.

BAKERSFIELD, CA - New Mexico State softball opened its Western Athletic Conference series with CSU Bakersfield at the Roadrunner Softball Complex on Friday. The Aggies took down the ‘Runners 9-0 in just six innings.

After a pair of scoreless innings for both squads, NM State (29-20, 10-6 WAC) looked to rally when Casie Roberto started the at-bat with a single and Sarai Mejia followed by drawing a walk. A groundout advanced the runners into scoring position and CSUB (17-28, 3-13 WAC) intentionally walked Kelsey Horton, loading the bases. With Mya Felder at the plate, the freshman hit a single through the middle to put New Mexico State ahead 2-0. After a strikeout put two outs on the board, Nikki Butler cleared the bases with a home run over the left field fence, moving the Crimson and White ahead 5-0.  Continue Reading This Post >>

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SEATTLE, WA - Former New Mexico State women’s basketball star Brooke Salas signed a training camp contract with the defending Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) champion Seattle Storm, the team announced Thursday. Salas is just the third Aggie to sign a contract with a WNBA team, joining Moriah Mack in 2017 and Anita Maxwell in 1997 when she was the 29th pick in the WNBA draft.

“I’d like to thank the Seattle Storm organization for giving me an opportunity to continue my playing career,” said Salas. “I look forward to competing for a spot on the team.”

In her four years in the Mesilla Valley, Salas led the Aggies to four Western Athletic Conference regular-season championships and three NCAA Tournament appearances. She appeared in 126 games in the Crimson & White with 125 starts while she averaged 15.3 points and 7.6 rebounds for her career.  Continue Reading This Post >>

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - New Mexico State softball welcomed No. 17 Texas Tech to the NM State Softball Complex on Tuesday. The Aggies split the doubleheader with the ranked Red Raiders, falling 9-5 before upsetting Tech 8-2.

GAME ONE
After a scoreless first, NM State (28-20) struck trouble when starting pitcher Analise De La Roca surrendered a leadoff single to TTU (36-13). A sacrifice bunt advanced the runner before another single scored a run for the opposition. De La Roca also gave up a leadoff walk in the third, which proved to be costly after a bunt and a passed ball gave the opposition a runner on third. A sacrifice fly scored the second run for the Red Raiders, expanding the Aggie deficit.  Continue Reading This Post >>

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TUCSON, AZ - The New Mexico State baseball team made its second and final trip of the regular season to Hi Corbett Field to take on Arizona on Tuesday night. An explosive night at the plate saw the Aggies put up runs in seven straight innings en route to a 15-13 win over the Wildcats.

Early pitching woes plagued both Arizona (19-23) and NM State (31-11) with each side jumping on the opposing starter in the top of the first. Joey Ortiz led off the game with a single off the mound before advancing to second on a passed ball. The junior was then scored in the next at-bat when Logan Ehnes sent a double to the warning track in left field.  Continue Reading This Post >>

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DENVER, CO - New Mexico State softball’s Mya Felder and Samaria Diaz were named the Western Athletic Conference Hitter and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, the league announced on Monday. This is Felder’s second honor during her freshman campaign and the third honor of the season and career for Diaz.

Felder hit .636 with a 1.727 slugging percentage and a .714 on-base percentage as the Aggies went 4-0 last week. She was 7-of-11 with six extra-base hits – three doubles and three home runs – and 19 total bases. The freshman scored seven runs, had seven RBI while also recording three walks. She posted hit in each of the Aggies' four games, including three multi-hit contests. Felder opened the week with a pair of homers at New Mexico and also posted a long ball in the series opener against Kansas City. During Saturday's doubleheader against the Roos, she tallied three doubles.  Continue Reading This Post >>