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LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Junior Daniel Johnson’s three-RBI night led the Aggies in a 8-5 comeback win over Towson in the season opener on Friday night at Presley Askew Field. NM State is now 28-27 in season openers, and have now won five of the last six.

“I don’t think you could draw up a better first win than that,” said head coach Brian Green. “To be down early with things not going your way, and have to scratch all the way back. The biggest thing early in the season is to see if you can keep a lead and if you can come back. To have our first win be a comeback win was good for us.”
The Aggies were the first to break the seal in the home half of the third inning, when junior Brent Sakurai’s sacrifice fly to center brought home redshirt-sophomore Mason Fishback.  Continue Reading This Post >>

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - The New Mexico State baseball Aggies scored four runs in the seventh and two more in the eighth but fell two runs short Saturday as they lost their season finale 11-9 to North Dakota.

The Aggies (11-38-1, 7-19-1 WAC) ended the season scoring nine runs on 15 hits and didn’t commit an error, while North Dakota (23-25, 16-11 WAC) crossed the plate 11 times on 17 hits and tallied one error on the day.

NM State senior starting pitcher Matt Loeffler suffered the loss falling to 2-5 on the year. UND relief pitcher Brett DeGagne earned the win working three innings, allowing one run. North Dakota closer Jeff Campbell picked up his 11th save of the season closing out the game without giving up a run.  Continue Reading This Post >>

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - The New Mexico State baseball team jumped out to 3-0 lead to start the game but North Dakota answered five-runs in the top of the second inning and never looked back to beat the Aggies 10-8 at Presley Askew Field Friday night.

NM State got a lead-off walk by left fielder Jay Sheely and a double from first baseman Cameron Haskins to set the table for the first of two runs of the game as senior centerfielder Quinnton Mack smacked a two-RBI single up the middle. Senior designated hitter Michael Paulson followed that up with an RBI single up the middle of his own giving the Aggies (11-37-1, 7-18-1 WAC) 3-0 lead.

Senior starting pitcher Bob Kraft struggled in the top of the second giving up five runs on five hits, including a three-run homer from left fielder Dalton Parrott that UND a lead they wouldn’t relinquish.  Continue Reading This Post >>

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - North Dakota first baseman Ryan Reece’s RBI single in the sixth inning proved to be the game winner as the New Mexico State Aggies dropped a heart-breaking 6-5 Western Athletic Conference decision to UND Thursday night at Presley Askew Field.

In the opener of the season’s final three-game series that was delayed an hour and a half by rain and lightning, the Aggies (11-36-1) posted five runs on nine hits but suffered four errors that allowed North Dakota (21-25) four unearned runs.

UND plated six runs on 11 hits and committed three errors as both teams were struggling to get a good handle on the ball in the wet conditions..

NM State senior starter Riley Barr took the loss while working 7.2 innings, throwing 139 pitches and striking out a career-best 10 batters to fall to 4-7 on the year. He sat down at least one batter in every inning he worked except the first.   Continue Reading This Post >>

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - The New Mexico State baseball Aggies came back from a 7-run deficit to beat the Texas-Pan American Broncs 13-12 in Saturday’s Western Athletic Conference game at Presley Askew Field.

The Aggies (11-34-1) picked up their third consecutive win using an 8-run seventh inning capped by Joseph Koerper’s 3-run home run to left field giving NM State its first lead since the end of the first.

Aggie right hander Matt Loeffler finished the night facing six batters and striking out three to earn his first win of the year.

UTPA (18-29-1, 3-19-1 WAC) opened a 12-5 lead early scoring two runs in the second, four in the third, another in the fourth and four more in the fifth before its offense came to a complete stop.  Continue Reading This Post >>

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - The New Mexico State Aggies made it two straight, picking up where they left off on Tuesday by defeating Texas-Pan American 17-7 in eight innings on Friday night at Presley Askew Field.

After scoring 22 in a midweek non-conference game against in-state rival New Mexico earlier this week, the Aggies (10-34-1, 6-15-1 WAC) followed with 17 runs on 20 hits including four home runs. The final home run off the bat of left fielder Daniel Johnson ended the game after NM State in the bottom of the eighth. Johnson joined catcher Brent Hermanussen, third baseman Derek Umphres and centerfielder Jay Sheely in the long-ball fun helping their team to its 10th win of the season.

The Broncs (18-28-1, 3-18-1 WAC) took a 2-0 lead in the top of the second before Sheely’s 2-run blast in the bottom of the inning tied things up at two.  Continue Reading This Post >>

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - A 10-run third inning combined with a tough outing from the New Mexico State (9-34-1) pitching staff led to 22-8 win over in-state rival New Mexico (24-23) at Presley Askew Field, Tuesday, May 5.

Left fielder Daniel Johnson started the game for the Aggies hitting his first home run of the season and the Lobos tied the game 1-1 in the top of the second. The Aggies took a 4-1 lead in the bottom of the second crossing the plate three times on six hits. Catcher Brent Hermanussen, short stop Dan Kennon, centerfielder fielder Jay Sheely, second baseman Kyle Graf, left fielder Daniel Johnson, and first baseman Cameron Haskins each hitting singles to give the offense momentum it needed to pick up the win.  Continue Reading This Post >>

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OREM, UT - The New Mexico State baseball team (8-33-1, 5-14-1 WAC) posted 20 hits on Saturday, May 2 to defeat Utah Valley (14-29, 10-10 WAC) at Brent Brown Ballpark in Orem, Utah.

The Aggies posted at least 20 hits in a game for the first time since they did it on May 11, 2014 when they defeated Bakersfield 19-7 on the road. Right fielder Joseph Koerper led the charge going 3-of-6 with two RBI and two runs scored to help disappoint the home team on its Senior Day. Catcher Brent Hermanussen got in on the fun going 3-of-5 with one RBI and three runs scored while he also threw out a runner in the bottom of the third, marking his 10th thrown out runner of the year.  Continue Reading This Post >>

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OREM, UT - Three runs in the top of the eighth inning pulled the New Mexico State baseball team (7-33-1, 4-14-1 WAC) two within one but it fell 6-5 to Utah Valley (14-18, 10-9 WAC) in the series opener, Friday, May 1 at Brent Brown Ballpark in Orem, Utah.

Utah Valley took a 3-0 lead after a Wolverine batter hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the third. The Aggies slowed the UVU momentum by scoring two runs on three hits, a walk and an error in the top of the fourth, although they left the bases loaded.

The Aggies allowed one to cross the plate in the bottom of the fourth on a sacrifice fly taking 4-2 lead. Neither team scored in the fifth as the Wolverines left the bases loaded. UVU finished the game leaving 13 runners on base and the Aggies left 10 aboard.  Continue Reading This Post >>

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CHICAGO, IL - The New Mexico State baseball team (6-31-1, 3-12-1 WAC) fell 9-2 to Chicago State (3-11-1 WAC) on Cougar Field in Chicago, Ill., Friday, April 24.

The Aggies were held to two runs on nine hits while Chicago State scored nine runs on 10 hits. Both teams left seven base runners on and each team committed one error. NM State starting pitcher Billy Conard fell to 3-5 after giving up eight runs in 5.2 innings of work. Chicago State starter Eric Hall went the distance to pick up a win and move to 3-4 on the year.  Continue Reading This Post >>