For just the third time in program history and the first time since 2003 the New Mexico State baseball team will head to the NCAA Regionals. The Aggies finished the season as WAC tri-champions with an 11-7 record in conference play and a 35-22 record overall notching victories over fellow Tucson Regional participant and host Arizona.

The Aggies will face regional 3-seed Louisville at 5:00 p.m. (MDT) on Thursday at HI Corbett Field in Tucson, Ariz. Louisville finished the season 39-20 overall and won the Big East regular season title.

Joining New Mexico State and Louisville in Tucson will be regional host Arizona and 4-seed Missouri, winners of the Big 12 conference tournament.

Friday, June 1 (Games televised on ESPNU)
Game 1: No. 3 Louisville vs. No. 2 New Mexico State, 4 p.m.
Game 2: No. 4 Missouri vs. No. 1 Arizona, 8 p.m.

Saturday, June 2 (Games televised on ESPNU)
Game 3: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 4 p.m.
Game 4: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 8 p.m.

Sunday, June 3 (Games streamed online at ESPN3.com)
Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 4 p.m.
Game 6: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 5, 8 p.m.

Monday, June 5 (Games televised on ESPNU)
Game 7 (if necessary, 8 p.m. MST): Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 6

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Written By: NM State Athletic Dept.

MESA, AZ - After finishing the regular season with a share of the Western Athletic Conference title and the number one seed in the WAC Tournament, the NM State baseball team received its most selections ever with seven on the All-WAC teams.

The Aggies had five first team selections, the most of any team in the WAC. Leading the Aggie selections was junior catcher Zac Fisher. Fisher was named first team all-conference after leading the league in batting average (.360) and RBI (57) throughout the entire season. Senior Tanner Waite earned a first team honor as an outfielder. Waite showed off his patience in the batters box all season long by leading the nation in walks with 67 heading into the week. Senior shortstop Zach Voight was named to the first team after recording a batting average of .302 and eight homeruns.   Continue Reading This Post >>

Written By: NM State Athletic Dept.

DENVER, CO - New Mexico State first baseman Tanner Rust has been named the Verizon Western Athletic Conference Baseball Hitter of the Week, for his play during the week of May 14-20.

Rust, a sophomore from Lakeside, Calif. (El Capitan HS), hit .500 (10-for-20) with five runs scored, two doubles, a triple, a home run, five RBI and one walks as the Aggies went 4-1 on the week with a win over CSU Bakersfield and a three-game series sweep at San Jose State. Rust had 43 putouts, three assists and only one error on defense through his five games last week.

In a 12-10 loss at rival New Mexico, Rust went 3-for-5 at the plate with his first home run of the season. He also picked up two RBI at New Mexico.  Continue Reading This Post >>

Written By: NM State Athletic Dept.

WICHITA, KS - New Mexico State junior catcher Zac Fisher was named one of 12 semifinalists for the 2012 Johnny Bench Award presented by BaseballSavings.com as announced by the Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission yesterday.

The initial watch list started with 43 catchers from across the nation in NCAA Division I baseball and is now down to 12. Fisher, is one of two catchers from the Western Athletic Conference to be on the list with the other being Sacramento State's Derrick Chung.

Fisher leads the Aggies with a .360 batting average (73-of-203) heading into the final series of regular season play. He has posted 17 doubles, five home runs and 54 RBI on the season and is hitting .346 in WAC play.  Continue Reading This Post >>

Written By: College Baseball Hall of Fame

LUBBOCK, TX - The Pac-12 and the Southeastern Conference lead the pack with seven players each on the first 2012 Brooks Wallace Shortstop of the Year Award watch list.

The Wallace Award, sponsored by Mizuno, recognizes the nation’s top shortstop and will be presented on June 30 in Lubbock, Texas, as part of the College Baseball Hall of Fame’s Night of Champions.

The Big 12 has five players on the list and the ACC features four. Several other conferences also have multiple players on the watch list.

“It really says something about the high quality of play in many of these conferences that they have so many players on the watch list,” said Wallace Award co-chair Tyler Young. “As conference play winds down, it will be interesting to see how these players finish the season and to see which conferences will still have multiple players on the list.”  Continue Reading This Post >>

Written By: Eddie Soriano for NM State Media Relations

LAS CRUCES, N.M.There is an old adage in baseball that says, “To win you have to score runs, but to score runs you have to first get on base.”  The New Mexico State baseball team’s three starting outfielders have taken that to heart while helping the Aggies to a 30-11 record, a first-place standing in the Western Athletic Conference and a top 25 ranking throughout the month of April.

Senior left fielder Tanner Waite, junior center fielder Kyle Phillips and senior right fielder Bryan Karraker have combined to score 128 runs, nearly one-third of the Aggies’ runs this season.  The three have also become one of the best fielding groups in recent Aggie history, something that they all attribute to being good friends.    Continue Reading This Post >>

Written By: WAC Media Relations

DENVER, CO - New Mexico State catcher Zac Fisher has been named the Verizon Western Athletic Conference Baseball Hitter of the Week for April 2-8.

Fisher, a junior from Fontana, Calif. (A.B. Miller HS), hit .375 (6-for-16) with three runs scored, a home run, three RBI and three walks as the Aggies went 3-1 on the week. Fisher, who leads the WAC with 53 hits and 45 RBI on the year, brought in the tying run on a single through the right side as the Aggies came from behind to defeat Nevada 7-6 in the series finale to help NMSU win the three-game series. Fisher started the week going 3-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI against in-state rival New Mexico to lead the Aggies to a 7-5 win.

Written By: NM State Athletic Dept.

DENVER, CO - Senior infielder Kurt Snowley has been named Verizon Western Athletic Conference Hitter of the Week for the week of March 19-25. It is Snowley's first career WAC Hitter of the Week honor.

Snowley, a senior from Milwaukie, Ore. (Rex Putnam HS), helped to extend the Aggies winning streak to 12 games after he hit .524 (11-of-21) in five games played last week. The most impressive of Snowley's stats from last week might be that he struck out only once in 21 at bats.

"Kurt (Snowley) has been playing great in recent games and his play has given a positive impact to the rest of the team," head coach Rocky Ward said.  Continue Reading This Post >>

Written By: NM State Athletic Dept.

DENVER, CO - New Mexico State centerfielder Kyle Phillips and left-hand pitcher Ryan Beck have been named the Verizon Western Athletic Conference Baseball Hitter and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, for March 12-18 the league office announced, Monday.

Phillips, a junior from Tacoma, Wash. (Curtis HS), helped the Aggies to four-straight wins last week as he hit a team-high .533 (8-of-15) without striking out. He had a .650 on-base percentage on the week as he also reached base on three walks, twice by being hit by a pitch. Phillips was also very effective in centerfield as he did not allow an error and had 12 putouts.  Continue Reading This Post >>

Written By: NM State Athletic Dept.

DENVER, CO - New Mexico State outfielder Bryan Karraker has been named the Verizon Western Athletic Conference Baseball Hitter of the Week for the week of March 5-11. This is his second WAC hitter of the week honor.

Karraker, a senior from Phoenix, Ariz. (Pinnacle HS), hit .450 (9-of-20) as New Mexico State defeated in-state rival New Mexico and split a four-game series with 2011 NCAA Tournament participant Kent State.

"It's a nice honor and I am happy with the way our team has been battling to get some wins this past week," Karraker said.   Continue Reading This Post >>