LAS CRUCES, N.M. - After winning Sunday's contest against Sam Houston, NM State baseball looks to ride the momentum on Thursday night against California Baptist. The Aggies were slated to play a midweek contest against New Mexico on Tuesday before high winds caused the game to be postponed until Tuesday, May 16.
A slight change has been made to the schedule for this weekend. Originally slated for 12:00 p.m., Saturday's contest has been pushed up to 11:30 a.m. to accommodate travel for California Baptist.
As was the case in Huntsville last weekend,
Treyjen Meza,
Pablo Cortes, and
Darius Garcia are slated to be the starting pitchers for NM State this weekend.
| Probable Pitchers |
| RHP Treyjen Meza (1-5, 4.43 ERA) |
Friday |
RHP Spencer Bengard (2-1, 4.84 ERA) |
| RHP Pablo Cortes (1-3, 9.26 ERA) |
Saturday |
RHP Liam Rocha (3-0, 3.72 ERA) |
| LHP Darius Garcia (2-1, 5.29 ERA) |
Sunday |
TBA |
NEWS AND NOTES
KRUSH IT KEV
With six home runs this season,
Kevin Jimenez has set a new career-high in long balls. The senior second baseman leads NM State in hits (27), runs (15), home runs (6), total bases (49), and games played (24).
INNINGS EATER
Heading into the weekend series, Friday night starter
Treyjen Meza leads the WAC in innings pitched with 42.2, holding a 1.0 inning lead over Zach Thornton of Grand Canyon.
PEN PALS
Out of the bullpen,
Matthew Maloney and
Noah Estrella have been a dynamic duo as of late. Over his last four appearances, totaling 6.1 innings, Maloney has not allowed a run. Throughout the season, Estrella has posted a 1.29 ERA in ten appearances.
LONG LIVE THE LONG BALL
As a team, NM State homers more per game than any other team in the WAC. The Aggies have launched 1.38 homers per game this season.
In each of the last ten games, dating back to March 14 against Pacific, NM State has hit at least one home run. In the weekend set versus Sam Houston, the Aggies got a pair of home runs from Jimenez with blasts from
Christian Perez and
Edwin Martinez-Pagani as well.
KEEP UP WITH THE JONES'
Against Ottawa (Ariz.),
Keith Jones II became the first Aggie to homer twice in an inning since Tristan Peterson did so against Texas Southern on February 17, 2019.
Jones II currently leads the Aggies in hitting streaks (7) and on-base streaks (13).
LIVE FROM LAS CRUCES
Seven of the next eight games for NM State will be at home, beginning with the weekend series against California Baptist. The Aggies will also host Stephen F. Austin for a trio, and wrap up with a midweek game against in-state rival New Mexico.
SIXTH INNING SPECIAL
When leading after six innings, the Aggies are 5-0 on the season. On the contrary, NM State is 0-19 when tied or trailing after the sixth.
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