THE BASICS: 
Score: NM State 22 – Prairie View 4 
Records: NM State (7-6) | Prairie View A&M (6-8) 
Location: Presley Askew Field 
Win: Treyjen Meza (3-1) | Loss: Michael Dews (1-1) 

LAS CRUCES, N.M. - The NM State Aggies bats stayed hot as they would dominate the Prairie View A&M Panthers in series opener 22-4 Friday, March 8, at Presley Askew Field. The Aggies have scored in double digits in the past five games.  

With the 22 runs scored in tonight's outing the Aggies managed to tie their season high in runs scored. The Aggies win is also their largest margin of victory on the season with 18 runs that separated them from the Panthers.  

Treyjen Meza was the starting pitcher for the Aggies, he pitched for six innings, only allowing four hits and two runs. Meza struck out four batters. In his outing Meza forced two flyouts and 10 groundouts to earn the win.  

Tyler Hoeft made his first appearance this season in the final inning (seventh) on the mound. Hoeft faced six batters, only allowing one hit and striking out one batter. The other two outs that Hoeft forced were ground outs.  

Keith Jones II, Damone Hale, Nick Gore, Mitch Namie, Jadon Arakaki and Romeo Ballesteros all recorded multiple hits in tonight's game; that is two thirds of the starting nine. Both Gore and Namie recorded four RBIs.  

Namie was stellar at the plate as he went four for six, driving in four RBIs and earning two runs, just a triple shy of a cycle. Namie's first hit was a double to left center in the second. He then had a single down the left field line in the fourth. In the sixth Namie would homer to earn his third hit of the game. For his final hit of the game Namie singled in-between the second and first baseman.  

Jones went three for four with two RBIs, he was walked once and was hit by a pitch once. Jones first hit came in the first with a double down the left field line. In the second, Jones would single, once again down the left field line. For his final hit of the game Jones hit a two-run single to left center.  

Gore would extend his hit streak to 12 games and his on-base streak to thirteen on three hits. Gore hit a triple in the first over the center fielder's head to score Hale. His second hit of the night came on a single in the third. His final hit of the night was a double over the center fielder's head. Gore would end the game just a home run shy of the cycle.  

The Aggies as a collective had eight extra base hits; six doubles, one triple and one home run. The Aggies were walked 10 times and hit by three pitches by the Panthers. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE: 

• The Aggies extended their winning streak to five games.  
• After tonight's game the Aggies now have eight batters who have a batting average above .300.  
• Ballesteros stole two bags in tonight's match up. 
• As a team the Aggies hit .513.  
• The Aggies scored eight runs with two outs.  

UP NEXT: 
The NM State Aggies will play Prairie View A&M in game two of the three game series at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 8.  First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m. MT.  For complete coverage of NM State Baseball, visit NMStateSports.com - the official home of Aggie athletics – and follow us on Twitter (@NMStateBaseball), Instagram (@NMStateBaseball) and like us on Facebook (NMState Baseball) 
 
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