The season and the dream are over.
Lobo head coach Ray Birmingham was able to deliver on his promise and take the UNM baseball team to the NCAA baseball championship after only three years with UNM.
The UNM baseball team was eliminated Sunday from the NCAA tournament by Cal-State Fullerton, 11-3, in the NCAA Fullerton Region.
The tournament appearance for the Lobos was the first since 1962, a 48-year drought.
The Titans put up a two-run home run in the first inning by Corey Jones and CSF added two more in the third inning to go up 5-0.
Cal-State Fullerton never looked back.
The Lobos did mend the wounds by scoring two runs in the bottom off of a Daniel Gonzalez single.
Senior Max Willett added to the Lobos’ tally by a single of his own.
Cal-State Fullerton’s Nick Ramirez hit a solo home run in the bottom of the third and ended Lobos starting pitcher Mike Lachapelle.
Kenny Toves allowed another run in the inning and added to the Titans score, 7-2.
UNM finished with a 38-22 record and won the first game of the Fullerton Region with a victory over Stanford on Friday.
However, the Lobos lost to Minnesota, 7-4, on Saturday to move into the consolation bracket.
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If the Lobos had beaten CSF, they would have played Minnesota again on Sunday night for the opportunity to advance to the Super Regionals of the tournament.
