Sports Briefs

Baseball

UNM head baseball coach Ray Birmingham earned his 1,000th career victory on Saturday in a 19-5 victory at Air Force.

“I’m proud that all of them were in the great state of New Mexico, my state,” said Birmingham, a native of Hobbs, N.M., in a press release.

Birmingham started his collegiate coaching career at the College of the Southwest in Hobbs, N.M., in 1988. Two years later, Birmingham took over the program at New Mexico Junior College. Birmingham became head coach of the Lobos in 2008.

The Lobos won the first game of the series versus the Falcons 11-5, but lost the finale 11-4 on Sunday.

New Mexico holds a record of 16-15, 8-4 Mountain West Conference.

Men’s soccer

Lobo midfielder Michael Calderon scored three goals, a hat trick, for UNM in a 3-0 win over UC Riverside in Phoenix, Ariz., on Saturday.

Later that evening, the Lobos defeated Grand Canyon University 2-1. Calderon scored the first goal of the game while Ben McKendry scored the game-winner in the 54th minute.