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Baseball: Lobos to host Fresno State in three-game series

Matthew Narvaiz | April 5

The University of New Mexico baseball team will look to get back on the winning track when they host the Fresno State Bulldogs in a weekend series at Santa Ana Star Field. This isn’t the first meeting between the two teams this season, as FSU hosted UNM (12-14-1, 6-6 MW) Mar. 9-11 and won two off its three home games at Bob Bennett Stadium in Fresno, California. Most recently, however, the Lobos are coming off of a 16-6 loss on Monday at home against the University of Arizona, in which the Lobos cycled through eight pitchers and gave up 18 hits in the process. The Wildcats dominated the Lobos from the get-go, scoring all 16 runs within the first five innings of the game, including a five run second inning and seven run fourth inning.

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Baseball: Albuquerque Isotopes season preview

Cameron Goeldner | April 4

Winter has given way to spring and April is here once again. Along with it, is the return of Isotopes Baseball. The Isotopes are entering their fourth season as the Triple-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies and return a number of familiar faces from last year’s squad. Once again the Isotopes will be led by manager Glenallen Hill, who has been the Rockies Triple-A manager since the 2013 season. The Rockies made their return to the playoffs last season for the first time since 2009, in part because of a farm system that was ranked as highly as fourth in baseball by MLB.com prior to the 2016 season. While the system is not as highly ranked this year, many of the faces on the list will be spending time with the ‘Topes this season. Among that group are the No. 10 and 11 prospects in the system, starting pitcher Yency Almonte and catcher Tom Murphy. Both spent time with the team last season, Almonte recorded a 3-1 record and a 4.89 ERA in eight appearances (seven starts) with the Isotopes last season after being called up from Double-A Hartford. Murphy split his time between Albuquerque and Denver last season, slashing .255/.312/.426 with four home runs and 19 runs batted in in 38 games for the Isotopes.

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Baseball: UNM drops home game to Arizona

Matthew Narvaiz | April 3

Monday’s matchup with the Arizona Wildcats didn’t go as planned for the University of New Mexico baseball team. The Wildcats (17-10), who had won their last four games heading into Monday, pounced on the Lobos from the get-go on their way to a dominating 16-6 victory at Santa Ana Star Field. Senior pitcher James Harrington struggled on the mound in the starting role. In the first inning, he gave up two hits and a run, though Harrington was able to strike out the last batter he faced in the frame.

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Baseball: Lobos drop series finale, win first two against SDSU

Matthew Narvaiz | April 1

On Saturday, in the University of New Mexico baseball team’s series finale at Tony Gwynn Stadium against No. 23 San Diego State, the Lobos fell 3-2. It was a game of pitching, as both teams put together strong performances on the mound. UNM sophomore Cody Dye, who got the start on the mound, pitched 4.1 innings and allowed five hits and three runs over that time. The Lobos’ last two pitchers — junior Chad Smith and sophomore Drew Gillespie — each allowed just two hits and no runs to close out the game. For SDSU, junior Garrett Hill pitched 8.1 innings from the start. And in that time, he allowed just one run on three hits, while also striking out seven UNM batters. It moved him to 6-0 on the season.

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Baseball: Lobos beat No. 23 SDSU in game one of three game series

Matthew Narvaiz | March 30

The ranking didn’t matter much to the University of New Mexico baseball team as a go-ahead RBI single in the eighth inning and a steady stream of pitching from the bullpen helped elevate the Lobos to a 5-4 victory over No. 23 San Diego State at Tony Gwynn Stadium. Sophomore Justin Slaten got the start on the mound for UNM on Thursday afternoon and was dealing early in the game, retiring the first six batters he faced. But in the third inning SDSU was able to get its first run of the game, scoring on a wild pitch to take a 1-0 lead.

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Baseball: Lobos best Air Force in series finale

Matthew Narvaiz | March 25

The University of New Mexico baseball team finished out the weekend strong, defeating Air Force 7-4 in the series finale on Sunday afternoon at Santa Ana Star Field. Sophomore Cody Dye started on the mound for the Lobos (10-12-1, 4-5 MW). He pitched seven strong innings, allowing four runs on eight hits and struck out eight Air Force batters to put himself in line for the win. The strikeout total tied a career high for the sophomore righty, but also delivered a career-high 133 pitches towards home plate before the workhorse exited the game. The win was the Lobos’ second in their three-game series against the Falcons this weekend, as they had won Saturday’s matchup, too, behind a walk-off home run in the tenth inning courtesy of senior Danny Collier.

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Baseball: Lobos down Air Force in extra innings

Matthew Narvaiz | March 24

Senior Danny Collier hit for the cycle and the University of New Mexico, after dropping the series opener yesterday, downed the Air Force Falcons 12-11 at Santa Ana Star Field on Saturday afternoon. Collier went 4-for-5 from the plate, with three runs and three RBI. Since he hit for the cycle, it included a single, a double, a triple and a homer. That home run, though, was the game winner, as he pelted it to right center with two outs in the bottom of the tenth inning. Air Force (9-13, 3-5 MW) was able to get on the scoreboard first after they scored three runs in the top of the third inning. But UNM, in the bottom of the frame, quickly responded by adding four runs of its own. 

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Baseball: Lobos drop game one at Santa Ana Star Field to Air Force

Matthew Narvaiz | March 24

Being at home didn’t favor the University of New Mexico Lobos Friday evening. UNM, which has won two of its last three games prior to Friday’s contest, struggled against the visiting Falcons, falling 10-4 in game one at Santa Ana Star Field. Sophomore pitcher Justin Slaten, who got the start on the mound for the Lobos, wasn’t able to find his groove in 4.1 innings of play. Though he pitched a good first inning, he eventually allowed 7 runs on 11 hits in the ensuing innings.

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Baseball: Isotopes celebrate Hispanic heritage

Cameron Goeldner | March 20

The Albuquerque Isotopes announced they will participate with the Copa de la Diversiόn promotion created by Minor League Baseball. The promotion, which began last season with four teams and expanded to 33 for the 2018 season, is an initiative designed to celebrate Hispanic heritage in markets with significant Hispanic populations. For four games this season, beginning on May 5, Cinco de Mayo, the Isotopes will become the Mariachis de Nuevo México. As part of this initiative, the teams will compete for the Copa de la Diversiόn, or Fun Cup.

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Baseball: Lobos drop two single games in California road trip

Matthew Narvaiz | March 14

Making a trip through California proved no easy task for the Lobos. First, they dropped a weekend series at Fresno State. Then, they dropped single game appearances at Cal Poly and Pepperdine. Below are recaps of the two standalone games UNM appeared in: Cal Poly, Monday After finishing up their series at Fresno State, the Lobos jumped right back into things when they made a trip to Cal Poly. However, for the second time this season, both teams took extra innings to get things done. In the end, it was Cal Poly who escaped with a 5-4 victory in the tenth inning.

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Baseball: New Mexico drops rubber match, loses road series to Fresno State

Matthieu Cartron | March 11

The University of New Mexico baseball team fell victim in its second straight Mountain West series of the year, losing two of three on the road to the Fresno State Bulldogs at Pete Beiden Field. New Mexico (6-8-1, 2-4 MW) narrowly escaped with a win in game one, clipping the Bulldogs in improbable fashion. In that first game, Fresno State (11-6, 2-4 MW) seemed to be well on its way to picking up a victory. The Bulldogs began Friday's scoring by going yard in the second inning to take a one-run lead and picked up another run via the long ball in the bottom of the fifth.

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Baseball: Fresno State to host UNM in three-game series

Matthieu Cartron | March 9

The University of New Mexico baseball fell below .500 on the season after losing 7-2 in a midweek matchup with Texas Tech, but will try to pick up momentum in Fresno, California, where it will play the Bulldogs in a three-game series The Lobos (5-6-1) have won only one of their last five games and have seemed to struggle so far this season to find their footing. But UNM has faced some tough opposition this season, including Oregon State, whom they lost to twice—the first time 5-2 and the second 15-3.

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Sports Issue — Baseball: Lobo players reveal inspiration for walk-up songs

Matthew Narvaiz | February 25

For the players, it is one of the most important parts of the game. Some do it to hype themselves up. Others do it to calm their nerves and relax. But for just about every player, walk-up songs give insight into who they are and what they listen to. For the University of New Mexico baseball team, it’s no different. The Lobos, this season, have a wide variety of music choices from classic rock to old school hip-hop, to old Kanye and much more.

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Baseball: Lobos tie Central Michigan in series finale

Matthew Narvaiz | February 25

That’s right. On Sunday afternoon, the University of New Mexico baseball team and Central Michigan finished their fourth meeting this season in a 6-6 tie. After nine whole innings of play, the game was tied. And in the tenth, neither team added another score. In the meantime, the Chippewas had a plane to catch and the game had reached its time limit all culminating to the tie. The Lobos (4-3-1), however, won the first three matchups. On Thursday in the series opener, UNM won 20-9 behind a big offensive outing from junior Hayden Schilling. On Friday, sophomore Justin Slaten allowed just three hits and no runs starting on the mound for the Lobos in their second win. And on Saturday, junior Christian Tripp struck out the side in the ninth inning to propel UNM to a close 8-7 win. On Sunday, though, the game was as tight as tight gets. Central Michigan scored in the top of the first on a fly out, with the runner on third getting there courtesy of a triple. It gave them a 1-0 lead early on.

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Baseball: Central Michigan creeps up, but Lobos still hang on to win

Matthew Narvaiz | February 25

An eighth inning in which Central Michigan scored five runs to bring the game within just one run, the University of New Mexico baseball team saw a clutch ninth inning from Christian Tripp on the mound. The junior closer, after coming in as relief in a tumultuous eighth inning for sophomore reliever Nathaniel Garley, struck out the side to give UNM the 8-7 win on Saturday afternoon at Santa Ana Star Field. The win was the Lobos’ third straight over the Chippewas, winning the first game on Thursday and again on Friday. Freshman Robert Gasser got the start on the mound for the Lobos, and threw three shutout innings to start the game.

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Baseball: Slaten leads Lobos to second win over Central Michigan

Matthew Narvaiz | February 23

A strong outing from Justin Slaten on the mound propelled the University of New Mexico baseball team to its second win over Central Michigan this Friday evening. Slaten, a sophomore, pitched seven innings and allowed just three hits and no runs. He also struck out eight batters and walked none en route to his first victory this season. In fact, Slaten pitched two shutout innings to start the game. He hit a batter in the third inning but retired the next three batters to end the inning.

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Baseball: Lobos win home opener against Central Michigan

Matthew Narvaiz | February 22

Offense was the key for the University of New Mexico baseball team. The Lobos (2-3), who scored nine runs in the first inning alone, defeated Central Michigan, 20-9, at Santa Ana Star Field on a cold Thursday evening. UNM’s home opener saw a plethora of hitting, with five or more Lobos adding two or more hits to their stat line. Of the five, junior Hayden Schilling was most impressive. He had four hits on five at-bats, a double, three runs and four RBI.

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Baseball: Lobos host Central Michigan in four-game slate

Matthew Narvaiz | February 21

After a disappointing showing in the College Baseball Classic in Surprise, Arizona last weekend, the University of New Mexico baseball team has the chance to right its wrongs starting Thursday when they host Central Michigan at Santa Ana Star Field in a four-game series. The Lobos (1-3), who played the likes of Oregon State, Gonzaga and Cal Poly last weekend, dropped three of their four games, including two to the Beavers. Their lone win came on Saturday in extra innings against Cal Poly — a game they won 3-1.

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Baseball: Lobos drop 3, win 1 over the weekend

Matthew Narvaiz | February 20

The University of New Mexico baseball team was not able to close out its final game on Monday afternoon in Surprise, Arizona. Instead, No. 2 Oregon State walked away with a dominating 15-2 defeat in the two teams’ second matchup over the weekend. The Lobos dropped their season opener to the Beavers, 5-2, Friday while also dropping their game to Gonzaga on Sunday. They did, however, pick up a win on Saturday against Cal Poly.

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Baseball: Lobos drop close one to Gonzaga in Surprise, Arizona

Robert Maler | February 19

The University of New Mexico baseball team responded with a win after dropping its season opener, but couldn't quite get by Gonzaga University Sunday at the Surprise Tournament in Arizona. Gonzaga (1-2) lost its first two games of the year by one run — losing the season opener in extra innings — but finally ended up on the right side of the ledger with a 4-3 win over New Mexico. The loss dropped the University of New Mexico baseball team to 1-2 on the young season, with a rematch against No. 2 Oregon State still to come.