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Junior infielder Justin Bridgman throws the ball to first base to out the a Air Force runner Saturday afternoon at Santa Ana Star Field. Nevada beat Air Force in the seventh inning 12-1 and will advance to play the Lobos at 5 p.m. at Santa Ana Star Field.

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Baseball: Nevada advances to play New Mexico for MW title after blowing out Air Force

Thomas Romero-Salas | May 28

Nevada cruised to the Mountain West tournament championship game with a 12-1 win over Air Force in seven innings Saturday at Santa Ana Star Field. The third-seeded Wolf Pack will play No. 2 seed New Mexico at 5 p.m. and will have to secure a victory to force a sudden death game for the tournament title Sunday afternoon. UNM already beat Nevada 3-0 on Wednesday.

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Track and Field: Four Lobos headed to national championships

Liam Cary-Eaves | May 28

Four Lobos will represent New Mexico on the big stage for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon on June 8-11. Though inclement weather prevented teams from competing on Thursday, Courtney Frerichs, Alice Wright, Elmar Engholm and Allan Hamilton have all punched their ticket after placing in the top 12 at the NCAA West Preliminary Round at Rock Chalk Park in Lawrence, Kansas on Friday.

The Lobos walk off of Santa Ana Star Field Friday night after beating Air Force in the Mountain West Championship in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Lobos bear Air Force 6-4.

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Baseball: Rocky start smooths out as Lobos head to championship

Liam Cary-Eaves | May 27

New Mexico head coach Ray Birmingham had to call for time in the first inning to calm the nerves of his young club. After the conference on the hill, though, it was smooth sailing for the Lobos.

Junior short stop Miles Mastrobuoni slides past a Fresno State player to second base Friday afternoon at Santa Ana Star Field. Nevada beat Fresno State 25-6.

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Baseball: Wolf Pack rout Bulldogs

Thomas Romero-Salas | May 27

Make that two wins in two games. Less than two hours after knocking out sixth-seeded San Diego State, No. 3 seed Nevada routed No. 1 seed Fresno State 25-6 in eight innings Friday at Santa Ana Star Field.

Senior third baseman Bryce Greager slides into second base Friday afternoon at Santa Ana Star Field. Nevada beat San Diego State 5-3 in game seven of the Mountain West Championship.

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Baseball: Nevada holds on to beat SDSU

Thomas Romero-Salas | May 27

Despite a late rally from sixth-seeded San Diego State, No. 3 Nevada held on to a 5-3 win Friday at Santa Ana Star Field to advance in the Mountain West tournament. With the win, the Wolf Pack will play No. 1 seed Fresno State at 3 p.m.

Red shirt senior Colton Thimpson pitches against a Nevada batter Thursday afternoon at Sanra Ana Star Field. In the Lobos first game of the Mountain West Championship, they beat Nevada 3-0.

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Baseball: Lobos take down Wolfpack behind Thomson's gem

Liam Cary-Eaves | May 26

Colton Thomson said he wanted to give his team seven quality innings to put New Mexico in a position to win. The senior lefty did much more than that. Thomson chose UNM’s first appearance in the 2016 Mountain West Baseball Championships to throw his first career complete game, a shutout nonetheless. His career day would not stop there as the southpaw also fanned nine batters, tying Thomson’s career best.

Sophomore first baseman Aaron Arruda fails to catch the ball as a Air Force player sprints to first base Thursday afternoon at the Santa Ana Star Field.

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Baseball: Air Force upsets No. 1 seed Fresno State

Thomas Romero-Salas | May 26

Mike Kazlausky believes in the old adage that it’s hard for one team to beat another group seven times in a row. Now that isn’t exactly how the saying goes, but that didn’t matter to the Air Force head coach as the fifth-seeded Falcons upset No. 1 seed and regular season champion Fresno State 9-7 on Thursday at the Mountain West tournament.

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Baseball: SDSU keeps elimination game winning streak alive

Thomas Romero-Salas | May 26

San Diego State is more than accustomed to elimination games in the Mountain West tournament. In fact, the sixth-seeded Aztecs pushed their winning streak to 14 in elimination contests when they beat No. 4 seed UNLV 18-8 Thursday at Santa Ana Star Field. The Aztecs (21-37) have won the past three Mountain West tournaments.

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Track and Field: Three Lobos appointed to Academic All-District team

Liam Cary-Eaves | May 26

More accolades continue to pour in for Alice Wright and Sophie Connor. Along with a national championship in the 2015-2016 cross country season, the pair have recently been added to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Track & Field/Cross Country District 7 Teams, released on Thursday.

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Baseball: Stajduhar's triple crown earns MW Player of the Year

Liam Cary-Eaves | May 26

A heated regular season race brought about many standouts on the UNM roster, none bigger than Lobo third baseman Carl Stajduhar’s finish as the player of the year. The Mountain West announced the postseason accolades on Wednesday morning, and along with Stajduhar, second baseman Jared Holley, DH Chris DeVito, and pitcher Tyler Stevens were all appointed as first team all-conference players. Centerfielder Luis Gonzalez was appointed to the All-Mountain West Second Team.

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Baseball: New Mexico will look to cool down Nevada

Liam Cary-Eaves | May 26

A grand slam walk-off, an upset, and a route highlighted the first day of the Mountain West Baseball Championships on Wednesday. Six teams remain in the hunt for a postseason crown, with two teams already possessing blemishes on their records.

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Baseball: Nevada beats down San Diego State

Thomas Romero-Salas | May 26

Nevada cruised in its opening game against San Diego State with a 13-5 win at Santa Ana Star Field Wednesday night. The sixth-seeded Aztecs took an early 3-0 lead after the top of the first inning, but the Wolf Pack came roaring back with six runs of their own in the bottom of the inning.

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Football: Lobos ink new tailback

Liam Cary-Eaves | May 25

The University of New Mexico announced on Wednesday morning the signing of its newest tailback. Kentrail Moran was listed as the number one running back in the state of Illinois has signed to join UNM’s well-established running attack for the 2016 season.

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Men's Tennis: UNM acquires Lawrence Perrin

Liam Cary-Eaves | May 24

New Mexico announced on Tuesday morning its newest member of the men’s tennis team. Hailing from Great Britain, Lawrence Perrin has signed his National Letter of Intent and will cross the Atlantic Sea in order to join the Lobo roster. Perrin will be joining a roster returning all nine of its members from the 2015-2016 campaign, a team that garnered an at-large bid to the NCAAs.

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Baseball: Lobos gear up for 2016 Baseball Championship

Liam Cary-Eaves | May 24

The sun was well above the Sandia Mountains while New Mexico was taking in its final practice at Santa Ana Star Field before the Mountain West Tournament. Media representatives, conference sponsors, players and coaches were all putting in the final touches before the gun sets off for the postseason.

Sophomore catcher Carl Stajduhar launches the ball towards first base in attempt to out the runner April 1, 2016 at Santa Ana Star Field. The Lobos won their Thursday and Saturday games against Air Force but dropped their Friday game, ending the series 2-1.

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Baseball: Lobos finish as MW runner-up

Liam Cary-Eaves | May 24

New Mexico juinior lefty Carson Schenieder has given the Lobos a free pass for the first round of the Mountain West tournament via UNM’s 11-2 route over Air Force on Saturday.

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Baseball: Lobos swing for a shot at number one seed

Liam Cary-Eaves | May 24

Postseason facial hair has begun to grow for many New Mexico players, but a massive series against Air Force looms to shape how the postseason will be played out. In UNM’s last series of the regular season, the Lobos will have to garner a sweep, for a shot at a piece of the conference crown and the number one seed in the Mountain West Tournament.

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Men's Golf: Lobos shank chance at nationals

Nathaniel Taglialegami | May 18

The University of New Mexico Lobos Men’s Golf team season came to a dramatic end on Wednesday. Though the Lobos had an unfortunate Round 2, they began the day in sixth place and had a chance of punching a ticket to the National Championship Tournament at the end of the month in Eugene, Oregon.

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Men's Golf: Lobos move up in standings despite poor conditions

Nathaniel Taglialegami | May 17

The second round of the NCAA Regional Men’s Golf Championship was one that the Lobos Men’s golf team wishes it could have back. The Lobos started today six shots over-par and only eight shots back from the lead. Toward the end of yesterday’s round, the winds started to play a huge factor. Not just for the Lobos, but for the entire field. Today wasn’t any different.

Sophomore outfielder Luis Gonzalez slides back into first base to save himself from being tagged out Sunday afternoon at Santa Ana Star Field. The Lobos...

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Baseball: New Mexico drops Nevada series on senior day

Liam Cary-Eaves | May 16

For just the second time all season, the Lobos dropped a conference series and are now at risk of losing a share of the Mountain West crown. Even with a loss at UNLV on Sunday afternoon, the Fresno State Bulldogs will at least own part of the conference title, while UNM must fight for at least a piece of first after falling to Nevada 13-9 on Sunday.