A pitching duel took place between the New Mexico Lobos and the Dallas Baptist Patriots on Friday evening, but the Lobos ended up with the short end of the stick and fell 5-2 in the first of a three-game series.
New Mexico (3-1) struck out 12 batters, but Dallas Baptist (4-1) made the most out of the nine hits it was able to muster.
Lobo starting pitcher Tyler Stevens had a decent outing, accounted for eight of the nine strikeouts. But he was only able to go five innings after allowing five runs on eight hits.
The Dallas Baptist pitching was even more impressive.