No April Foolin’. Though not all has gone smoothly in coach Tod Brown’s first year, the University of New Mexico baseball team is in the race for a Mountain West Conference title.
The Lobos (12-13, 5-4) host first-place UNLV (16-9, 8-1) Friday to begin a three-game set that could determine whether UNM is a contender or pretender in the seven-team league. Friday’s and Saturday’s first pitches are at 6 p.m.; Sunday’s is at noon. UNM’s scheduled starters in order are Riley Egloff (4-1, 3.97), Brett Russell (1-3, 4.34) and Tristin LIvely (1-2, 9.13), all righties.
UNM has had difficult losses (21-1 in the opener to Oregon State, 28-2 at Texas Tech), but won six of its last eight games and is coming off a 19-2 romp Tuesday at New Mexico State.