New Mexico State Head Coach Mike Kirby returned to familiar ground when he walked out to the third base coach’s box in the top of first inning. The former Nebraska assistant brought his 9-4 Aggies from the Western Athletic Conference into Haymarket Park for a two-game series versus the 5-9 Cornhuskers.
Kirby was also very familiar with the man on the mound, big righthander Dawson McCarville. A year ago, McCarville took the mound for Grand Canyon University against conference foe Aggies, getting the win and a personal best seven strikeouts.
McCarville was even better this year, pitching six complete shutout innings, giving up only one hit and striking out a new career best ten batters.