The Lobos completed a late-inning comeback on Sunday afternoon, riding another offensive explosion to a 16-7 win and a sweep of Air Force on the road to open Mountain West play.
New Mexico’s (7-3, 3-0 Mountain West) bats were once again unstoppable, as the team managed 21 hits, led by sophomore 1B Jack Zoellner and junior OF Luis Gonzalez.
The two combined for nine hits, six runs and five RBI. Zoellner had a perfect 5-for-5 day at the plate, and Gonzalez went 4-for-5.
But even with the Lobos’ great hitting, a victory wouldn’t come easy as they gave up their lead to Air Force (4-6, 0-3 MW) in the bottom of the fifth inning to go down 6-4 after a good start.