New Mexico’s long road trip ending did not go as planned and have watched its first-place lead shrink to just 0.5 games.
For the first time in the 2016 campaign, UNM dropped a Mountain West series after being away from Santa Ana Star Field for seven games, the Lobos’ longest stint away from home.
The series started off with a rough outing from Friday night’s starter Colton Thomson, who gave up nine runs without making it through the third inning. The Lobos would drop the series opener by an 11-6 count.
UNM would bounce back on Saturday afternoon behind the arm of sophomore righty Tyler Stevens.