SURPRISE, Ariz. — This undoubtedly was not the surprise in Surprise Lobo baseball fans hoped for.
No. 11 Oregon State scored 11 eighth-inning runs and blasted New Mexico 21-1 Friday in both teams’ season opener, also the UNM debut for head coach Tod Brown. Later, Gonzaga walked off UNM 3-2 with an RBI double in the ninth inning. The Lobos outhit the Zags 8-4 in that one.
But first the Beavers outhit the Lobos 20-4, with the loss going to starter Tristin Lively (five hits , five runs in 1u2154 innings). UNM yielded seven unearned runs and walked 12 batters.