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Lobos Sweep Past Shockers With 8-6 Win

Complete box: UNM 8, Wichita State 6

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The University of New Mexico baseball team jumped out to another big early lead and held on to defeat Wichita State 8-6 Sunday afternoon and complete the series sweep of the Shockers. The Lobos (6-1) scored six in the second and two in the fifth to open up an 8-0 lead before the Shockers (2-5) made it close late.

It was UNM's first sweep of Wichita State in eight series dating back to 1984.

"This was a very good series for us," UNM head coach Ray Birmingham said.