NM State Falls Short in Loss to Liberty

Mitch NamieTHE BASICS:

Score: NM State 3 – Liberty 9

Records: NM State (11-17), (1-6) | Liberty (14-15), (6-1)

Location: Presley Askew Field

Win: Cole Hertzler (4-3) | Loss: Hayden Lewis (2-3)

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The Aggies dropped their first game at Presley Askew Field since Mar. 17, 9-3 to conference foe Liberty on April 5. NM State tallied just four hits in the season opener.

Josh Sharman started on the mound for the Aggies and managed to hold the Flames scoreless in the first. The Flames were able to get two hits and runners on second and third, but Sharman got himself out of the jam by forcing a fly out to end the inning.

With the Aggies' first chance with the bats Keith Jones II blasted a…