EDINBURG, Texas – The New Mexico State baseball team opened up a crucial three-game series to close out the regular season against Western Athletic Conference opponent UT Rio Grande Valley on Thursday night at UTRGV Baseball Stadium. dominated on the mound all night and the Aggie offense had an explosive display at the plate en route to a 14-3 win in eight innings over the Vaqueros.
NM State's (35-18, 16-6 WAC) offense did not get going until the second inning, but starter was cruising from his first pitch of the night on just mowing UT Rio Grande Valley (22-30, 7-15 WAC) batters on a record night that began with two strikeouts in the first inning.