The New Mexico Lobos baseball team lost to top-seeded San Diego State 11-6 in the second round of the Mountain West Tournament, according to a May 22 announcement. The game took place in Mesa, Arizona.
The result means the Lobos (29-23-1, 12-11-1 MW) will play an elimination game against either Washington State or Air Force, with first pitch scheduled for 10 a.m. MT on Friday.
New Mexico built an early lead with five runs over the first four innings. Antonio Gianni, Brodey Williams, Luke Mansy and Lenny Ashby all contributed RBI hits as the Lobos went up 5-0. Williams started scoring with a double in the second inning and added another RBI in the third. Khalil Walker doubled and scored on Mansy’s single before Ashby drove home another run.
San Diego State responded by scoring three runs in the fourth inning and tying the game with three more in the fifth. The Aztecs took control after a four-run sixth inning, finishing with 15 hits overall. Adam Magpoc, Max Farrell and Tyce Peterson combined for nine hits and eight RBIs; both Magpoc and Peterson homered during back-to-back at-bats.
Mansy led New Mexico’s offense by going 3-for-4 with a double, an RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base. Walker had two hits including a double while Williams finished with two hits as well. Despite collecting ten total hits as a team, New Mexico stranded eleven runners throughout the contest.
Cristian Mogen started for New Mexico on the mound striking out six batters over just more than three innings but allowing three runs on five hits and six walks. Ty Cunningham was charged with the loss while Luke Wiseman and Josh Barnhouse pitched into relief duties.
