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DENVER, CO - The Western Athletic Conference announced its All-WAC baseball honors, as selected by the league’s head coaches, on Tuesday. Along with leading the conference with six First-Team All-WAC selections, the New Mexico State baseball team also saw shortstop Joey Ortiz named WAC Player of the Year.

Ortiz earned player of the year accolades and a first-team selection after hitting .426 in league play and leading the WAC with 55 hits, 16 doubles, four triples and 94 total bases. In addition, the junior’s season-long total of hits (102), runs (82) and triples (10) lead the nation while his batting average (.430) and runs batted in (82) ranked third across the NCAA. As he has shown all career, the Garden Grove, Calif. native shines in the field and this year was no different as he posted a .975 fielding percentage with 175 assists, 58 putouts and 31 double plays turned.  Continue Reading This Post >>

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - The New Mexico State baseball team closed out its regular season at home taking on California Baptist in the series finale on Saturday at Presley Askew Field. After carrying a lead into the eighth inning, the Aggies allowed eight runs over the final two frames and fell to the Lancers, 9-4.

After each side was held scoreless in the first inning, both squads were able to get on the board in the fourth. California Baptist (35-20, 19-8 WAC) recorded the first tally in the top half to put NM State (37-15, 19-8 WAC) behind. The Lancers leadoff batter in the frame and starting pitcher on the day sent a solo home run over the wall in left to put the Aggies behind 1-0.  Continue Reading This Post >>

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - The New Mexico State baseball team played host to Western Athletic Conference foe California Baptist in game two of the series on Friday. After putting up 12 runs over two of the first three innings, the Aggies lead was too far out of reach and the team evened up the series taking down the Lancers 18-6 in seven innings.

Each side got on the board in the first inning with California Baptist (34-20, 18-8 WAC) striking first in the top half. The leadoff batter was hit by a pitch to get one runner on and two batters later, the Lancers designated hitter sent a two-run home run to center that put the Aggies behind 2-0.  Continue Reading This Post >>

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - New Mexico State women’s basketball head coach Brooke Atkinson announced the signing of graduate transfer Micayla Buckner on Friday.

“Micayla is a dynamic post who can score both inside and out,” Atkinson said. “Her ability to block shots in the paint means that she’ll be the anchor of our defense. Her experience and maturity will allow her to be an immediate impact.”

Buckner comes to the Land of Enchantment after stints at Baylor, Collin College and North Texas. As a senior at Naaman Forest High School, Buckner averaged 11 points and 12 rebounds per game and was a McDonald’s All-America nominee. Also in high school, the Garland, Texas, native earned First Team All-District honors three times and was named the District 11-5A Defensive Player of the Year following the 2011-12 season.  Continue Reading This Post >>

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - The New Mexico State baseball team opened up its final regular season series of 2019 against Western Athletic Conference opponent California Baptist on Thursday night at Presley Askew Field. After allowing multiple runs in the first and fifth innings, the Aggies could not rally late and fell to the Lancers 5-3.

Scoring for California Baptist (34-19, 18-7 WAC) opened in the top of the first to put NM State (36-14, 18-7 WAC) behind early. The Lancers got a pair of runners on before a walk loaded the bases with one out. In the next at-bat, a single up the middle plated the first two runs of the game for the opposition. Two batters later, a single to right field brought home a man from second and the Aggies fell behind 3-0 at the end of the first frame.  Continue Reading This Post >>

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - New Mexico State head women’s soccer coach Rob Baarts unveiled the 2019 schedule on Thursday morning, which features 12 home fixtures, seven road matches and one neutral site contest.

“Our 2019 schedule starts us off with two home games in Abilene Christian and Wyoming, who are both very organized and hard-working teams,” said Baarts. “We follow up those home games with a challenging road trip to Boise State and Idaho State.”  Continue Reading This Post >>

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - The 2019 outdoor track and field campaign continues for six individuals from New Mexico State who have officially qualified to compete at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds, the NCAA announced on Thursday. Lashira Tremble, Keosha Sanders, Camira Haughton, Crissey Amberg, Hannah Smith and Taniya Mitchell represent the Crimson and White at the postseason meet taking place at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, Calif., from May 23-25.

Tremble and Sanders are set to compete in the 100m dash. Tremble took home the Western Athletic Conference title in the event, posting a personal-best time of 11.58 when she took home the gold. Sanders also recorded a personal-best time during the event finals, running 11.65 when she placed second in the race.  Continue Reading This Post >>

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - New Mexico State men’s tennis senior Enrique Asmar was named to the Google Cloud Academic All-District At-Large Team for District 7 as selected by the College Sports Information Directors Association (CoSIDA).

This is the third-straight year that Asmar has been honored by the long-time national organization every year he has been eligible and recently graduated with a 3.96 in civil engineering. The Barranquilla, Colombia, product is now headed to The Farm where he’ll be pursuing a master’s degree at Stanford University.

The Google Cloud Academic All-District At-Large Teams are nominated and voted on by members of the CoSIDA and has been recognizing student-athletes for their academic achievements since 1952.  Continue Reading This Post >>

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LOUISVILLE, KY - New Mexico State softball's Samaria Diaz and Nikki Butler were named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Pacific Region Third Team on Thursday. This is the first honor from the NFCA for both Diaz and Butler.

After a stellar season in the circle, Diaz was named the Western Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year, She led the league in strikeouts (100), batters struck out looking (24) wins (7) and saves (3) during conference games. The junior's 228 strikeouts paced the WAC this season and currently puts Diaz in 21stnationally. The pitcher broke NM State's single-season record for saves with seven and her 11 career saves tied Celisha Walker's record at New Mexico State. Diaz closed out the season with a 16-9 record and a 2.10 ERA.  Continue Reading This Post >>

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - The New Mexico State football team and the UAB have signed a home-and-home series for the 2020 and 2025 seasons Director of Athletics Mario Moccia announced.

The first meeting between the Aggies and Blazers is scheduled for Sept. 3, 2020, at Legion Field. UAB then makes the return trip to Aggie Memorial Stadium in 2025 for a Sept. 6 battle. NM State and UAB’s meeting in 2020 will be the first time both programs take the field against one another.

New Mexico State is set to open its 2019 schedule with a pair of road contests. The Aggies kick-off the 2019 season in Pullman, Wash., against Washington State (Aug. 31) followed by the Alabama Crimson Tide on Sept. 7.