Lobos Sweep MW Weekly Baseball Awards
Following a 4-0 week for New Mexico Baseball — its first undefeated week of the season — that included a loud 17-3 road win over Texas Tech and a three-game sweep of San Diego State at home, the Lobos have swept the Mountain West Weekly Awards for the week of April 22-28.
Will Asby has been named MW Player of the Week, Brett Russell has been named MW Pitcher of the Week and Gene Trujillo has been named Freshman of the Week, the league announced Monday.
MW PLAYER OF THE WEEK – WILL ASBY | SR. | OF
Asby batted .526 over UNM’s 4-0 week, driving in eight RBI in that span to tie for most on the team with Chase Weissenborn. He hit his third grand slam of the season against Tech — his second homer that game — to finish with 6 RBI and 4 runs in a 4-for-6 outing against the Red Raiders. He followed with a double and a triple against the Aztecs later in the week.
Asby’s third grand slam of the season matched a single-season program record set in 1995.
In total, the senior transfer by way of the Bay Area posted an OPS of 1.545 over the week with 1.000 slugging and .545 on-base percentages — he finished with multiple hits and an RBI in each of UNM’s first two games with the Aztecs as they rolled to clinch the series. Added another base knock in the finale as the Lobos rallied to walk the Aztecs off in the ninth.
MW PITCHER OF THE WEEK – BRETT RUSSELL | SR. | RHP
Russell shut down the Aztecs’ bats for a career-high seven scoreless innings in UNM’s 19-5 win over San Diego State on Saturday to clinch the weekend series — the Lobos’ first series win over the Aztecs since 2019 and first at home since 2016.
Russell retired his first nine batters faced and only allowed four runners on base over seven shutout frames, never allowing more than one runner aboard in a single inning. He finished with seven strikeouts in that span, walking one while only being tagged for three hits in total — all on just 92 pitches (60 strikes). He only needed to face 24 batters to produce 21 outs, inducing 8 flyouts and five grounders.
MW FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK – GENE TRUJILLO | FR. | 1B/DH
Trujillo came up with two huge hits in four pinch ABs over the Lobos’ 4-0 week, mashing a three-run homer to lead the Lobos in RBI in their 19-5 series-clinching win over San Diego State on Saturday and adding a double as the Lobos rallied to take the finale on Sunday. Truillo drew a walk in both games.
UP NEXT
The Lobos return to Las Cruces Tuesday for their third meeting with in-state rivals New Mexico State (20-23, 7-11 C-USA) this season, looking to win a season-best fifth straight.
Tuesday’s first pitch at Presley Askew Field is set for a 6 p.m. MT start. The two teams split the first two matchups, with UNM run-ruling the Aggies 14-4 in their first meeting in Albuquerque on March 19 before falling 2-10 in Las Cruces on April 9 to even the season series at a game apiece.
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