ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – With a seven-game road trip in the rearview window, the University of New Mexico baseball team (32-18, 17-7 MW) will return home to face the streaking Nevada Wolf Pack (27-20, 16-8 MW) in a three-game series at Santa Ana Star Field.
The final home series of the season begins Friday at 6 p.m. The Lobos will play a rare Saturday evening game at 6 p.m. and celebrate senior day Sunday at 1 p.m.
The Lobos enter the series in the driver’s seat for the Mountain West Conference regular season title. They lead Fresno State, with a series in hand, by percentage points and Nevada by one game. The Lobos control their own destiny, but will need to finish strong this weekend and next week at Air Force.
Nevada enters the weekend with the longest winning streak in the league at 11 games, dating back to April 24. The streak has brought them from an RPI of 144 to as low as 105. On Friday night, Nevada opens the series with Christian Stolo. The Wolf Pack’s ace has a 4.75 ERA in his team-high 77.2 innings pitched.
All-time, the Lobos are an even 13-13 against the Nevada Wolf Pack. The all-time series began in 1994, but after two games that March, the rest of the series has taken place after Nevada joined the Mountain West Conference. Although the Lobos hold a .727 all-time winning percentage at Santa Ana Star Field, the Wolf Pack have been one of the more successful teams when visiting Albuquerque. Nevada has a 6-3 record against the Lobos in Albuquerque.
The Lobos traveled to Reno in early March to open their Mountain West Conference slate, winning a close series, 2-1. The Lobos won big on opening night, 8-3. However, the next two games would be razor thin. The Lobos clinched the series with a 3-2 win on Saturday, but the Wolf Pack presented the sweep with a 7-6 Sunday win.
All three games will be live streamed on the Mountain West Network and will broadcast live on ESPN Radio 101.7 The TEAM.
Lobos Return Home To Host Nevada, Celebrate Senior Day
