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8/7/2008
Lobo Baseball to Host Lobo Baseball Golf InvitationalUniversity of New Mexico baseball coach Ray Birmingham and friends are hosting the Lobo Baseball Team Golf Invitational on Saturday, Aug. 23 at Chamisa Hills Country Club. The event is taking place to help the Lobos fundraise for the upcoming season and begins with a luncheon at 12 p.m., followed by a shotgun start at 1 p.m.7/30/2008
Brownstein Leads Hays Larks Summer Batting ChartsEight current and future Lobos are spending their summer playing baseball for leagues across the country. Three Lobos, including recent signee Edwin Carl, are playing for the Hays Larks who clinched the 2008 Jayhawk League Champion on Monday. Mike Brownstein is leading the batting charts for the team at .400 after 18 games. Rafeal Neda is continuing to strengthen his skills as catcher.7/14/2008
Brownstein Picks Up All-America Honor; All-Star Break UpdateUniversity of New Mexico second baseman Mike Brownstein was recently named to the Jewish Sports Review' College Baseball All-American Team (Division I) First Team. Brownstein was one of two Lobos to start in all 59 games during the 2008 season. The All-Mountain West Conference second team honoree from Tucson, Ariz., finished the season with a .350 batting average and led the team in runs (53), hits (89), triples (4), walks (29), and stolen bases (20).7/1/2008
Neda Named To Baseball America Freshman All-America TeamUniversity of New Mexico catcher Rafael Neda picked up his fourth Freshman All-America Team honor of the season on Monday, June 30. Baseball America named the 2008 Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year to its Second Team.6/26/2008
Birmingham Adds Four More To Lobo Baseball RosterUniversity of New Mexico head baseball coach Ray Birmingham recently announced the addition of four players to his first Lobo signing class. Junior college transfers Edwin Carl, Travis Dirk and Justin Howard, and incoming freshman Ben Woodchick bring the number of signees to 14. The Lobos signed 10 student-athletes in the Fall 2007 early signing period. Early signee Cole White, out of Paris Junior College, was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 30th round of the 2008 MLB Draft. White will have until the beginning of the fall semester to decide on UNM or a professional contract. |