April 13, 2005
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NEXT IN LOBO BASEBALL
Air Force (5-23, 0-9 MWC) at New Mexico (16-18, 6-6 MWC)
FRIDAY-SUNDAY, APRIL 15-17 — ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — ISOTOPES PARK
SCHEDULE:
Friday, April 15 - 6 p.m.Saturday, April 16 - 6 p.m.Sunday, April 17 - 1 p.m.
MEDIA COVERAGE:
RADIO: All games broadcast on KDEF 1150 AM and GoLobos.com with Henry Tafoya, Dan Rivera and Mike Foote calling the action.
LIVE STATS: Live stats via Gametracker available at GoLobos.com.
TICKET/PROMOTIONAL INFORMATION: Saturday’s game is Pack the Park Night. All tickets are just $2, the first 300 fans will receive a Lobo baseball keychain, and there will be a post-game fireworks show.
For Friday and Sunday’s games, single-game tickets are $6 for adults, $4 for seniors and $3 for youth. Tickets are available at the Isotopes Park ticket office on game day or at GoLobos.com.
SERIES INFORMATION: New Mexico leads the all-time series, 85-38. The Lobos won the season series last year, 7-0, and have claimed 13 straight over the Falcons.
PROJECTED PITCHING MATCHUPS:
Friday:AF: #17 RH Sr. Travis Fugler (2-3, 10.03 ERA, 23.1 IP, 13 K)vs.UNM: #28 RH Sr. Jason Fernandez (5-4, 7.39 ERA, 63.1 IP, 40 K)
Saturday:AF: #5 RH Jr. Paul Pratt (2-7, 9.32 ERA, 47.1 IP, 31 K)vs.UNM: #2 LH So. Danny Ray Herrera (4-2, 6.09 ERA, 44.1 IP, 29 K)
Sunday:AF: #21 RH So. Mitch Brown (0-2, 12.00 ERA, 24.0 IP, 12 K)vs.UNM: #21 RH Jr. Darren Coltrinari (5-2, 6.09 ERA, 58.1 IP, 40 K)
LOBOS LOOK TO MOVE UP MWC STANDINGS THIS WEEKEND: The New Mexico baseball team (16-18) will look to make a move up the conference standings this weekend (April 15-17) as it hosts Air Force for a three-game series at Isotopes Park. Friday and Saturday’s games will start at 6 p.m., while Sunday is set for 1 p.m. Pack the Park Night is scheduled for Saturday – all tickets are only $2 and there will be a post-game fireworks show.
The Lobos are currently in third place in the Mountain West standings with a 6-6 mark, trailing UNLV (9-3) and league-leader BYU (10-2). UNM finishes the first cycle of the conference stretch against Air Force (5-23), who is in last place with an 0-9 record. New Mexico won the season series last year, 7-0, and have won 13 straight over the Falcons.
All of this weekend’s games will be broadcast on KDEF 1150 AM and GoLobos.com, and live stats will also be available at GoLobos.com.
Tim Grady hit two homers against New Mexico State Tuesday night. |
The Lobos are coming off a non-conference loss to New Mexico State on Tuesday in Las Cruces, 10-8. UNM led 4-3 going into the bottom of the sixth, but the Aggies scored four in the sixth and three in the seventh to take a 10-5 lead. Daniel Stovall, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI in the game, hit a towering three-run homer in the top of the ninth to trim the margin to 10-8. The two-out rally continued as UNM placed runners on first and third base, but the game ended on a groundout to the pitcher.
The Lobos and Aggies split the season series, 3-3, with each team winning three times at home.
NOTES FROM THE NEW MEXICO STATE GAME: AGGIES 10, LOBOS 8
Four players collected three hits: Jordan Pacheco, Tim Grady, Daniel Stovall and Garrick Haymore
Tim Grady had his first multi-homer game of his career with two solo shots…he also tied his career high with three hits
Pacheco nailed his team-leading eighth homer of the year
Although he took a no decision, junior right-hander Jesse Perez pitched very well in his first career start at UNM, scattering seven hits and giving up three runs in five innings
The Lobos tied a season high with four homers in the game
HISTORY LESSON – LOBOS VS. FALCONS 101
New Mexico leads the all-time series that dates back to 1957, 85-38
The Lobos won all seven games against Air Force last season, including a 23-2 victory in the Mountain West Tournament
The Lobos have won 13 straight over Air Force overall, and eight in a row at home
Coach Alday is 62-16 all-time vs. Air Force; 34-3 in Albuquerque
PACK THE PARK SET FOR SATURDAY, APRIL 16 VS. AIR FORCE AT 6 P.M.
This year’s Pack the Park Night, sponsored by Big Oldies 98.5 FM, is scheduled for Saturday, April 16 vs. Air Force at 6 p.m. All tickets are only $2. The first 300 fans will receive baseball key chains, and there will be a post-game fireworks show. Call 925-5858 for ticket information.
Last season, a school-record 5,671 fans attended Pack the Park Night vs. San Diego State.
LAST YEAR AGAINST AIR FORCE – A RECORD-SETTING AFFAIR
The Lobos completely dominated Air Force last season, winning all seven games by a combined total of 126-39.
UNM shattered the record books in the series at Colorado Springs, erupting for 59 runs, 63 hits and 17 home runs in the three games.
The Lobos scored a school record 31 runs in a 31-11 rout on April 17, and also had 29 hits, 28 RBI and 53 total bases in the game.
Joe Salas tied school and MWC record with four doubles to go along with five hits.
On April 18, UNM hit an MWC record eight homers, which was also the second most in school history (record: 10), in the 18-6 win.
Daniel Stovall earned National Co-Hitter of the Week honors after batting 12-for-15 (.800) in the series with three homers and seven RBI. Stovall hit .700 (14-for-21) against the Falcons last season with five homers, four doubles and 15 RBI.
LOBOS IN THE NCAA STATS
The NCAA released its first statistics report of the season April 12, and the Lobos were well represented. Here’s a look at the first report:
As a team, New Mexico leads the nation in triples with 0.73 per game (24 total). Garrick Haymore is fifth in the nation with six triples (0.19 per game).
The Lobos also rank among the top 25 in slugging (11th – .517), scoring (18th – 8.3 runs per game), batting (19th – .323) and home runs (21st – 1.15 per game).
Chris Carlson ranks among the top 50 in slugging (24th – .720), doubles (33rd – 14), RBI (34th – 1.25), runs (34th – 1.28) and triples (38th – 0.13).
GET OUT THOSE BINOCULARS – LOBOS TO WATCH Sophomore first baseman Daniel Stovall is looking to top his sensational freshman campaign that landed him spots on the Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-America and All-Mountain West teams. He is currently one of 55 players on the Wallace Watch Award list, which is given out to college baseball’s top player. He was also named Baseball America’s preseason Mountain West Player of the Year. Stovall hit .347 with 12 homers, 14 doubles and 34 RBI last year. Thus far, he’s living up to his preseason billing – he’s batting .387 with six homers, 40 RBI and 11 doubles.
Freshman Jordan Pacheco, who led Albuquerque’s La Cueva High School to back-to-back state championships, is making a nice transition to Division I collegiate baseball. The second baseman leads the Mountain West in batting (.409) and hits (57). He also ranks among the Mountain West leaders in slugging (.714), on-base percentage (.444), runs (36), homers (eight) and triples (four). Pacheco had a 19-game hitting streak earlier this season.
Sophomore outfielder Chris Carlson is one of the top sluggers in the Mountain West – he leads the league in runs (42), doubles (14), walks (27) and RBI (40). He also ranks among the top five in the MWC in slugging (.697), on-base percentage (.475) and batting (.369).
Senior outfielder Garrick Haymore is third on the team with a .384 batting average and is third in the Mountain West with a .440 average in conference games. He hit two triples against San Diego State – he leads the league with six for the season – and nailed a three-run homer in Sunday’s victory.
Catcher Jeff Grady is second on the team with seven dingers, including a monster grand slam that hit the top of the scoreboard in left-center field at Isotopes Park March 25 vs. UNLV. Grady has hit the scoreboard twice this season and has also hit two grand slams. He’s batting .247 with 28 RBI.
Freshman Ian Hollick played his way into the lineup earlier in the season, and is now the starting third baseman for the Lobos. Hollick is batting .343 with three triples, one homer and 15 RBI.
DON’T LEAVE FOR THE BALLPARK WITHOUT THEM – CAN’T MISS NOTES The Lobos claimed their 1400th win in program history with their 11-6 win March 4 vs. Northern Colorado. UNM is 1411-1294-14 (.522) all-time in its history.
Coach Alday, already the winningest coach in New Mexico history, is seven wins shy of claiming his 950th career victory, and only three wins shy of winning his 450th game at UNM. Alday is 943-660-3 all-time, and 447-440-3 at UNM.
The Lobos are 12-7 at home this season at Isotopes Park.
UNM tied an NCAA record with 11 consecutive hits in the second inning of the March 11 game against Savannah State, a 20-7 win…16 consecutive Lobos reached base to start the inning, four shy of tying another NCAA mark…all in all, the Lobos scored 15 runs and collected 13 hits in the inning.
Get out the brooms – the Lobos already have four series sweeps this season (New Mexico State, Northern Colorado, Savannah State, Utah).
INNING EATERS
The Lobo starting pitching corps of Jason Fernandez, Danny Ray Herrera and Darren Coltrinari have pitched the majority of the innings in Mountain West Conference play for UNM (82 percent, or 88.2 innings out of a possible 108). Coltrinari (2-0 in MWC action) leads the league with 33.1 innings hurled, while Herrera is second at 28.1 and Fernandez is third at 27.0.
Darren Coltrinari is 2-0 in MWC action. |
AROUND THE HORN –
OFFENSIVELY
New Mexico leads the Mountain West with 24 triples and is tied for first with 273 runs. The Lobos are second to BYU in batting (.323), slugging (.517), on-base percentage (.393), hits (393), doubles (75), RBI (245), homers (38) and total bases (630).
PITCHING
The Lobo pitching staff is fifth in the league with an 7.62 ERA and second with 215 strikeouts.
FIELDING
The Lobos are first in the conference with a .964 fielding percentage.
PLAYER NOTES –
A GLANCE AT THE WEEKEND STARTING PITCHERS
The Lobos will send senior right-hander Jason Fernandez, sophomore left-hander Danny Ray Herrera, and junior right-hander Darren Coltrinari to the mound this weekend against Air Force:
GM. 1 – Friday – 6 p.m. – #28 RH Sr. Jason Fernandez (5-4, 7.39 ERA)
Preseason All-Mountain West
First in Mountain West with 63.1 innings pitched
Tied for first in the MWC with five wins
Led Lobos last season in wins (seven) and innings pitched (94.0)
Led the Mountain West in 2004 with 69.2 innings pitched in conference play
No. 1 conference starter last season, going 6-3 in league play
Opening Day starter for UNM at Arizona, taking the loss after allowing five runs in five innings
Picked up first win of the season Feb. 12 vs. New Mexico State, surrendering 13 hits and four runs with two strikeouts in six innings of action
Second win of the year vs. Texas State (Feb. 18), firing seven innings and only surrendering three runs on six hits
Although he struck out a UNM-high 10 batters vs. Nebraska Feb. 25, he still picked up the loss by giving up nine hits and eight runs in 6.2 innings of action
Struck out nine in 6.2 innings in win over Northern Colorado March 4
Earned his second straight win by firing five innings against Savannah State March 11
Third complete game as a Lobo with six-hit, two-run effort in win at Utah April 1
GM. 2 – Saturday – 6 p.m. – #2 LH So. Danny Ray Herrera (4-2, 6.09 ERA)
Talented lefty who keeps hitters off-balance with an array of off-speed pitches
Was an all-star last summer for the Graham Roughnecks of the Texas Collegiate League
Started 14 games as a freshman, going 4-7 with a 5.33 ERA, although four of his seven losses were in one-run games
Did not see action until Feb. 19 vs. Texas State due to a sore arm
Struck out six in his first start of the season, a victory over Northern Colorado March 5
Fanned five in five innings in win over Savannah State March 12
Nearly tossed a complete game in win over UNLV March 24, allowing eight runs and nine hits while striking out five in 8.2 innings
First career complete game at Utah April 2, striking out seven and only walking one in giving up just three runs, one earned
GM. 3 – Sunday – 1 p.m. – #21 RH Jr. Darren Coltrinari (5-2, 6.48 ERA)
Tied for the MWC lead with five wins (2-0 in MWC play)
Leads the league with 33.1 innings in conference games
Second in conference games with 23 strikeouts
Regained his old form with a strong summer season for the Alexandria Beetles in the Northwoods League in 2004 after making only five starts last season
Earned the victory vs. New Mexico State Feb. 13 after going five innings and striking out five
Picked up wins over Northern Colorado (3/6) and Savannah State (3/13)
Impressive outing in a no-decision against BYU (3/19), striking out five and only allowing three runs in nine innings
Eight strikeouts in seven innings of action in another no-decision against UNLV on March 26
First career complete game with dominating performance at Utah April 3…only allowed three runs on eight hits while fanning five and walking just one
Pitched 8.1 solid innings in win at San Diego State April 10, walking just one while fanning five and giving up four runs on 11 hits.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT – AIR FORCE (5-23, 0-9 MWC)
Air Force is still looking for its first conference win after getting swept by Utah last weekend. The Falcons have also got swept by UNLV and BYU.
The Academy has picked up wins against Southern Utah, North Dakota State (twice), Valparaiso and Northern Colorado. They are currently riding a seven-game losing streak.
SERIES NOTES:
Last series win: 5/14-16, 2004Last series loss: 4/19-21, 2002Last home series win: 5/14-16, 2004Last home series loss: NeverLast road series win: 4/16-18, 2004Last road series loss: 4/19-21, 2002Last UNM series sweep: 5/14-16, 2004Last time swept: 4/19-21, 2002Last 10 games: 10-0Alday vs. AF: 62-16Longest UNM win streak: 12Longest UNM losing streak: 4 (twice)Last UNM win: 5/27/04 (23-2)Last UNM loss: 4/21/02 (11-9)Last UNM home win: 5/16/04 (16-6)Last UNM home loss: 3/22/02 (8-4)Last UNM road win: 4/18/04 (18-6)Last UNM road loss: 4/21/02 (11-9)Last UNM shutout win: 4/29/01 (6-0)Last UNM shutout loss: 5/13/88 (11-0)Highest scoring game: 42 (W, 4/17/04)Largest margin of victory: 23 (W, 5/2/03, 25-2)Largest margin of defeat: 12 (5/4/63, 17-5)Most runs by UNM: 31 (W, 31-11, 4/17/04)Most runs by AF: 17 (W, 17-5, 5/3/63)UNM in one-run games: 17-4
HEAD COACH: Mike Hutcheon. Overall record: 249-212 (11th year). Record at AF: 11-72 (Second year).