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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – After a 4-0 sweep at the Lobo Classic last weekend, the University of New Mexico softball team will look to continue that winning momentum into Wednesday, as the Lobos head down to Las Cruces to take on Rio Grande Rival New Mexico State. First pitch is set for 5 p.m. MT and will be available on ESPN3 (more options to watch are available below).
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SERIES HISTORY
Lobos lead the all-time series against New Mexico State, 82-60. The Aggies have won five of the last six meetings.
ABOUT THE LOBOS
The Lobos go into the contest with a 14-10 overall record. This will be the last nonconference game before the Lobos head into conference action March 24-26 for a three-game series at UNLV. Last week, the Lobos went 5-1 and posted a 4-0 record in the Lobo Classic.
On the season, the Lobos improved their batting average to .313 after hitting .404 as a team last week. Shelbie Franc leads the squad with a .483 average. Jasmine Casados is right behind with a .438 average, while Chelsea Johnson is hitting .415 on the year.
In the circle, the Lobos have an earned run average of 3.52 and hold their opponents to a .290 batting average. Krissy Fortner has a team-best 3.20 ERA and is 3-2 on the season. Tess McPherson is second on the team with a 3.26 ERA and leads the team with six wins.
ABOUT THE AGGIES
The Aggies come into the matchup with a 8-11 overall record. They had a nine-game losing streak that was snapped on last week with a win against DePaul. They went on to win the next three but fell in the final game of last week, falling to Mountain West foe UNLV.
New Mexico State is hitting .277 on the season. Kelsey Horton leads the team with a .387 batting average. Through 19 games, has 24 hits and 17 RBIs, including eight doubles and a team-leading three home runs.
In the circle, the Lobos will face either Kayla Green or Samaria Diaz. Green owns a 4-6 record with a 3.53 ERA, while Diaz is 4-5 on the year and has an ERA of 4.47. Green has made an appearance in 18 of the Aggies’ 19 games.
QUICK HITS
THE COMEBACK
In Saturday’s second game, the Lobos didn’t look like they were going to pull off the comeback as the bats weren’t up to their usual expectations and they were down 8-0 after the first inning. But the bats put something together, arguably one of the biggest comebacks in Lobo softball history. The biggest highlight of the comeback came on a full count for Jasmine Casados, as she unleashed a ball deep over the right center wall, giving the Lobos all they needed to close out the game. Krissy Fortner, ended up finishing out the game in the circle. She entered in the fifth and stopped Stony Brook from scoring. Fortner ended with a strikeout.
HOT BATS
Over the last six games, the Lobos have definitely been swinging hot bats. UNM hit .404 last week in its first six home games of the season, going 69-for-171 with seven home runs, 47 runs scored, 13 doubles and 41 RBIs. During that stretch of games, the Lobos had five players hitting above .400. Franc led with a .707 average. Erickson and Johnson hit .579 and .556, respectively, while C. Smith and Casados put together averages of .500 and and .409. Those five players combined for five of the seven home runs, 28 RBIs, 11 doubles and 25 runs.