ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The University of New Mexico softball team is set to travel to New Mexico State on Tuesday evening to take on the Aggies in game two of this season’s two-game series in the Rio Grande Rivalry. First pitch is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. MT and fans can watch live on ESPN3.
Fans can find the ESPN3 link HERE, and can also follow all of the action online via live stats.
Local television channels for Tuesday’s game also include:
Altitude Sports 2
Comcast Channel 77 (in New Mexico)
The Lobos enter Tuesday’s contest 9-26 on the season while NMSU is 18-14. UNM is coming off of a 1-2 series against Mountain West squad Fresno State in which it won the first game 4-3 on a two-out, walk-off single from junior Monica Salas before dropping the next two in five innings.
New Mexico State enters the contest on a four-win streak and has won five out of its last six games. The first of the four-win streak was NMSU’s 12-7 victory over UNM at Lobo Softball Field on March 21.
The last time the two squads met, the game was tight up until the end. The Lobos led 1-0 before the Aggies put up four runs in the top of the fourth inning to make it 4-1 NMSU. UNM responded with four of its own in the bottom of the frame to reclaim the one-run lead, 5-4. The lead lasted until the top of the sixth when NMSU piled on seven runs to put the game out of reach.
UNM leads the all-time series 82-63 between the two teams.
Following the non-conference matchup on Tuesday, the Lobos will be back in action at Colorado State from Friday, April 6 through Sunday, April 8.