Mang and Slaten named All-Mountain West

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Mountain West released its annual post-season awards on Thursday and a pair of standouts on the University of New Mexico baseball team received recognition for their performances during the 2019 baseball season. Senior centerfielder Jared Mang was named to the first team, while junior right-handed pitcher Justin Slaten was named to the second team.
 
For Mang, this is his second All-MW First Team honor as he received the accolade in 2017. For Slaten, the all-conference honor is his first.
 OFFICIAL MW Release

 
Jared Mang
A native of Los Alamos, N.M., Mang put the finishing touches on a sensational career as a Lobo with a productive senior campaign. Overall, Mang hit .365 (76-for-208) this season with 57 runs scored, 23 doubles, four triples, five home runs and 51 RBIs. He slugged at a clip of .587 and posted an on-base percentage of .441. Mang also swiped 15 bases and did not commit an error defensively.
 
In MW-only action, Mang hit .385 (45-for-117) over 28 games with 28 runs scored, 13 doubles, a triple, four home runs, and 19 RBIs. Mang’s MW slugging percentage was .615, and his on-base percentage checked in at .426. His batting average, slugging percentage and hits all ranked second in league play while his total bases (72) and doubles topped the league in MW-only play.
 
Out of the 28 games played in MW action, Mang registered 15 multi-hit games and had six contests in which he had three or more hits.
 
 
Justin Slaten
A native of Longview, Texas, Slaten’s junior season in 2019 was a breakout year to say the least. On the mound, the 6-4 right-hander elevated himself to the ace of the Lobo pitching staff as he posted career-bests in ERA, wins, innings pitches, strikeouts and opponent batting average against.
 
All told, Slaten ended the season with a 5-5 record and a 2.51 ERA and a .215 opponent batting average against with 98 strikeouts in 82.1 innings pitched.  His 98 strikeouts are the second-most by a Lobo pitcher since the 2007 season. Additionally, his 2.51 ERA is the ninth-lowest in program history.
 
In MW action only, Slaten made nine starts and pitched at least 6.0 innings all but one of the starts. Five times Slaten completed 7.0 innings and twice pitched at least 8.0 innings. In 58.1 innings pitched against MW competition, Slaten racked up 66 strikeouts and posted a 2.16 ERA and a .213 opponent batting average against. In all four of those categories, Slaten ranked in the top-5 of the conference.