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by Connor Gilbert

Lobos Downed 15-10 in Game One at UNLV

Lobos Downed 15-10 in Game One at UNLVLobos Downed 15-10 in Game One at UNLV
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LAS VEGAS – New Mexico Baseball crushed two homers and got back in the game with a six-run fifth but couldn’t complete the comeback as the Lobos (17-11-1, 3-3-1 MW) fell 15-10 to UNLV in their weekend series opener Thursday at Earl E. Wilson Stadium.

The two teams will square off twice more in the three-game series, with the Lobos looking to tie things up in tomorrow’s Game Two (7 p.m. MT).

Brodey Williams mashed a three-run homer – his second of the year – to open the scoring with a 3-0 Lobo lead before the Hustlin’ Rebels responded with 11 runs over the next three frames to take a commanding lead.

UNM finally put together a response with six runs on five hits and three walks in the top of the fifth and Jackson followed with a 1-2-3 frame in the bottom of the inning, but UNLV plated two in the next to go back up 13-9.

 

Mansy crushed another homer over the right field wall for an immediate response in the top of the seventh but the Rebels got two more back on a bomb of their own for a 15-10 lead that would hold through nine.

The Lobos racked up 10 runs on 13 hits, with Luke Mansy (3-for-3, 3 R, HR, 1 RBI, 2 BB), Karsen Waslefsky (2-for-5, 1 R), Damian Garcia (2-for-5, 2 R, 1 RBI) and Khalil Walker (2-for-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB) all finishing with multiple knocks apiece. Brodey Williams (1-for-4, 2 R) drove in a team-high four RBI with a three-run homer and a bases-loaded walk to lead four other Lobos that picked up a hit each.

RHP Ethin Woltz (3.0    IP, 8 H, 9 R / 8 ER, 3 BB, 3 K) retired the first three he faced in the opening frame but ran into trouble in the second and third, with LHP Samuel Jackson (4.0 IP, 5 H, 6 R / 5 ER, 1 BB, 0 K) bridging the middle innings before RHP Seth Lee (1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R / 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K) retiring three of four in the bottom of the eighth to close things out.

ON DECK
Friday’s Game Two is set for a 7 p.m. MT first pitch, with the action broadcast via the MW Network at GoLobos.com/Watch and live stats available via GoLobos.com/BSBStats. Follow @UNMLoboBaseball on IG, X and Facebook for comprehensive coverage, with gameday updates, promotional information, behind-the-scenes content and more.