PULLMAN, Wash. -- New Mexico Baseball took a 3-0 lead right away but didn’t plate another run as the Lobos fell 10-3 to Washington State in their series opener Friday evening at Bailey-Brayton Field.
Karsen Waslefsky (1 R) continued his hot streak with a double and a single to lead an eight-hit night for the Lobos’ bats, with Luke Mansy (2-for-4) also finishing with multiple knocks. Anthony Diaz (1 R, 1 BB) led things off with a single and Akili Carris (1 RBI) brought in the third run of the opening frame with a two-out base hit, with Khalil Walker (1 BB) singling in the fourth.
In the top of the ninth, Lachlan Maude came up with a knock in a pinch-hit situation for the second game in a row to round things out.
Cristian Mogen (3.2 IP, 9 H, 8 R / 8 ER, 3 BB, 1 K) was jumped for four runs in the bottom of the first as the Cougs took the lead, putting up a zero in the second but surrendering four more over the next two frames to cue his early departure – he was tagged with the loss to drop to 1-2 on the year.
RHP Tyler Do (1 IP, 0 H, 2 R / 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K) got the Lobos out of the jam in the fourth but ran into trouble of his own in the fifth, with LHP Matt Romero (2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K) and LHP Matthew Cornelius (1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K) taking over in the eighth and making it three innings in a row without a Washington State run after their early outburst.
UP NEXT
The Lobos (24-16, 9-6-1 MW) get a chance to even the weekend series in tomorrow’s Game Two, set for a 7 p.m. MT first pitch. All of this weekend's series will be available to stream via the MW Network at GoLobos.com/Watch, with live stats available at GoLobos.com/BSBStats. Follow @UNMLoboBaseball on IG, X and Facebook for comprehensive coverage.