New Mexico State baseball shuts out rival Lobos
LAS CRUCES –Every New Mexico State baseball player had a hit and pitcher Cade Swenson tossed a complete game in an 8-0 shutout winover in-state rival New Mexico on Tuesday at Presley Askew Field.
After two scoreless innings, the Aggies finally broke into the scoring column in the third inning. Following an RBI double from Keith Jones II, the Aggies got a two-bagger from Kevin Jimenez that plated a pair. The double was the Aggies’ third of the inning and the 56th of Jimenez’s career.
The scoring continued for NM State in the fourth, fifth, and sixth innings as the Aggies plated runs in each of the remaining frames. The lead grew to four for the Aggies when Hunter Antillon scored on a throwing error by the Lobo first baseman.
Jones II remained red-hot in the sixth inning picking up his third hit of the game. With a runner on base, Jones hammered a blast off of the scoreboard in left center to put NM State up by eight runs.
With the 8-0 victory, NM State picked up its second shutout of the season with both coming against the in-state rival. The Aggies will once again play on Thursday against St. Thomas to kick off a three-game set. First pitch on Thursday night will be thrown at 6 p.m.
Jason Groves can be reached at 575-541-5459 or jgroves@lcsun-news.com. Follow him on Twitter @jpgroves.
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