NMSU’s season ends after loss to WKU in CUSA Baseball Championships
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The New Mexico State baseball team’s season came to an end after the Aggies fell 8-2 to Western Kentucky in the Conference USA Baseball Championships in Ruston, Louisiana on Thursday.
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— New Mexico State Baseball (@NMStateBaseball) May 24, 2024
The Aggies and Hilltoppers were tied up at 1-1 until the bottom of the sixth. WKU put together a four-run sixth inning and the added three more runs in the bottom of the seventh to go up big and collect the 8-2 win in the elimination game.
New Mexico State goes 0-2 in its first ever appearance in the Conference USA Baseball Championships, losing to two-seeded Dallas Baptist in its tournament opener and then to three-seeded WKU on Thursday.
With the loss, New Mexico State ends the 2024 season — the first under the direction of head coach Jake Angier — with a 25-29 overall record.
The Aggies finished in seventh place in the Conference USA standings with a 10-14 league record.
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