Also included above is Diamond Talk with Gabe Bock, Ryan Brauninger and Scott Clendenin from Friday’s edition of TexAgs Radio.
Who: New Mexico State (1-3, 0-0 WAC)
Where: Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park – Bryan-College Station, Texas
When:
Saturday: 2:00 p.m. CT (SEC Network+)
Sunday: 1:00 p.m. CT (SEC Network+)
Pitching matchups
Saturday: Bryce Miller (RHP, 2-1, 4.15) vs. Josh Lankkanen (RHP, 0-1, 9.64)
Sunday: Jonathan Childress (LHP, 0-1, 0.84) vs. Chris Jefferson (RHP, 1-0, 2.57)
Scouting New Mexico State
Texas A&M welcomed New Mexico State to Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park for the first time last season, and the good guys were not nice hosts, outscoring the other Aggies 31-10 in a convincing three-game sweep. A&M could use more of that hospitality in 2021 as the team is still digging out of a 1-3 hole from their first week.
The Lobos play Oklahoma and host Grand Canyon Saturday.
• At The Spring Games in Clermont, Fla., No. 12 Kentucky thumped New Mexico State 11-1 in five innings early Friday before the Aggies bounced back and edged Florida International 4-3.
NMSU (2-7) faces both of those teams Saturday, then wraps up the event with a Sunday game vs. Stetson.
Five Aggie errors led to nine Kentucky runs as Felicia De La Torre (1-3) took the loss. NMSU managed three hits, all singles.
BASEBALL: In Abilene, Texas, host Abilene Christian scored six first-inning runs and beat New Mexico State 8-7 Friday night in the Aggies’ delayed season opener. NMSU had COVID issues that prevented its scheduled opener last week at UNLV. Connor Laux had three hits in his debut for the Aggies, Josh Laukkanen took the loss in relief for NMSU, which had fought back to tie the game at 7 in the seventh. The two teams play again Saturday at 2:05 p.m.