Opening day has arrived at last.
More than 11 months after its promising 2020 season was cut short, the University of New Mexico baseball team will get back on the field Friday. The Lobos face Gonzaga in round one of the four-day College Baseball Classic in Surprise, Arizona. They’ll take on Oregon State (twice) and Kansas State over the tournament’s final three days.
Asked about his team’s excitement level Thursday, veteran UNM coach Ray Birmingham chuckled.
“They were pretty fired-up getting on the bus this morning,” he said. “I think some of them were awake all night – but that was probably about playing video games. It’s all about baseball now.”