ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. New Mexico’s bat woke up just a tad too late in each game of a doubleheader, but it just wasn’t quite enough. New Mexico twice got the tying or winning run to the plate in the ninth inning after trailing by six runs, but UNM couldn’t cap off either comeback, losing 10-8 in game one and then 11-9 in the nightcap. The two losses sent UNM to 9-19 overall and 6-11 in the MW while Fresno State improved to 15-19 overall and 12-12 in the Mountain West.
The two teams finish the series at noon at Santa Ana Star Field. Both teams have not announced a starting pitcher.
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University of New Mexico baseball coach Ray Birmingham will retire at the end of the season. On Monday afternoon, UNM and the baseball team held a press conference to make the announcement at home plate on the Santa Ana Star Center field. (Roberto E. Rosales/Journal)
Ray Birmingham started his slow ride into the New Mexico sunset Monday in uncharacteristic fashion.
He choked up.
Moments into his prepared comments during a media conference at Santa Ana Star Field, the University of New Mexico’s veteran baseball coach paused and stepped away from the microphone. Birmingham, who on Sunday announced his intention to retire at season’s end, had to battle his emotions throughout the public ceremony.
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