LATE RALLY COMES UP SHORT TO AGGIES

Saturday, February 17

Las Cruces, N.M.

2 p.m MT/3 p.m. CT

South Dakota State University

0-2

New Mexico State

2-0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
South Dakota State	1	0	0	0	0	4	1	3	0	9	10	1
NM State	1	0	2	4	2	1	1	2	X	13	10	4

Photo by: Zachary Lucy

2/17/2024 11:45:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

LAS CRUCES, N.M. — New Mexico State scored in all but one inning to defeat South Dakota State, 13-9, Saturday in the second game of a four-game college baseball series at Presley Askew Field.

NMSU improved to 2-0 on the season, while the Jackrabbits dropped to 0-2.

The Aggies scored nine unanswered runs after SDSU drew first blood with a run in the top of the first inning. Reece Anderson led off the game by being hit by pitch, advanced to second on a groundout and scored on an error.

NMSU countered with a run of its own in the bottom of the first inning and took the lead with a pair of runs in the third inning, highlighted by a two-run double by Damone Hale. The Aggies then struck for four runs in the home half of the fourth, aided by the lone Jackrabbit error of the day that allowed two runs to score. Keith Jones II capped the rally with an RBI single.

Jadon Arakaki pushed the NMSU lead to 9-1 in the fifth with a two-run single off Jackrabbit reliever Alex Koep.

SDSU chipped away at the deficit in the late innings, starting with a four-run sixth inning. Carter Sintek opened the frame with his first collegiate hit, a single, and later scored on a sacrifice fly by Davis Carr. Jess Bellows singled in the second run of the inning and Dawson Parry added a two-run single.

Carr homered with two outs in the seventh inning and the Jackrabbits hung a three-spot on the board in the eighth as Cohen Henry walked and scored on a passed ball and Luke Luskey delivered a two-run single that scored Parry and Cade Stuff to trim the NMSU lead to 11-9.

However, the Aggies tallied two runs in the bottom of the eighth to put the game away.

Hits were even at 10 per team. Parry was 3-for-5 to lead the Jackrabbits, while Anderson added a pair of hits and scored twice.

Jones, Steve Solorzano and Gianni Horvat each collected two hits for NMSU. Solorzano also pitched the final two innings for the Aggies, recording four strikeouts.

SDSU starter Jake Goble was saddled with the loss after allowing seven runs — five earned — over four innings. Koep struck out five batters in his Jackrabbit debut, which lasted 2 2/3 innings.

UP NEXT
Game 3 of the series is slated for 2 p.m. Mountain (3 p.m. Central) on Sunday.

NOTES

New Mexico State holds a 2-0 advantage in the all-time series
Bellows extended his hitting streak to 11 games dating back to last season and has reached base safely in 21 games in a row since his streak began in April 2023
SDSU pitchers issued 14 free passes in the game — 11 bases on balls and three hit batters
Charlie Jacobson made his collegiate pitching debut for the Jackrabbits by recording the final two outs of the eighth inning

-GoJacks.com-