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New Mexico State Releases 2013 Schedule

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Sam Wasson
– December 6, 2012Posted in: 2013 Schedules, WAC

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE

New Mexico State AggiesLAS CRUCES, N.M. –  As everyone is in the final month of the 2012 year, New Mexico State University head coach Rocky Ward has announced the Aggies’ schedule for the upcoming season.

NM State, who is coming off a 35-win season, a Western Athletic Conference regular-season co-championship and a trip to the NCAA Tournament, will play a total of 51 regular-season games, including 26 chances for Aggie fans to see their team at Presley Askew Field.

“The 2013 schedule is another challenging one for us,” Ward said. “We will play a 27-game conference schedule for the first time in several years, but we still have some quality non-conference opponents as well.”

The Aggies will play five teams that made the NCAA Tournament last season, including two teams that won a regional at the tournament and were part of the final 16-team field, two teams that will be part of the WAC this season and in-state rival New Mexico.  Five of NM State’s opponents also finished in the Top 40 of the NCAA Division I rankings, including three that finished in the Top 25.

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New Mexico State Releases 2012 Schedule

By
Sam Wasson
– October 21, 2011Posted in: 2012 Schedules, WAC

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE

LAS CRUCES, N.M. - After winning the 2011 NCAA batting title and winning 30-plus games for the third straight season, New Mexico State head baseball coach Rocky Ward has released the 2012 schedule, which features 31 home games and six teams that made it to the 2011 NCAA Tournament.

NM State produced a 34-24 record in 2011 while wining 26 of those games at home in Presley Askew Field.  The Aggies face six teams that reached the NCAA Regionals in 2011 including Sacred Heart and Kent State at home.  Head coach Rocky Ward expects his team to be competitive with every opponent in 2012.

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2011 WAC Preseason Poll

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Brian Foley
– February 2, 2011Posted in: 2011 Preseason Conference Poll, WAC

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
DENVER – Fresno State has been selected as the favorite to win the 2011 Western Athletic Conference regular season baseball crown in a vote by the league’s seven head coaches. The coaches also voted on a preseason all-WAC team with Fresno State leading the way as it placed seven players on the team. Hawai‘i junior second baseman Kolten Wong was named the preseason player of the year, while San Jose State senior Blake McFarland was picked the preseason pitcher of the year. Read the rest of this entry »

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New Mexico State Signs Eight

By
Sam Wasson
– December 8, 2010Posted in: 2011 Recruits, WAC

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – New Mexico State baseball head coach Rocky Ward recently announced the addition of eight new student-athletes, as each have signed National Letters of Intent to play and attend school at NM State.

The Aggies are bringing in a couple of left-hand pitchers, four right-handers, one that can also play in the outfield, a catcher and an infielder.  These student-athletes come from California, Washington, Oklahoma, Oregon, Arizona and New Mexico.

“We are happy with the signing class.  We filled our needs with quality baseball players and continued to get more athletic across the board,” Ward said.  ”We don’t lose much off of this 2011 team, but this group of new Aggies will make us much deeper and more versatile on the mound and should be able to fill the voids left by graduating seniors.”

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New Mexico State Releases 2011 Baseball Schedule

By
Sam Wasson
– November 10, 2010Posted in: 2011 Schedules, WAC

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE

LAS CRUCES – New Mexico State head baseball coach Rocky Ward recently released the 2011 baseball schedule with 32 games scheduled at Presley Askew Field and 21 away games.

The season starts Feb. 12 with the Annual Alumni game before opening the regular season, Friday, Feb. 18 with a three-game series against Houston Baptist.  Those games are the first of seven consecutive home games at Presley Askew Field.  The Aggies took on Houston Baptist last season, earning a sweep in Houston, Texas.

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Garrett Wittels’ Pursuit Of Historic Streak Not Just An Individual Accomplishment

By
Sam Wasson
– June 4, 2010Posted in: 2010 NCAA Tourney
What do New Mexico State head baseball coach Rocky Ward and the teammates of Florida International sophomore third baseman Garrett Wittels have in common? They’ve both been a part of historic hitting streaks. Ward was the catcher on the 1987 Oklahoma State squad when Robin Ventura set the collegiate record with 58 consecutive games with a hit while Wittels’ teammates are witness to the longest hitting streak since that historic 1987 season.
Wittels carries the second longest hitting streak in college baseball history, 54 games, into the first game of the Miami Regional in Coral Gables, Fla. today at 12:00 p.m. ET where he and his teammates will square off against Texas A&M. While most of the national media focuses on the Wittels’ individual accomplishment, New Mexico State head coach Rocky Ward explains that Wittels’ teammates are just as much a part of the streak as Wittels is.
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2010 All-WAC Teams Announced

By
Sam Wasson
– May 26, 2010Posted in: WAC

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

MESA, Ariz. – The Western Athletic Conference today released its 2010 all-WAC baseball teams and postseason awards as selected by the league’s head coaches.  Fresno State junior first baseman Jordan Ribera was named the Player of the Year and Nevada junior Brock Stassi earned Pitcher of the Year honors. The Freshman of the Year award went to San Jose State pitcher Zack Jones.  Fresno State’s Mike Batesole was named WAC Coach of the Year.
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WAC Tournament Preview: Round One

By
Sam Wasson
– May 25, 2010Posted in: 2010 Conference Tourney, CBD Column, WAC

The 2010 WAC Tournament is being held in Mesa, Ariz. at Hohokam Field, better known as the spring training facility of the Chicago Cubs.  This marks the first season since the tournament was reinstated in 2006 that it is being held at a neutral site.  After another competitive conference season, Fresno State emerged as the regular season champion.  It’s their fourth regular season title in five years with a conference record of 16-8.  New Mexico State finished in a tie for second place with Nevada at 14-9-1 but earned the 2-seed in the tournament by virtue of the Aggies’ head-to-head record of 2-1-1 against the Wolf Pack.  Hawai’i earned the 4-seed with a strong finish as they won six of their final eight conference games to finish 12-12 in league play.  Louisiana Tech is the 5-seed having lost three of their final four conference games to finish 11-13 and San Jose State is the 6-seed having lost three of their final four conference games to finish 9-15 after winning the regular season last year with a 15-7 record.  Sacramento State finished in seventh place and ends their conference season with a record of 7-17 in league play and 18-35-1 overall.

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WAC Weekend Preview (05/13 – 05/16)

By
Sam Wasson
– May 13, 2010Posted in: WAC

Week six of WAC play sees a change at the top of the standings at Fresno State swept league leader New Mexico State to move percentage points ahead of the Aggies in the standings.  New Mexico State holds a half game lead on the Bulldogs but Fresno State’s slightly higher winning percentage would give the Bulldogs the top seed if the season were to end today.

STANDINGS
1. Fresno State (30-20, 11-5)
2. New Mexico State (35-16-1, 13-6-1)
3. Nevada (27-18-1, 8-7-1)
4. Louisiana Tech (25-23, 10-10)
T5. Hawai’i (23-22, 6-10)
T5. San Jose State (18-29, 6-10)
7. Sacramento State (16-29-1, 5-11)

SERIES OF THE WEEK
Hawai’i (23-22, 6-10) vs. New Mexico State (35-16-1, 13-6-1)
Les Murakami Stadium, Honolulu, HI
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Random Thoughts: 23 Days to Selection Monday

By
Brian Foley
– May 9, 2010Posted in: Big East, Big West, CBD Column, Ivy League, SEC, WAC

0224_Mens Baseball v. Cal Poly (Weir) We are now down to 23 days until Selection Monday. Here are some of my thoughts from the action on Saturday.

We will see on Sunday the first bid to the NCAA Tournament punched as Dartmouth and Columbia will face off in the third game of the three game Ivy League Championship series in New York. Columbia won Game 1 on Saturday by a score of 13-2 before Dartmouth won Game 2 15-12. I predict that Dartmouth will take it since they won the conference last year.

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Random Thoughts: 24 Days to Selection Monday

By
Brian Foley
– May 8, 2010Posted in: Big 12, CBD Column, Ivy League, SEC, WAC, West Coast Conference

KyleBlairUSD We are now 24 days away from Selection Monday on May 31st. Here are some of the most interesting stories from Friday, May 7th.

The Ivy League championship series starts on Saturday at noon down at Columbia between the host Lions and the Dartmouth Big Green. TCBB contributor Katherine Cornetta did an excellent preview of the series which you can check out by clicking here.

The biggest series on the West Coast taking place this weekend is between San Diego and the University of Portland. San Diego took Game 1 of the series 2-0 behind an outstanding performance from Kyle Blair. He pitched a complete game shutout while allowing only one hit and three walks while striking out 15 batters. He brought a no-hitter into the ninth inning when he gave up a two-out single to Kris Kauppila before finishing out the one hitter. Kyle Kraus was solid on the mound for the Pilots also as he went 8.1 innings while giving up seven hits and two runs while striking out 10 batters but ended up getting the loss. The teams will be back in action on Saturday when San Diego sends Sammy Solis (7-1, 2.69 ERA) to the hill to face off against Portland’s Zach Varce (5-1, 3.08 ERA).

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WAC Weekend Preview (05/07 – 05/09)

By
Sam Wasson
– May 7, 2010Posted in: WAC

Week five of play in the Western Athletic Conference sees the battle between rivals New Mexico State and Fresno State with first place on the line.  The two teams faced each other for the conference championship in last year’s conference tournament as Fresno State staved off two elimination games to win the tournament title for the fourth consecutive season.  Sacramento State visits Louisiana Tech while San Jose State head to Reno to face Nevada.

STANDINGS
1. New Mexico State (34-12-1, 13-2-1)
2. Fresno State (26-20, 7-5)
3. Nevada (24-17-1, 5-6-1)
T4. San Jose State (17-26, 5-7)
T4. Sacramento State (16-25-1, 5-7)
T6. Hawai’i (23-22, 6-10)
T6. Louisiana Tech (21-22, 6-10)

SERIES OF THE WEEK
New Mexico State (35-12-1, 13-2-1) vs. Fresno State (26-20, 7-5)
Presley Askew Field, Las Cruces, N.M.
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