NM State baseball falls 12-6 to rival New Mexico, now on 8-game skid

TL;DR

NM State baseball lost 12-6 to rival New Mexico, marking their eighth consecutive defeat. Despite the loss, the Aggies finished the season series with a 3-1 record against New Mexico.

Key points

NM State lost 12-6 to New Mexico
Aggies on an 8-game losing streak
NM State finished the season series 3-1 against New Mexico
Aidan Taclas and Chris Daniels contributed to the scoring
New Mexico scored seven runs in the seventh inning

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NM State baseball falls 12-6 to rival New Mexico, now on 8-game skid

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – NM State closed out its season series against rival New Mexico on Tuesday night, falling 12-6 at Lobo Baseball. However, the Aggies concluded the four-game season set with a 3-1 record in the Rio Grande Rivalry. With the loss, the Aggies drop to 19-32 overall.

The Aggies jumped out to an early lead, plating a run in the first when Aidan Taclas doubled to bring home Jonatan Clough. NM State added two more in the fifth on a two-run home run from Chris Daniels, briefly reclaiming momentum midway through the game.

New Mexico answered in the middle innings before delivering a decisive seven-run seventh inning that broke the game open.

The Aggies responded with a three-run eighth, highlighted by a three-run homer from Easton Rulli, to cut into the deficit. NM State finished with 10 hits on the night, paced by Clough’s three-hit performance and multi-hit efforts from Taclas and Rulli.

NOTABLES

With his three-run home run, Easton Rulli now has five home runs to serve as one of four Aggies with five or more home runs this season. Tuesday also marked Rulli’s ninth multi-hit outing of the season.
Jonatan Clough submitted his 14th multi-hit game of the year, including six games with three or more knocks.
Aidan Taclas now has 15 multi-hit showings to rank second among Aggies behind only Steve Solorzano.
NM State has now recorded 10 or more hits in 24 games this season.
The Aggies conclude the year with a 5-20 record in true road games.
With two home runs on Tuesday, the Aggies have now hit multiple homers in six of their last 13 games.
With 4.0 innings thrown on Tuesday, Bradyn Barnes matches his season high.
NM State closes out the season with a 6-6 record in midweek games.

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Q&A

What was the final score of the NM State vs New Mexico baseball game?

The final score was NM State 6, New Mexico 12.

How many games has NM State baseball lost in a row?

NM State baseball is currently on an eight-game losing streak.

What was NM State's overall record after the loss to New Mexico?

After the loss, NM State's overall record dropped to 19-32.