Colton Thomson said he wanted to give his team seven quality innings to put New Mexico in a position to win.
The senior lefty did much more than that.
Thomson chose UNM’s first appearance in the 2016 Mountain West Baseball Championships to throw his first career complete game, a shutout nonetheless.
His career day would not stop there as the southpaw also fanned nine batters, tying Thomson’s career best. UNM’s first game starter allowed just five batters to reach base on three hits, a walk and a hit-by-pitch.
“Honestly, it was just another night at the ballpark, that’s the way you’ve got to take it,” Thomson said.