A momentum-swinging five-run sixth inning by the San Jose State baseball team on Friday afternoon at Santa Ana Star Field was enough to back eight strong innings from starter Micky Thompson as New Mexico was defeated 8-3 in the middle game of a Mountain West series.
Thompson limited UNM’s offense to three runs – two earned – on seven hits with six strikeouts and two walks in his first-career outing that lasted into the ninth inning. Darren Jansen recorded the final three outs with a strikeout, as Thompson passed the ball to him with Lobos on the corners and no outs in the ninth.