The New Mexico Lobos dropped their Mountain West Conference season baseball opener on Friday, losing 9-7 to the Air Force Falcons in 10 innings at Santa Ana Star Field.
The Lobos (9-4) and the Falcons (5-9, 1-0) meet again Saturday in a game set for 6 p.m.
After Air Force had gone up 7-5 with two runs in the top of the ninth inning, Lobos first baseman Reed Spenrath’s two-run home sent the game to extra innings. UNM squandered a chance to win it in the ninth, getting the potential winning run to third. But shortstop Chase Weissenborn flied out to end the threat.