LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Saturday at the NM State Softball Complex proved to provide quite the roller coaster of emotions for the Aggie fans in attendance as the Aggies split a pair of home games amid the 2024 Troy Cox Classic. Ultimately, the Aggies (6-2) defeated Montana (3-6) 8-7 in eight innings in the opener before falling 20-10 to Sacramento State (6-2) in the night cap.
With the sun shining, NM State jumped out to an impressive start as they outscored Montana 7-0 in the first two innings of the day's first game. From that point on, NM State was outscored 27-11 across the next 13 innings of action yet still tallied a victory.