MESA, Ariz. — New Mexico State’s baseball team, which has gotten hot in timely fashion, is one win away from an NCAA regionals berth.
The Aggies (23-32) continued their charmed run Friday at the eight-team, double-elimination Western Athletic Conference tournament with their third victory in as many days, easily handling and eliminating Sacramento State 7-3 at Hohokam Park.
Next up for New Mexico State, one of two No. 4 (thus, worst) seeds, is a 7 p.m. MT Saturday winner-take-all championship contest against either No. 1 West seed Grand Canyon or No. 4 Southwest seed Abilene Christian. Those two teams played later Friday; ACU would need to win Friday and again early Saturday to advance to meet the Aggies.