One could say reality caught up with the New Mexico State Aggies on Saturday. And one wouldn’t be wrong in saying so.
Yet, what NMSU has accomplished the past 16 days was no illusion.
Saturday in Corvallis, Oregon, Vanderbilt punished the Aggies 21-1 in a college baseball regional. New Mexico State ends its season with 24-34 record.
But what a ride the Aggies had been on since May 19.
After after taking two of three games from Western Athletic Conference rival Utah Valley, simply to sneak into the WAC tournament, the Aggies swept through that tourney — beating Sam Houston State, UTRGV, Sacramento State and Abilene Christian to claim the WAC title and qualify for regionals.