LAS CRUCES, N.M. – College baseball is finally back in Las Cruces. Unfortunately, NM State dropped the season opener to the Bellarmine Knights 7-2 at Presley Askew Field on Friday night. A near-capacity 1,004 fans packed Presley Askew Field as the Aggies' got their season underway.
In the early part of the season, pitching tends to dominate the hitting and that was exactly the case for the NM State offense on Friday. The Aggies struck out 16 times in the season opener while recording just four hits. For Bellarmine, Noah Pender tossed a fantastic ballgame, working 6.