New Mexico
Arizona outlasts New Mexico State in classic midweek college baseball game
The college baseball regular season last 14 weeks, and while the majority of the games are playing in weekend series there’s still room to get in one or two in between. So far this season Arizona has faced the likes of New Mexico, Rice, ASU, Kansas, Seattle and Grand Canyon, winning the first five before falling last Tuesday at GCU.
The Wildcats are now 6-1 in midweek games, beating New Mexico State 11-9 on Tuesday night at Hi Corbett Field, avenging a home loss to the Aggies last season. And it was very much a typical midweek college baseball affair.
Arizona (23-9) and New Mexico State (17-16) combined for 20 runs and 27 hits, with another 14 batters reaching on free passes as each team used six pitchers. The 1st inning alone lasted more than 40 minutes, with NMSU jumping out to a 4-0 lead before the Wildcats responded with five in the bottom of the innings.
The go-ahead run came in the bottom of the 8th on an RBI triple from Easton Breyfogle, who then came home on a sacrifice fly from TJ Adams.
“Whether it’s New Mexico State or Grand Canyon, or whoever we’re playing on the midweek, these teams come in here and they’re ready to play,” UA coach Chip Hale said. “I thought our guys did a good job of responding and battling the whole game, and the relievers did a good job of holding it down six through the ninth inning.”
Mason White hit two home runs onto the roof of the Terry Francona Hitting Center in right field, giving him 36 for his career to tie Kenny Corley for 4th on the school’s all-time list. He’s three behind former teammate Chase Davis, who on Tuesday belted a pair of homers for the Double-A Springfield Cardinals.
White hit a 2-run shot in the bottom of the 1st and added a 3-run bomb in the 4th. Both were on pitches down and in.
“That’s where I’ve been hot for my whole life, so they threw it in the wrong spot,” said White, who was 3 for 4 with five RBI.
Arizona started left-hander Jack Berg, who hadn’t appeared in a game in a month, and it did not go well. He only retired one of six batters he faced and ended up allowing four runs.
“We wanted to get Jack in there and see what he could do,” Hale said. “We’re really searching for lefties, and unfortunately it didn’t work out so well so you put yourself behind an 8-ball a little bit. The guys responded right away, got got the lead back.”
The UA led 6-4 after two innings but NMSU scored four in the 3rd against Raul Garazyar, who had only allowed four earned runs in 22.1 innings coming in. The Wildcats retook the lead at 9-8 in the 4th on White’s second homer but the Aggies tied it in the top of the 5th against Michael Hilker Jr.
Hilker escaped runners on second and third with 1 out in the 5th and then threw a 1-2-3 6th, starting a run of strong relief pitching. Matthew Martinez, Julian Tonghini and Tony Pluta each followed with scoreless innings, the win going to Tonghini and Pluta getting his sixth save in seven chances.
The bottom of the 8th saw Tommy Splaine lead off with a single and then score on a triple down the right field line. He easily made it to third base standing, showing no ill effects from recent quad injuries to both legs, and also beat a throw home with a headfirst slide.
“I think after tonight I got tested plenty,” said Breyfogle, who was 2 for 5 with three RBI. “So I feel like I’m definitely, if not 100 percent we’re getting there, and I should be good to go 100 percent this weekend.”
Arizona returns to Big 12 play this weekend when it hosts Oklahoma State (15-15, 4-6) for three. The Cowboys lost a midweek game at home to Oral Roberts on Tuesday after sweeping previously first-place Kansas State last weekend.
New Mexico
Los Alamos Public Schools Students Compete At 2026 New Mexico State Science & Engineering Fair
Students from Barranca Mesa Elementary, Mountain Elementary, Los Alamos Middle School, and Los Alamos High School at the 2026 New Mexico State Science & Engineering Fair at New Mexico Tech. Photo CourtesyLAPS
LAHS junior Tate Plohr and freshman Linus Plohr qualified to attend the 2026 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair in May in Phoenix, Ariz. Photo Courtesy LAPS
Los Alamos Middle School student Branden Keller was awarded the CO2 & Greenhouse Gas Scholarship in the amount of $2,000 at the 2026 New Mexico State Science & Engineering Fair. Photo Courtesy/LAPS
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Twenty students from Barranca Mesa Elementary, Mountain Elementary, Los Alamos Middle School (LAMS) and Los Alamos High School (LAHS) competed, with several garnering awards at the 2026 New Mexico State Science and Engineering Fair held at New Mexico Tech in Socorro.
LAHS junior Tate Plohr qualified to attend the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) next month in Phoenix, Ariz. He was awarded the 3rd-place Grand Award. Freshman Linus Plohr qualified as an alternate and will also be attending the Regeneron ISEF.
Students who participated in the state competition include, from Barranca Mesa Elementary, Sydney Chen, Mary Beth Kelsey, Lily Neale, Aurora Roberts Voss and Henry Rodarte; and Glyn Lo and Ernest Maupin, Mountain Elementary.
Students from LAMS who competed include Evelyn Fobes, Mason Garcia, Andrew Gilbertson, James Junghans, Sequoya Ke, Brandon Keller, Nejan Liyanage and Daniel Yampolsky.
LAHS students Julia Neale, Linus Plohr, Tate Plohr, Lilia Veteva, Helena Welch and Kalliope Welch competed at the senior level.
2026 Award winners:
Category Awards – Junior Division
- Animal Science, Cellular & Molecular
- Biomedical & Health Science
- Honorable Mention: Sequoya Ke
- Embedded Systems, Math, Robotics, Software & Technology
- 2nd place: Nejan Liyanage
- Physics & Astronomy
- 1st place: Sydney Chen
- 2nd place: Mason Garcia
- Honorable Mention: Marybeth Kelsey
- Plant Science
Category Awards – Senior Division
- Behavioral & Social Science:
- Honorable Mention: Linus Plohr
- Earth & Environmental
- Honorable Mention: Lilia Viteva
- Embedded Systems, Math, Robotics, & System Software
- 3rd Place: Helena Welch and Kalliope Welch
- Physics & Astronomy
Grand Awards
- ISEF finalist 3rd place: Tate Plohr
- Brandon Keller received the CO2 & Greenhouse Gas Scholarship in the amount of $2,000. James Jungans and Marybeth Kelsey garnered Thermo Fisher Awards.
Other special award winners include:
- CO2 & Greenhouse Reduction Awards (Junior Division)
- Daniel Yampolsky, 2nd place, Earth & Environmental Sciences
- Sequoya Ke, 1st place, Biomedical & Health Science
- Brandon Keller, 1st place, Energy & Materials Science
- Andrew Gilbertson, 1st place, Physics & Astronomy
- CO2 & Greenhouse Gas Reduction Award (Senior Division)
- Lilia Viteva, 1st place, Earth & Environmental Sciences
- Office of Naval Research Award
- David Shortess Award
- New Mexico AVS Award
- Citadel Award
- Naval Research Award
- NM Network for Women in Science & Engineering Award
- Yale Science & Engineering Award
- Rose Baca Rivet Award
Related
Arizona State baseball will host a four-game homestand, beginning with New Mexico State on Wednesday, April 22.
The Sun Devils and Aggies faced each other in late March, with ASU winning 10-4. The two teams will meet for the final time at 6:35 p.m. at Phoenix Municipal Stadium.
ASU will then welcome Baylor on Friday, April 24, for a three-game series. The Sun Devils have yet to face the Bears this season, but ASU has been doing well so far and has been in the top 25 for four weeks.
Sophomore center fielder Landon Hairston earned Big 12 player of the week honors on April 13, after delivering five home runs in five games. His 10 runs in that stretch were tied for the second-most nationally and his 14 runs batted in were tied for third-most nationally. All nine of his hits went for extra bases, three more than any other player.
ASU’s series against Baylor will start at 6:35 p.m. for the first two games, followed by a 1:05 p.m. start on Sunday, April 26.
April 19
Softball at Houston, Cougar Softball Stadium, noon.
April 22
Baseball vs New Mexico State, Phoenix Municipal Stadium, 6:35 p.m.
April 23
Women’s golf at Big 12 Championship, Dallas Athletic Club, TBA.
Track and field at Penn Relays, Franklin Field, 1:22 p.m.
Beach volleyball at Big 12 Championship, Bear Down Beach, all day.
April 24
Baseball vs Baylor, Phoenix Municipal Stadium, 6:35 p.m.
Softball vs Texas Tech, Farrington Stadium, 7 p.m.
April 25
Lacrosse at Colorado, Prentup Field, 11 a.m.
Softball vs Texas Tech, Farrington Stadium, 3 p.m.
Baseball vs Baylor, Phoenix Municipal Stadium, 6:35 p.m.
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Josh’s Saturday Night Forecast
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Calmer weather has moved back into the state this afternoon. Temperatures are slightly warmer across northwestern New Mexico, while southeastern areas are cooler thanks to the backdoor cold fronts that moved in on Friday. Breezier winds will return Sunday and will help kick off a warming trend across the state, along with an elevated fire threat in eastern New Mexico.
Warmer weather will continue building in across the state throughout the upcoming week. A few isolated rain chances will return Monday in parts of New Mexico, but some of that rain may evaporate before reaching the ground.
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