Justin Olson went 3-for-3 on an otherwise quiet night offensively for UNM (26-22), which managed just five hits against NMSU starter Cade Swenson, who tossed a 91-pitch complete-game shutout. Lightning shortened the lopsided game to seven innings. ![]() UNM BASEBALL: In Las Cruces, leadoff hitter and Washington State transfer Keith Jones II homered and drove in three runs in a 3-for-4 offensive performance, leading 13-35 New Mexico State to an 8-0 blanking of New Mexico on Tuesday at Presley Askew Field. New Mexico State’s Keith Jones II, center, celebrates a big game against rival New Mexico on Tuesday. Bastien Amat and Brandon Shong each shot a 1-under 71, while Carson Herron rounded out the lineup with a 73 on Tuesday. Matthew Watkins posted a 3-under 69 as he finished strong with two birdies and an eagle over the final four holes. He is tied for sixth on the individual leaderboard at 8-under through 36 holes. ![]() “To be 25-under after two rounds, we will take that because that gives us a chance tomorrow,” said UNM coach Glen Millican.Īlbert Boneta shot the low round of the day for New Mexico, carding a bogey-free 4-under 68. New Mexico will enter the final round seven shots clear of sixth place Georgia Southern at 18-under. The Lobos and North Carolina are tied for third at 25-under, while Northern Illinois is in the fifth, and final, qualifying position at 23-under. Arkansas is the 36-hole leader at 39-under, while Georgia Tech moved up to second at 32-under. ![]() The top five teams advance to the NCAA Championship, held later this month in Scottsdale, Ariz. UNM shot 9-under Tuesday and is 25-under with Wednesday’s final round to go. 47 University of New Mexico men’s golf team is in third place at the Salem (S.C.) Regional. UNM’s Albert Boneta, shown in action from last September in the Tucker Intercollegiate, led the Lobos Tuesday at the NCAA Salem (S.C.) Regional.
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