LAS CRUCES, N.M. – NM State mounted multiple lateu2011inning pushes on Friday night at Presley Askew Field at Johnson Stadium, but an early Towson lead held up as the Aggies fell 8-7 in the home opener. NM State produced three multiu2011run innings and outscored the Tigers 7-4 after the fourth but could not fully erase the early deficit.
Towson jumped ahead with two runs in each of the first two innings before adding two more in the second, but NM State responded with a threeu2011run surge in the bottom of the fifth. delivered an RBI single, followed by a Rulli twou2011RBI single up the middle to bring the Aggies within 6–3.