Lobo baseball rallies in 9th; Aggie softball goes 5-0 in Vegas

The University of New Mexico rallied to score two runs in the bottom of the ninth to defeat San Francisco 4-3 in their long-delayed Lobo Invite baseball debut Saturday night.

Danny Collier drove in the winning run on a fielder’s choice with one out and the bases loaded in the ninth. He hit a sharp grounder to second, but instead of trying to turn a double play USF (0-10) threw home to try to get the force. Pinch runner Hayden Schilling dove in just ahead of the throw to give the Lobos (6-2) the win.

For a while Saturday it didn’t look like there would be any baseball played at Lobo Field because of about eight inches of snow covering the playing surface, the school reported. The coaching staff and even a couple players helped shovel snow off the field . Game time temperatures were in the 30s.

Colton Thomson will get the start on the mound for UNM in today’s home game vs. Utah Valley at 1:30 p.m.

In Las Cruces, Michael Paulson’s single drove home Aaron Duran in the bottom of the 12th inning for New Mexico State (1-9), which at long last gave new head coach Bri- an Green his first victory, 8-7 in 12 innings Saturday over Incarnate Word. On Friday, the Aggies fell 6-4 to Incarnate Word before a school-record announced turnout of 1,615 at the newly renovated Presley Askew Field.

WOMEN’S TENNIS: In Provo, Utah, New Mexico’s Emily Olivier defeated Savannah Ware 7-6, 7-5 for the only point in the 9-3 Lobos’ loss.

SKIING: In Anchorage, Alaska, New Mexico finished in third place among seven teams competing at the RMISA/NCAA West Championships. Emilie Cedervärn won the Nordic 15K Classic.

SOFTBALL: In Las Vegas, Nev., the Aggies (13-7) won twice Saturday to cap a 5-0 performance at the Alexis Park Resort Classic. NMSU beat Wisconsin 8-7 on fresh- man Corrin Green’s walk-off two-run homer to cap a fourrun seventh inning. Later, NMSU held off DePaul 8-6.

GOLF: In Tucson, Luis Medina shot a 4-under 68 to lead New Mexico State into first place one round of the National Invitation Tournament at OMNI Tucson International. The Aggies are 5-under 283. New Mexico is eighth of 15 teams with an 8-over 296.