{"id":237245,"date":"2026-04-06T14:56:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T14:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/237245\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T14:56:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T14:56:10","slug":"lobos-host-texas-tech-for-midweek-rematch-on-tuesday-new-mexico-lobos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/237245\/","title":{"rendered":"Lobos Host Texas Tech for Midweek Rematch on Tuesday – New Mexico Lobos"},"content":{"rendered":"

LINEUP SOLIDIFYING
\u2022 \u00a0UNM has rolled with the same batting order and starting lineup for each of their last six games, going 4-1-1 in that span against conference foes Fresno State and UNLV after having not won two games in a row since March 3 previously. It\u2019s their longest streak of games this year with the lineup not changing.
\u2022\u00a0 Prior to the last two series, the Lobos had dropped three weekend series in a row after sweeping their first three. They’re now 5-3 in weekend series (3 or 4 games) on the season.
\u2022 \u00a0Akili Carris<\/a> (.455), Khalil Walker<\/a> (.450) and Luke Mansy<\/a> (.368) are the hottest bats in the lineup in that six-game span. Carris has driven in a team-high 11 RBI in the last six games \u2013 including a season-high four RBI in Saturday\u2019s finale \u2013 after going the previous 11 games without an RBI.<\/p>\n

HOME SWEET HOME
\u2022 \u00a0The Lobos\u2019 .750 win percentage at home so far this season (15-6-1) is their best in a season with 11 or more games at home since UNM\u2019s first year playing at Lobo Field in 2013 when they went 14-2 in home matchups (.875).
\u2022 \u00a0As a team, UNM is batting .329 in home games and .258 on the road \u2013 Albuquerque native Gene Trujillo<\/a> leads all Lobos in batting average (.403), on base percentage (.526) and extra base hits (14) in home games this year.\u00a0
\u2022 \u00a0Conversely, the Lobos\u2019 pitching staff has a 5.52 ERA on the road and 6.97 at home, with opponents batting .269 against them on the road and .313 in Albuquerque.<\/p>\n

RIVALRY GAME RE-SCHEDULED
\u2022 \u00a0New Mexico Baseball will face New Mexico State on May 12 at Lobo Baseball Field as a makeup for last Tuesday\u2019s game that was postponed due to illness impacting NMSU\u2019s roster, with first pitch set for a 4 p.m. MT.
\u2022 \u00a0It will be the fourth and final meeting between the two teams this season after an April 14 matchup in Las Cruces and another in Albuquerque on April 28.<\/p>\n

BROWN KEEPS ON WINNING
\u2022 \u00a0With New Mexico\u2019s 19-11-1 start, Head Coach Tod Brown<\/a> is now above .500 win percentage in his tenure in Albuquerque with a 122-118-1 record.
\u2022 \u00a0The Lobos have increased their winning percentage from the year before in each of the last three seasons (21-33 in 2022, 26-25 in 2023, 28-26 in 2024, 30-23 in 2025). They\u2019re on pace to do it again this year with a .629 win percentage.<\/p>\n

ASHBY\u2019S BIG RETURN
After spending the 2024 season at Kansas and winning the NCAA D-II Championship with Tampa in 2025, Lenny Junior Ashby<\/a> is once more a Lobo for his final year of collegiate eligibility. The Aruban outfielder was a two-time All-MW selection in his first two seasons at UNM in 2022 and 2023, batting for a .361 average across 105 appearances in that span to go with 36 doubles, 26 homers, 110 RBI and 88 runs scored.
In his four years of collegiate baseball, Ashby has batted .325 in 205 games, driving in 165 runs and scoring 145 more while hitting 51 doubles, four triples and 36 homers.<\/p>\n

SUPER SENIORS ABOUND
UNM boasts six graduate seniors on this year\u2019s roster \u2013 OF Lenny Junior Ashby<\/a>, RHP Josh Barnhouse<\/a>, LHP Matthew Cornelius<\/a>, OF Garrett Rede<\/a>, LHP Matthew Romero<\/a> and OF Khalil Walker<\/a> \u2013 with Barnhouse, Cornelius, Romero and Walker all returning from last season. In total, the Lobos have 18 seniors on roster, the most Coach Tod Brown<\/a> has had on a team in Albuquerque.<\/p>\n

N.M. INFLUENCE
This year\u2019s Lobos include 10 players with roots in the state of New Mexico:\u00a0<\/p>\n

#
\nName
\nPosition
\nHometown
\nPrevious School<\/p>\n

2
\nReid Jacobson<\/a>
\nINF
\nAlbuquerque, N.M.
\nLa Cueva HS<\/p>\n

6
\nGarrett Rede<\/a>
\nOF
\nRio Rancho, N.M.
\nRio Rancho HS \/ Regis<\/p>\n

7
\nTommy White<\/a>
\nRHP
\nAlbuquerque, N.M.
\nCibola HS \/ Illinois \/ Pima CC<\/p>\n

11
\nMatthew Cornelius<\/a>
\nLHP
\nZuni, N.M.
\nSt. Pius X \/ Pima CC \/ AZ St.<\/p>\n

13
\nMatthew Romero<\/a>
\nLHP
\nAlbuquerque, N.M.
\nSandia HS \/ NM St<\/p>\n

14
\nAkili Carris<\/a>
\nINF
\nAlbuquerque, N.M.
\nLa Cueva HS<\/p>\n

22
\nSeth Lee<\/a>
\nRHP
\nRio Rancho, N.M.
\nRio Rancho HS \/ Pima CC<\/p>\n

39
\nRyan Castillo<\/a>
\nRHP
\nLos Lunas, N.M.
\nLos Lunas HS<\/p>\n

43
\nGene Trujillo<\/a>
\n1B
\nAlbuquerque, N.M.
\nSt. Pius X<\/p>\n

48
\nJacob Gergen<\/a>
\nRHP
\nAlbuquerque, N.M.
\nHope Christian<\/p>\n

Of those 10 players, six are from Albuquerque, with two from nearby Rio Rancho and another from Los Lunas. Five returned to Albuquerque from different institutions, with Matthew Romero<\/a> transferring from New Mexico State before last season.<\/p>\n

A LOOK AT THE SCHEDULE
– The Lobos\u2019 51-game slate features 35 home matchups at Lobo Baseball Field \u2013 the most in a single season since the facility\u2019s opening \u2013 and a 30-game Mountain West schedule as the league expands to nine teams for the first time.
– Should the Lobos stand among the top six teams in the Mountain West standings upon the conclusion of that weekend, they\u2019ll earn a berth to the expanded MWC Baseball Championships May 20-23, hosted in Mesa, Ariz. for the second year in a row. The winner earns the conference\u2019s automatic berth into the NCAA Championships.<\/p>\n

TOP BATTING TEAM IN THE NATION IN 2025
New Mexico led the entirety of NCAA D-I in team batting average (.337) and doubles per game (2.79) at the conclusion of the 2026 season, capping off a historic year that saw the Lobos rank among the Top 20 teams in the nation in seven different offensive categories. Four different Lobos ranked among the Top 100 in the nation in individual batting average — Khalil Walker<\/a> (#23, .397), Jordy Oriach<\/a> (#29, .395), Josh McAlister<\/a> (#78, .371) and Ethan Ott<\/a> (#91, .368) — they ranked Nos. 1, 2, 4 and 5 in the Mountain West.<\/p>\n

UNM\u2019s huge offensive year also saw the Lobos match a program record with 93 homers and notch the second-highest team slugging (.574) and sixth-best on-base percentage (.425) in school history.<\/p>\n

Stat
\nRank
\nValue<\/p>\n

Batting Average
\n1
\n0.337<\/p>\n

Home Runs Per Game
\n16
\n1.75<\/p>\n

Doubles Per Game
\n1
\n2.79<\/p>\n

Total Doubles
\n4
\n148<\/p>\n

Triples Per Game
\n69
\n0.26<\/p>\n

Total Triples
\n69
\n14<\/p>\n

Slugging Percentage
\n3
\n0.574<\/p>\n

On Base Percentage
\n13
\n0.425<\/p>\n

Scoring
\n8
\n9.2<\/p>\n

Fielding Percentage
\n98
\n0.973<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

ESTABLISHED HITTING
UNM holds the nation\u2019s 2nd-ranked batting average since 2016, a .309 clip in the last 10 seasons. The Lobos were NCAA D1 batting champs in 2025 with a .337 team average.<\/p>\n

2016-25 NCAA D-1 BATTING AVERAGES<\/p>\n

Rank
\nTeam
\nAB
\nH
\nBA<\/p>\n

1
\nJackson St.
\n16335
\n5097
\n0.312<\/p>\n

2
\nNew Mexico
\n17588
\n5441
\n0.309<\/p>\n

3
\nVirginia
\n19036
\n5806
\n0.305<\/p>\n

4
\nNew Mexico St.
\n17907
\n5461
\n0.305<\/p>\n

5
\nAlabama St.
\n17737
\n5387
\n0.304<\/p>\n

6
\nAir Force
\n17988
\n5457
\n0.303<\/p>\n

7
\nGeorgia Tech
\n19212
\n5823
\n0.303<\/p>\n

8
\nWofford
\n18418
\n5572
\n0.302<\/p>\n

9
\nMorehead St.
\n18696
\n5634
\n0.301<\/p>\n

10
\nAustin Peay
\n18455
\n5538
\n0.300<\/p>\n

11
\nArizona
\n19832
\n5933
\n0.299<\/p>\n

12
\nLouisville
\n19551
\n5848
\n0.299<\/p>\n

13
\nUNLV
\n17608
\n5266
\n0.299<\/p>\n

14
\nUTSA
\n17887
\n5300
\n0.296<\/p>\n

15
\nUNC Greensboro
\n18160
\n5380
\n0.296<\/p>\n

16
\nTexas Tech
\n19841
\n5874
\n0.296<\/p>\n

17
\nETSU
\n17611
\n5200
\n0.295<\/p>\n

18
\nFresno St.
\n18270
\n5394
\n0.295<\/p>\n

19
\nGrand Canyon
\n15045
\n4424
\n0.294<\/p>\n

20
\nArizona St.
\n18414
\n5396
\n0.293<\/p>\n

ROSTER OVERVIEW
UNM\u2019s 2026 roster includes 18 returning players with 18 newcomers \u2013 the Lobos return seven position players who appeared in at least 25 games in 2025 while losing seven.
\u2013 Of the Lobos\u2019 newcomers, three are freshmen and 15 are transfers \u2013 nine transfers are from junior colleges and six from four-year institutions.
\u2013 29 players are upperclassmen \u2013 18 seniors and 11 juniors \u2013 the most seniors Brown has had on a roster in his time at UNM.<\/p>\n

BROWN’S PROGRAM-BUILDING RESUME
\u2013 In his first five seasons as head coach at North Dakota State, Brown\u2019s teams improved their winning percentage in each season, going from 15-30 (.333) in his first season in 2008 to 40-20 (.667) in 2012 and finishing each of the next nine seasons above .400. The Bison reached the Summit League tournament eight times in that span, advancing to NCAA Regionals in 2014 and 2021.
\u2013 Brown coached the Bison to 40-win seasons in 2012 and 2021.
\u2013 In Brown\u2019s first four years at UNM, the Lobos have improved similarly, winning more games and posting a higher win percentage in each of the last three seasons. They went 21-33 (.389) in 2022, 26-25 (.510) in 2023, 26-25 (.510) in 2024 and 30-23 (.566) in 2025.
\u2013 In 18 seasons as a Head Coach, Brown has finished the season above .400 15 times and above .500 nine times \u2013 the only three seasons in which he\u2019s finished below .400 were his first two years in Fargo (2008, 2009) and his first season in Albuquerque (2022).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LINEUP SOLIDIFYING\u2022 \u00a0UNM has rolled with the same batting order and starting lineup for each of their last…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":237246,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[27,29,28],"class_list":["post-237245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=237245"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237245\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/237246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=237245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=237245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=237245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}