LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Trailing by four runs in the fifth innings, NM State needed to get the offense going in a hurry on Thursday. The Aggies did just that, scoring seven unanswered runs over two innings, taking a 9-6 lead. St. Thomas found a late surge of their own, scoring six runs in the eighth and ninth innings to take a 12-9 victory in the series opener.
After falling behind 4-0 early, NM State was immediately forced to claw back into the game. In the second inning, NM State was able to cut the deficit in half following an RBI single from and a double down the left field line by .