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UVU travels to NM State for key WAC series

Utah Valley at New Mexico State
Friday, May 4 – Sunday, May 6
6:05 p.m. MT | 2:05 p.m. MT | 12:05 p.m. MT
Video: Game 1  |  Gm 2 & Gm 3
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QUICK HITS 
  • Utah Valley University opens the final month of the regular season with a WAC series at New Mexico State beginning Friday night in Las Cruces at 6 p.m. MT. Saturday's game begins at 2 p.m. with Sunday's finale at noon MT.
     
  • The Wolverines will play six of their final nine WAC games on the road and must creep into the top six in order to qualify for the WAC Tournament in Mesa, Arizona, which begins Wednesday, May 23 at Hohokam Stadium.
     
  • Utah Valley dropped a tough, 7-6, contest against Arizona on Tuesday night in a home game that was played at BYU's Miller Park in Provo. The Wolverines built a 5-0 lead before the Wildcats came back to score the next seven runs and hold off UVU by a run.
     
  • Freshman right-hander Drew Hill, who leads the team with five saves, made his first career start on the mound and was impressive. Hill allowed just one run on three hits while striking out six in 6.0 innings of work. He left in line for a win and with UVU leading 5-1.
     
  • Trevor Howell had three hits against the Wildcats while Ryan Eastburn, Trevor Peterson, and Callahan Moltzan each had two-hit days. Eastburn tripled and drove in two runs for UVU.
     
  • Last weekend, the Wolverines dropped three of four at Saint Mary's, losing two of the three games by just two runs. UVU's lone win of the weekend was a 6-3 victory in the second game of a Saturday doubleheader.
     
  • In the win, David Modler delivered a go-ahead, three-run home run in the top of the eighth inning to give the Wolverines a 5-3 lead at the time.
     
  • Paxton Schultz matched his career-high with seven strikeouts on Saturday at Saint Mary's. The Wolverines won the ballgame but Schultz did not factor into the decision.
     
  • Next week, Utah Valley returns to UCCU Ballpark to host Seattle U beginning Friday, May 11.
     
ABOUT THE AGGIES
New Mexico State boasts one of the top offenses in the country, leading the WAC and ranking second nationally with a team batting average of .328. The Aggies also rank in the top 10 in the country in 10 other offensive categories, and are currently second in on base percentage (.432), runs scored (395), and runs per game (9.0) and lead the country in hit batters with 91.

The Aggies dropped two of three at Grand Canyon last weekend after picking up a midweek win at Pac 12 Arizona State earlier in the week. New Mexico State is currently third in the WAC at 12-6. The Aggies hosted in-state rival New Mexico on Tuesday, and won in blowout fashion, 13-2, in a run-rule victory.



 
 
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Players Mentioned

Trevor Howell

#2 Trevor Howell

INF
6' 0"
Junior
R/R
David Modler

#6 David Modler

INF
5' 10"
Senior
L/R
Callahan Moltzan

#10 Callahan Moltzan

1B
6' 1"
Senior
L/R
Trevor Peterson

#28 Trevor Peterson

OF
6' 2"
Senior
R/R
Paxton Schultz

#27 Paxton Schultz

RHP
6' 3"
Sophomore
R/R
Ryan Eastburn

#19 Ryan Eastburn

OF
6' 0"
Junior
L/L
Drew Hill

#21 Drew Hill

RHP
5' 11"
Freshman
R/R

Players Mentioned

Trevor Howell

#2 Trevor Howell

6' 0"
Junior
R/R
INF
David Modler

#6 David Modler

5' 10"
Senior
L/R
INF
Callahan Moltzan

#10 Callahan Moltzan

6' 1"
Senior
L/R
1B
Trevor Peterson

#28 Trevor Peterson

6' 2"
Senior
R/R
OF
Paxton Schultz

#27 Paxton Schultz

6' 3"
Sophomore
R/R
RHP
Ryan Eastburn

#19 Ryan Eastburn

6' 0"
Junior
L/L
OF
Drew Hill

#21 Drew Hill

5' 11"
Freshman
R/R
RHP

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