Hilltoppers Smash Four Homers, Set Stolen Base Record in 11-3 Rout of New Mexico State

Friday, May 9

Las Cruces, N.M.

7:00 PM CT

Western Kentucky University

38-10, 15-7

New Mexico State

23-26, 10-11

WKU

NM State

Hilltoppers Smash Four Homers, Set Stolen Base Record in 11-3 Rout of New Mexico State

5/9/2025 11:27:00 PM | Baseball

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. – WKU Baseball defeated New Mexico State 11-3 in the series opener on Friday night at Presley Askew Field.

The WKU offense erupted for four home runs and set a new single-season program record for stolen bases as the Hilltoppers powered past New Mexico State to notch their 39th win of the year – marking the program's highest total since 2009.

HOW IT HAPPENED
• New Mexico State got on the board in the first with a two-run home run.
• Back-to-back RBI from Reid Howard and Joe Siervo knotted the game at 2-2 in the second.
• Four runs scored for the Tops in the third. Camden Ross drove in a run with an RBI single before Austin Haller launched a three-run homer.
• Carlos Vasquez hit a solo shot to start the fourth inning and extend the lead to 7-2.
• A two-run bomb from Ethan Lizama added to the WKU advantage in the sixth.
• Ryan Wideman joined the home run party with a two-run big fly to make it 11-2 in the seventh.
• The Aggies were able to tally another in the ninth to cut the deficit to eight, but the Tops claimed the final three outs, making the final score 11-3.

NOTABLES
• WKU moves to 39-10 (15-7 CUSA) on the season and 9-13 all-time against New Mexico State (22-27, 10-11 CUSA). The 2025 Hilltoppers' 39 wins are the sixth-most wins in a single-season in program history and are the most in a season since 2009 (42).
• Jack Bennett got the starting nod on the mound. The right-hander saw 4.0 innings of action, allowing two runs on three hits with three walks and striking out three.
• Lucas Hartman and Patrick Morris saw action in relief. Hartman earned the win, claiming six strikeouts in 4.0 frames. He surrendered one run on four hits and three walks. Morris tossed the final inning, conceding just one hit.
• The Hilltopper offense produced 11 runs on 15 hits and 10 walks with 11 RBI.
• WKU hit four home runs in a game for just the second time this season. The last time it happened was February 25 against EKU. Haller, Vasquez, Lizama and Wideman all homered.
• With four stolen bases tonight, the Hilltoppers have set a new program record for steals in a season with 110. They pass the 1995 squad who finished the season with 109.
• Haller hit his first home run as a Hilltopper in a 1-for-4 effort with three RBI, a run scored and a walk.
• Lizama and Wideman each had a two-run homer with Lizama going 3-for-5 and Wideman going 2-for-4. Lizama added a triple and two runs while Wideman had a double, scored three times and walked twice.
• Vasquez went 2-for-5 with a home run, an RBI, a run scored and a walk.
• Ross had a three-hit night with an RBI, two runs scored and a walk.
• Howard went 2-for-4 with an RBI, two runs and a walk.
• Siervo added an RBI.
• Caleb Marmo and Kyle Hvidsten had two stolen bases each.

UP NEXT
• WKU and New Mexico State continue the series tomorrow afternoon at Presley Askew Field. First pitch is set for 5 p.m. CT.

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