New Mexico State Aggies
2023 New Mexico State Aggies baseball team
UniversityNew Mexico State University
Head coachJake Angier (1st season)
ConferenceC-USA
LocationLas Cruces, New Mexico
Home stadiumPresley Askew Field
(Capacity: 1,000)
NicknameAggies
ColorsCrimson and white[1]
   
NCAA Tournament appearances
2002, 2003, 2012, 2018, 2022
Conference tournament champions
Sun Belt: 2002
WAC: 2018, 2022
Regular season conference champions
WAC: 2012, 2019

The New Mexico State Aggies baseball team represents New Mexico State University, which is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The Aggies are an NCAA Division I college baseball program that competes in the Conference USA. They began competing in Division I in 1962 and joined C-USA before the 2024 season.

The New Mexico State Aggies play all home games on campus at Presley Askew Field. The Aggies have played in four NCAA tournaments. Over their 15 seasons in the Western Athletic Conference, they have won two WAC regular season titles and one WAC Tournament.

Since the program's inception, 5 Aggies have gone on to play in Major League Baseball. A total of 64 Aggies have been drafted, including Joey Ortiz who was selected in the fourth round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.

Conference Membership History

Presley Askew Field

Presley Askew Field is a baseball stadium on the New Mexico State campus in Las Cruces, New Mexico that seats 1,000 people. It opened in 1981. A record attendance of 1,615 was set on February 27, 2015, during the home opener against Incarnate Word.[2]

Head coaches

Records taken from the 2020 NMSU baseball media guide.[2]

Season Coach Years Record Pct.
1962–1965Presley Askew442–69–3.378
1966–1968Pat Ryan323–59.280
1969–1982Jim Kwasny14300–380.441
1983–1986Curt Cook478–104.429
1987Sal Gonzalez120–34.370
1988Mike Ryan138–18.679
1989–1996Elliott Avent8225–213.514
1997–2000Rocky Ward481–136.373
2001–2002Gary Ward269–48.590
2003–2014Rocky Ward12374–322–2.537
2015–2019Brian Green5158–122–1.564
2020–2023Mike Kirby232–38.457
Totals 11 coaches 60 seasons 1,440–1,543–6 .483

Year-By-Year Results

Records taken from the 2020 NMSU baseball media guide.[2]

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Independent (1962–1970)
1962 Presley Askew 10–14–1
1963 Presley Askew 13–13–1
1964 Presley Askew 11–27
1965 Presley Askew 8–15–1
1966 Pat Ryan 11–17
1967 Pat Ryan 5–22
1968 Pat Ryan 7–20
1969 Jim Kwasny 9–27
1970 Jim Kwasny 18–26
Missouri Valley Conference (1971–1983)
1971 Jim Kwasny 23–243rd
1972 Jim Kwasny 32–183rd
1973 Jim Kwasny 14–417th
1974 Jim Kwasny 18–355th
1975 Jim Kwasny 23–184th
1976 Jim Kwasny 19–244th
1977 Jim Kwasny 19–305th
1978 Jim Kwasny 28–234th
1979 Jim Kwasny 26–275th
1980 Jim Kwasny 30–276th
1981 Jim Kwasny 18–333–136th
1982 Jim Kwasny 23–270–127th
1983 Curt Cook 17–200–87th
Independent (1984–1991)
1984 Curt Cook 23–33
1985 Curt Cook 18–25
1986 Curt Cook 20–26
1986 Sal Gonzalez 20–34
1988 Mike Ryan 38–18
1989 Elliott Avent 34–22
1990 Elliott Avent 40–19
1991 Elliott Avent 22–36
Big West Conference (1992–2000)
1992 Elliott Avent 20–336–18T-8th
1993 Elliott Avent 31–239–12T-4th
1994 Elliott Avent 21–314–178th
1995 Elliott Avent 32–229–125th
1996 Elliott Avent 25–278–13T-5th
1997 Rocky Ward 21–338–22T-7th
1998 Rocky Ward 23–298–217th
1999 Rocky Ward 18–387–238th
2000 Rocky Ward 19–364–268th
Sun Belt Conference (2001–2005)
2001 Gary Ward 32–239–1710th
2002 Gary Ward 37–2510–146thSun Belt Tournament
Tempe Regional
2003 Rocky Ward 43–1815–9T-2ndSun Belt Tournament
Tempe Regional
2004 Rocky Ward 33–25–112–12T-5thSun Belt Tournament
2005 Rocky Ward 28–2913–115thSun Belt Tournament
Western Athletic Conference (2006–present)
2006 Rocky Ward 19–366–187th
2007 Rocky Ward 22–346–187th
2008 Rocky Ward 28–3315–175thWAC Tournament
2009 Rocky Ward 44–1712–12T-3rdWAC Tournament
2010 Rocky Ward 36–23–114–9–1T-2ndWAC Tournament
2011 Rocky Ward 34–249–156thWAC Tournament
2012 Rocky Ward 35–2411–7T-1stWAC tournament
Tucson Regional
2013 Rocky Ward 29–2813–14T-6thWAC tournament
2014 Rocky Ward 23–3111–137thWAC tournament
2015 Brian Green 11–38–17–19–18th
2016 Brian Green 34–2320–72ndWAC tournament
2017 Brian Green 35–2219–52ndWAC tournament
2018 Brian Green 40–2217–7T-2ndWAC tournament
Lubbock Regional
2019 Brian Green 38–1719–8T-1stWAC tournament
2020 Mike Kirby 12–4Season cancelled on March 18
due to Coronavirus pandemic[3]
Total:1,420–1,509–6

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

NCAA tournament History

Year Record Pct Notes
2002 0–2 .000 Eliminated by San Diego in Tempe Regional
2003 1–2 .333 Eliminated by UNLV in Tempe Regional
2012 0–2 .000 Eliminated by Missouri in Tucson Regional
2018 0–2 .000 Eliminated by Kent State in Lubbock Regional
Totals 1–8 .111

Awards and honors

  • 12 Patriots have been named to an NCAA-recognized All-America team.
  • Over their 15 seasons in the Western Athletic Conference, 26 different Patriots have been named to the all-conference first-team.

All-Americans

YearPositionNameTeamSelector
1980OFKevin Wilner3rdNCAA
2002OFRyan Kenning1stNCBWA
DHGabe Veloz1stCB
20031BBilly Becher1stNCBWA
3rdBA
20041BBilly Becher1stNCBWA
3rdBA
2009SSBryan Marquez1stABCA
2ndNCBWA
2016OFDaniel Johnson3rdABCA
2017CMason Fishback2ndCB
2018PJonathan Groff2ndCB
20192BNick Gonzales1stABCA
CB
2ndBA
NCBWA
SSJoey Ortiz1stCB
2ndABCA
NCBWA
1BTristan Peterson1stCB
3rdNCBWA
OFTristen Carranza2ndNCBWA
3rdABCA

Freshman First-Team All-Americans

YearPositionNameSelector
2016PKyle BradishCB

Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year

YearPositionName
2016OFDaniel Johnson
2019SSJoey Ortiz

Western Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year

YearHandednessName
2018LeftJonathan Groff

Western Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year

YearPositionName
20182BNick Gonzales

Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year

YearPositionName
20031BBilly Becher

Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year

YearPositionName
20051BLuke Hopkins

Sun Belt Conference Newcomer of the Year

YearPositionName
20031BBilly Becher
20042BXardiel Cotto

Taken from the 2020 NMSU baseball media guide.[2] Updated February 28, 2020.

Aggies in the Major Leagues

= All-Star = Baseball Hall of Famer
Athlete Years in MLB MLB Teams
Jerry Hinsley 1964, 1967 New York Mets
Fernando Ramsey 1992 Chicago Cubs
Mark Acre 1994–1997 Oakland Athletics
Jason Rakers 1998–2000 Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Royals
Tyler Sturdevant 2016 Tampa Bay Rays

Taken from the 2020 NMSU baseball media guide.[2] Updated February 28, 2020.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Conference USA Brand Identity Guide" (PDF). June 22, 2023. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "NMSU Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  3. ↑ "WAC Announces Cancellation of All Sports for Remainder of Academic Year". Retrieved March 19, 2020.
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