Nevada, New Mexico Set for Rubber Match Sunday

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Interstat) — The Nevada Wolf Pack and New Mexico Lobos will decide their Mountain West series with a Sunday afternoon matchup on April 19, 2026.

First pitch is scheduled for the evening at New Mexico’s home ballpark.

Nevada (19-14) evened the series with a commanding 15-2 victory on Saturday. New Mexico (22-15-1) aims to rebound and secure the series win on its home field.

A key figure will be Nevada’s Ryan Oakes, who delivered a dominant performance in Saturday’s win. The pitcher worked six innings, allowing no hits and two earned runs while striking out six. Over his last five appearances, Oakes has a 2.45 ERA with 22 strikeouts in 19.2 innings.

New Mexico will look for a better outing from Tyler Do, who took the loss Saturday. The pitcher surrendered six hits and five earned runs over 4.2 innings. In his last four appearances, Do has an 18.69 ERA, allowing 10 earned runs in 4.2 innings of work.

The Wolf Pack have taken the first two games of the series, including a 3-2 win on Friday. In Saturday’s blowout, Nevada was led by Rominic Quiban, who homered and drove in two runs, and Junhyuk Kwon, who went 3 for 4 with two RBIs.

New Mexico’s Gene Trujillo provided one of the few highlights for the Lobos on Saturday with an RBI single.

According to Interstat’s game simulator, the projected final score is Nevada 6, New Mexico 5.

Following Sunday’s contest, Nevada will host Saint Mary’s on Tuesday before a conference series against UNLV. New Mexico travels for a non-conference series at Washington State next weekend.