ALBUQUERQUE (Interstat) — Garrett Hutchins homered and drove in four runs to lead Air Force to an 8-4 victory over New Mexico on Sunday, May 3, in a Mountain West afternoon game.

The Falcons jumped ahead 8-0 in the second inning when Hutchins launched a grand slam to deep right field. Walker Zapp added a solo home run in the third. Air Force extended the lead in the fifth on Wyatt Hanoian’s RBI triple.

New Mexico chipped away, scoring single runs in the fourth, seventh and eighth innings. Antonio Gianni went 3-for-3 with an RBI. Akili Carris homered in the ninth.

Air Force pitchers Jordan Watkins, Sam Hentges and Patrick Davidson combined to hold the Lobos to eight hits while striking out nine. New Mexico’s Josh Barnhouse tossed 2 1/3 scoreless innings.

Both teams finished with eight hits. The Falcons improved to 23-22 overall; the Lobos fell to 25-20-1.