Friday, May 1
Lobo Baseball Field | Albuquerque, NM
6 p.m. MT
Air Force Academy
at
University of New Mexico
Falcon Baseball to Play at New Mexico in Final MW Road Series
4/30/2026 11:27:00 AM | Baseball
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., - Air Force travels south to face the Lobos of New Mexico in thier final road Mountain West series from May 1-May 3 at Santa Ana Star Field.
SCHEDULE
Friday May 1 | at New Mexico | 6 p.m. MT | Santa Ana Star Field
Saturday May 2 | at New Mexico | 2 p.m. MT | Santa Ana Star Field
Sunday May 3 | at New Mexico | 12 p.m. MT | Santa Ana Star Field
MEDIA
Watch: Mountain West Network
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Twitter: @AF_Baseball
ALL-TIME VERSUS NEW MEXICO
The two programs have totaled 219 matchups with the Lobos holding the overall winning record of 156-63. In the most recent series between the pair, Air Force won 2-1 (14-9, 6-9, 5-4) in Albuquerque from May 9-11, 2025. Overtime, UNM has outscored the Falcons 2,346-1,403.
PITCHING MATCHUPS (ERA)
Friday | RHP Aiden Poe (5.70) vs. RHP Christian Mogen (6.33)
Saturday | LHP Ethan Dillinger (10.46) vs. RHP Ryan Castillo (3.59)
Sunday | TBD vs. RHP Diego Alvarez (7.75)
PROBABLE STARTERS (OPS)
AIR FORCE RANKED NATIONALLY
Stolen Bases -10th (124)
Stolen Bases/Game - 9th (2.95)
Runs - 15th (385)
31st Tripp Garrish (53)
Scoring - 9th (9.2)
OB% - 22nd (.419)
5th Wyatt Hanoian (.537)
BA - 24th (.310)
Doubles - 9th (105)
Doubles/Game - 6th (2.50)
CATCH US IF YOU CAN
The Birds have been a major threat on the bases this season, averaging 2.95 stolen bases per game for a total of 124, ranking tenth in the nation. When they hit 110 stolen bags, they surpassed the Mountain West record and at 122 they broke the Falcons' program record that was set in 1978 and 1979.
In games two and three at Nevada, Air Force stole nine bases in both games for a season high. The current program record for steals in a single game is 12.
Tripp Garrish leads in stealing with 20, while Ben Niednagel follows close behind with 17. Kayden Bradshaw has stolen 15 while Luke Elmore accounts for 13.
STARTING SLOT
Aiden Poe (3-1) is slated to take his first Mountain West start on Friday, marking his third start of the season. The freshman has totaled an ERA of 5.70 across 11 appearances. In his 30 innings of work, he has struck out 22 batters and allowed 19 earned runs. His standout performance of the season was against Grand Canyon when he tossed 6.2 scoreless frames with four hits and four strikeouts. Most recently, Poe struck out four Spartans and gave up a pair of earned runs in 2.2 innings against San Jose State.
Junior Ethan Dillinger (0-1) is set to take his sixth start of the season on Saturday against UNM. The LHP has totaled 26.2 innings on the mound with 13 appearances for 30 strikeouts and an ERA of 11.47. Against Fresno State, he went a season-high 4.2 frames with a trio of Ks before tossing 3.1 frames with two earned runs and a pair of strikeouts at Grand Canyon. Against the Spartans, Dillinger logged one strikeout and five runs allowed in three full frames.
RELIABLE RELIEVERS
Marcus Downing (6-0) has proved to be a strong reliever for the Falcons, with the lowest ERA of 3.42 in 26.1 frames. He has struck out 19 batters and allowed ten earned runs to hold the winningest record of any AF pitcher at 6-0.
Easton Miller (0-1) posts a 4.50 ERA through 18 innings of work, striking out 20 batters and allowing nine runs. Most recently at Northern Colorado, the sophomore threw three hitless and scoreless innings of relief with a trio of strikeouts.
Junior Sam Hentges (1-0) has thrown 16.2 innings of strong relief, logging 21 Ks and ten runs off ten hits for a 5.40 ERA. The lefty made two appearances against San Jose State, throwing 1.2 scoreless in game one.
A LOOK AT NEW MEXICO
The Lobos currently mark a record of 25-18-1 with a Mountain West line of 10-7-1. They are coming off a 16-15 loss to New Mexico State and a series loss to Washington State (3-10, 4-3, 3-13). They have won a pair of conference series over Fresno State and UNLV and posted a sweep over San Diego State.
Offensively, New Mexico is batting .304 with 461 hits and a slugging percentage of .480. They have been outscored opponents 355-319 and are led by Khalil Walker with an average of .364, sixth-best in the MW.
On the mound, the Lobos have totaled a team ERA of 6.90 with 319 runs allowed and 338 strikeouts in 381 innings. Air Force will see Ryan Castillo, who boasts the best starter ERA in the league at 3.59 and just 27 runs allowed.
SCHEDULE
Friday May 1 | at New Mexico | 6 p.m. MT | Santa Ana Star Field
Saturday May 2 | at New Mexico | 2 p.m. MT | Santa Ana Star Field
Sunday May 3 | at New Mexico | 12 p.m. MT | Santa Ana Star Field
MEDIA
Watch: Mountain West Network
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Twitter: @AF_Baseball
ALL-TIME VERSUS NEW MEXICO
The two programs have totaled 219 matchups with the Lobos holding the overall winning record of 156-63. In the most recent series between the pair, Air Force won 2-1 (14-9, 6-9, 5-4) in Albuquerque from May 9-11, 2025. Overtime, UNM has outscored the Falcons 2,346-1,403.
PITCHING MATCHUPS (ERA)
Friday | RHP Aiden Poe (5.70) vs. RHP Christian Mogen (6.33)
Saturday | LHP Ethan Dillinger (10.46) vs. RHP Ryan Castillo (3.59)
Sunday | TBD vs. RHP Diego Alvarez (7.75)
PROBABLE STARTERS (OPS)
- Kayden Bradshaw, CF (.966)
- Ben Niednagel, SS (.964)
- Wyatt Hanoian, 2B (1.153)
- Walker Zapp, C (.897)
- Tripp Garrish, RF (1.012)
- Luke Elmore, 1B (.838)
- Garrett Hutchins, DH (1.343)
- Christian Taylor, LF (.578)
- Landon Boyd, 3B (1.055)
AIR FORCE RANKED NATIONALLY
Stolen Bases -10th (124)
Stolen Bases/Game - 9th (2.95)
Runs - 15th (385)
31st Tripp Garrish (53)
Scoring - 9th (9.2)
OB% - 22nd (.419)
5th Wyatt Hanoian (.537)
BA - 24th (.310)
Doubles - 9th (105)
Doubles/Game - 6th (2.50)
CATCH US IF YOU CAN
The Birds have been a major threat on the bases this season, averaging 2.95 stolen bases per game for a total of 124, ranking tenth in the nation. When they hit 110 stolen bags, they surpassed the Mountain West record and at 122 they broke the Falcons' program record that was set in 1978 and 1979.
In games two and three at Nevada, Air Force stole nine bases in both games for a season high. The current program record for steals in a single game is 12.
Tripp Garrish leads in stealing with 20, while Ben Niednagel follows close behind with 17. Kayden Bradshaw has stolen 15 while Luke Elmore accounts for 13.
STARTING SLOT
Aiden Poe (3-1) is slated to take his first Mountain West start on Friday, marking his third start of the season. The freshman has totaled an ERA of 5.70 across 11 appearances. In his 30 innings of work, he has struck out 22 batters and allowed 19 earned runs. His standout performance of the season was against Grand Canyon when he tossed 6.2 scoreless frames with four hits and four strikeouts. Most recently, Poe struck out four Spartans and gave up a pair of earned runs in 2.2 innings against San Jose State.
Junior Ethan Dillinger (0-1) is set to take his sixth start of the season on Saturday against UNM. The LHP has totaled 26.2 innings on the mound with 13 appearances for 30 strikeouts and an ERA of 11.47. Against Fresno State, he went a season-high 4.2 frames with a trio of Ks before tossing 3.1 frames with two earned runs and a pair of strikeouts at Grand Canyon. Against the Spartans, Dillinger logged one strikeout and five runs allowed in three full frames.
RELIABLE RELIEVERS
Marcus Downing (6-0) has proved to be a strong reliever for the Falcons, with the lowest ERA of 3.42 in 26.1 frames. He has struck out 19 batters and allowed ten earned runs to hold the winningest record of any AF pitcher at 6-0.
Easton Miller (0-1) posts a 4.50 ERA through 18 innings of work, striking out 20 batters and allowing nine runs. Most recently at Northern Colorado, the sophomore threw three hitless and scoreless innings of relief with a trio of strikeouts.
Junior Sam Hentges (1-0) has thrown 16.2 innings of strong relief, logging 21 Ks and ten runs off ten hits for a 5.40 ERA. The lefty made two appearances against San Jose State, throwing 1.2 scoreless in game one.
A LOOK AT NEW MEXICO
The Lobos currently mark a record of 25-18-1 with a Mountain West line of 10-7-1. They are coming off a 16-15 loss to New Mexico State and a series loss to Washington State (3-10, 4-3, 3-13). They have won a pair of conference series over Fresno State and UNLV and posted a sweep over San Diego State.
Offensively, New Mexico is batting .304 with 461 hits and a slugging percentage of .480. They have been outscored opponents 355-319 and are led by Khalil Walker with an average of .364, sixth-best in the MW.
On the mound, the Lobos have totaled a team ERA of 6.90 with 319 runs allowed and 338 strikeouts in 381 innings. Air Force will see Ryan Castillo, who boasts the best starter ERA in the league at 3.59 and just 27 runs allowed.
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