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
1962–1970: Independent
1971–1983: Missouri Valley Conference
1984–1991: Independent
1992–2000: Big West Conference
2001–2005: Sun Belt Conference
2006–present: Western Athletic Conference
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.
Head coaches
Records taken from the 2020 NMSU baseball media guide.
Year-By-Year Results
Records taken from the 2020 NMSU baseball media guide.
NCAA tournament History
The NCAA Division I baseball tournament started in 1947. The format of the tournament has changed through the years.
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
Freshman First-Team All-Americans
Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year
Western Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year
Western Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year
Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year
Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year
Sun Belt Conference Newcomer of the Year
Taken from the 2020 NMSU baseball media guide. Updated February 28, 2020.
Aggies in the Major Leagues
Taken from the 2020 NMSU baseball media guide. Updated February 28, 2020.