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BASEBALL
Baseball slated to get new Clubhouse By J.R. Oppenheim The UNM Board of Regents on Friday approved the next phase of renovations at Lobo Field: a clubhouse for the baseball team. By a unanimous decision the regents voted for the design, construction and lease for the R.D. and Joan Dale Hubbard Baseball Clubhouse. According to a memo provided to the regents, the 5,764-square-foot clubhouse will feature a locker room, players’ lounge, training and hydrotherapy rooms, restroom facilities and showers, coaches’ offices and stairs leading to a second-floor deck. The construction of the clubhouse is the latest in a series of renovations already made to Lobo Field. Earlier upgrades included turf and drainage updates to the field, improved dugouts and lighting, restrooms and a fan entrance.
After the regents’ vote, UNM Vice President for Athletics Paul Krebs called the clubhouse a much-needed step for the baseball program and its facilities moving forward. “We’ve made a number of improvements, additions in the last couple of years,” Krebs said, “and the completion of a clubhouse gives us the amenities that our student-athletes really need to compete at the highest level: locker room, training facility, coaches’ offices, all of which were either nonexistent or in permanent stages right now.” The new clubhouse will be a game-changing component to the baseball program, head coach Ray Birmingham said. It will be the first time the Lobos will have a locker room to call their own. “And it’s emotional for me for many reasons, primarily because it’s one more step in building a facility for New Mexico and, second, because so many people
from New Mexico, private citizens, chipped in on this deal,” Birmingham said. “It’s a total New Mexico effort about caring about the kids.” To pay for the $2.16 million clubhouse, the regents approved a 10-year ground lease to the Lobo Development Corporation (LDC) for the land located on the south side of the current baseball and softball fields, the memo states. LDC will have a sub-lease with Mexico Nuevo Contractador LLC, which will develop the clubhouse. From there, LDC will lease the property from MNC for the 10-year period. Several donations have already been given to UNM to help lower the costs for the clubhouse. According to the memo, MNC secured $202,280 in pledges from sub-contractors. Scott Grady, owner of Raylee Homes, and Mark Cordova, founder of Cordova Contracting and Development, are the
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A rendering of the proposed locker room.
principals of MNC. “Grady will act as the general contractor and will be responsible for all of the work, delivering the improvements to us with full warranties and insurance and indemnification,” said Tom Neale, UNM real estate director
and LDC financial transaction director. “But he’s asking his subcontractors — many of whom are big supporters of the University — to help lower their costs by donating materials and see
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FOOTBALL
Lobos’ line collapses under CSU’s offense By Thomas Romero-Salas
New Mexico’s defense still doesn’t have an answer for Colorado State. For the third straight year, the Rams’ offense overwhelmed the Lobos in a 28-21 loss at University Stadium Saturday in front of 21,642 fans. CSU racked up 485 total yards of offense, didn’t punt once, and all but one of the Rams’ drives ended in UNM territory. “Probably more than that, though, we’ve really had a hard time with this team,” head coach Bob Davie said. “You look back at the past two years and what they’ve done to us with their offense. Not quite as bad tonight, but still really couldn’t get them stopped. We just had a time stopping them.” With the loss, UNM’s chances of winning the Mountain Division and making the
Mountain West Championship game were dashed. The Lobos (6-5, 4-3 Mountain West) needed to win their remaining two games in order to make the conference title game. The final home game for UNM is next Saturday against Air Force, which clinched the division crown after the Lobos’ loss. “Everybody is a little disappointed. We went out and played hard. I don’t ever doubt our team’s effort,” tight end Reece White said. “I think everybody plays as hard as they can every play. I think we’re not being complacent with just a bowl game. I think that was something that we could see out there.” Even with the defensive woes, UNM still had a chance to tie the game on its last possession. Quarterback Lamar Jordan kept the drive alive on 4th-and-5 when he dodged several Rams for a 9-yard
scramble to CSU’s 40-yard line. On the ensuing play, Jordan tried to scramble away from CSU’s Joe Kawulok, but was sacked for a 15-yard loss. Jordan attempted to make up for his mistake by throwing deep, but was intercepted by Kevin Pierre-Louis. CSU then ran out the clock to seal its 28-21 win. That interception thrown by Jordan was his third of the day. Jordan finished the game just 4 of 9 passing for 58 yards, but did run for 97 yards and a touchdown. Davie said he didn’t consider going to Austin Apodaca at the end of the game. Apodaca only played a couple of snaps in the first half. “I never really thought about going with Austin. I thought Lamar gave us the best option there,” Davie said. “We were still in a run-or-pass kind of mode. Particularly with him being able to run the ball.” see
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Cornerback Cranston Jones tries to bring down CSU’s Rashard Higgins at University Stadium on Saturday night. The Lobos lost to the Rams 28-21, thereby losing their chance to reach the Mountain West Championships.
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