SPRINGFIELD, Mo. –NM State pushed Missouri State to the final out Sunday morning at Meador Park, but a late rally came up just short as the Aggies fell 7-6 in the finale of their final Conference USA road series of the season. With the loss, NM State drops to 19-31 overall and 8-19 in league play.

The Bears struck first with two runs in the second, but NM State answered with a three‑run fifth inning to grab a brief lead. In the fifth, Tommy Meluskey drove in a run with a groundout, Camden Kaufman followed with an RBI double, and Steve Solorzano added an RBI groundout to put the Aggies in front 3-2

Missouri State responded with three runs in the bottom of the fifth to reclaim the lead. NM State showed late fight and pulled even in the eighth. Jonatan Clough was hit by a pitch and later came in to score before Solorzano crossed home on an RBI single up the middle from Easton Rulli.

However, the Bears immediately produced two runs in the bottom of the eighth to move in front 7-6. The Aggies brought the tying run to the plate in the final frame but could not push across the equalizer.

Taclas finished with three hits and two RBIs, while Kaufman and Solorzano each drove in a run as NM State totaled 10 hits.

NOTABLES

• Steve Solorzano pushed his hit streak to 12 games, marking the longest active streak by any Aggie.
• Aidan Taclas logged his 14th multi-hit game and fourth outing with at least three hits. Currently, only Steve Solorzano has more multi-hit games this season.
• Easton Rulli produced his eighth multi-hit performance, while Camden Kaufman has now tallied multiple hits in 11 contests.
• With two doubles, Taclas joined Steve Solorzano and Jonatan Clough as the only Aggies to record multiple doubles in a single game this season.
• As a team, the Aggies recorded 10 hits to mark their 23rd game with double-digit hits this season.
• With a hit-by-pitch in the eighth inning, Boston Vest has now been hit 21 times this season. This matches a program record set by Tristan Carranza in both 2018 and 2019.
• JT Price logged the longest outing of his freshman campaign, tossing 5.0 innings, while allowing no earned runs.

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