LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Middle Tennessee softball fell to New Mexico State, 5-2, on Saturday, April 26, in game two of the series.

The Blue Raiders (23-26, 10-13) battled hard against the Aggies (24-24, 11-12) but ultimately couldn't complete a late rally. NM State jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the third inning on a two-out fielding error by the Blue Raiders.

In the first at-bat of the following inning, Jana Want tied the game with an opposite-field home run to right — her 10th of the season. The Aggies responded by scoring one run in the bottom half of the inning to retake a one-run lead.

In the top of the fifth, Lilly Pendergrast crushed her third home run of the season to deep left field, evening the game at 2-2. However, the scoring stopped there for the Blue Raiders, and NM State added three more runs over the next two innings to secure a 5-2 win.

By the Numbers

• 3: Freshman Jana Want reached base in all three of her plate appearances.
• 2: Mary Martinez struck out two batters in 1.1 innings pitched.

Up next
The Blue Raiders will take on the Aggies in the series finale tomorrow at 12:00 pm CT. The game will be streamed on ESPN+ and live stats will be available at Stat Broadcast.