Baseball: Taclas’ Three-Run Home Run Lifts Aggies Over Jax State

NM State opens series with win over the league-leading Gamecocks.

Source: NMSU Athletics
By Michael Navarrette
Photos: Courtesy

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. – NM State broke a late tie Thursday night at Rudy Abbott Field at Jim Case Stadium as Aidan Taclas crushed a three‑run home run, lifting the Aggies to a 6–3 win over Jacksonville State. NM State improved to 18-22 overall and 8-11 in conference play, picking up a win over a Gamecock team which entered the night atop the Conference USA standings.

NM State struck first in the third with back‑to‑back power, as Boston Vest led off the inning with a solo homer and Chris Daniels followed later with a two‑run shot to give the Aggies a 3-0 lead.

Jax State answered with a run in the fourth and plated two more in the seventh to tie the game at 3-3. NM State starter Connor Wylde worked six solid innings before turning the game over to the bullpen.

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With the score still knotted entering the ninth, Vest and Steve Solorzano drew walks to set the stage for Taclas, who delivered the game‑winning three‑run homer to right field.

Julio Ramos earned the win in relief, and Dylan Weekly shut the door in the ninth to secure the save and the Aggies’ road victory.

NOTABLES

• With home runs from Boston Vest, Chris Daniels and Aidan Taclas, Friday marked the third time this season that the Aggies tallied three home runs in a single game.
• The victory served as just the third game this season that the Aggies have won while scoring fewer than seven runs.
• Boston Vest’s home run was the first of his sophomore season.
• Vest and Chris Daniels both hit home runs off of Jax State starter Eli Pillsbury who had yet to give up a single home run all year long.
• Aidan Taclas’ home run came off of Skyler Hutto who had yet to give up multiple runs in any of his previous 20 outings this season.
• Jonatan Clough and Chris Daniels extended their hit streaks to seven game, representing the longest active streak by any Aggies. Additionally, Chris Daniels has now reached base safely in 12 consecutive games.
• In the win, NM State hitters struck out a season-high 16 times.

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