Las Vegas, New Mexico - The Cowboys hit the road for the first time this season, traveling to Alva, Oklahoma, for a four-game series with Northwestern Oklahoma State beginning Friday at 1:00 pm (MT).
New Mexico Highlands enters the series at 2–2 after splitting its opening weekend set with Southern Nazarene in historic Las Vegas.
COACH JONES FILE: New Mexico Highlands University has named
Steve Jones its head baseball coach, marking a return to the program for Coach Jones. He led the Highlands baseball squad for 17 years and was inducted into the H-Club Hall of Honor in 2019.
Jones's NMHU teams qualified for the RMAC conference tournament 15 times and qualified for NCAA Division 2 Regionals six times, hosting the NCAA Central Regional in 2010. Jones's NMHU teams won two RMAC conference championships and three RMAC conference tournament championships. His teams reached the finals of the RMAC conference tournament championship game six times.
RMAC POLL: The Cowboys were tabbed for an eighth place finish in the 2026 RMAC Preseason Baseball Poll. The Cowboys received 14 votes in the voting by the league's nine head coaches.
SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION: The Rangers enter the weekend at 2–3 on the young season after splitting their opening series at Colorado Christian. Northwestern Oklahoma State dropped its home opener to Newman, 8–5 in 10 innings, on Tuesday afternoon. Head coach Ryan Bowen is in his ninth season leading the Rangers program.
New Mexico Highlands dropped three of four games to Northwestern Oklahoma State last season in Las Vegas.
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LiveStats for this weekend's series will be provided by Northwestern Oklahoma State.
GAME DAY AT NMHU: Tickets for New Mexico Highlands baseball can be purchased at
NMHUAthletics.com/Tickets.
No outside food or drinks will be allowed.
No pets allowed.
NMHU has implemented a Clear Bag Policy for all on-campus events.
UP NEXT: The Cowboys are in Hobbs next weekend for three games with in-state rivals University of the Southwest.
