Air Force baseball swept by New Mexico during weekend play Published April 19, 2004 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AFPN) -- New Mexico hit a Mountain West Conference record eight home runs to complete a weekend sweep over the Air Force Academy team with an 18-6 win April 18. The two teams combined for 10 home runs on the day with wind gusts reaching up to 45 mph and blowing straight out to right-center field.The Lobos racked up 20 hits on the day, with four players recording three or more hits. A.J. Spitaleri went 4-for-5 with four runs and his first two homers of the season. With the help of the wind, Spitaleri's second home run cleared the 400 foot center field fence by an estimated 100 feet. Joe Salas also hit a pair of home runs, going 3-for-6 with three runs and four RBIs. New Mexico starter Cooper Eddy improved to 3-3 on the season, allowing four runs on four strikeouts in six innings pitched. Air Force starter Clayton Couch was roughed up for 12 runs, 11 earned on 12 hits in 5.2 innings pitched.Air Force had 15 hits in the game, with Karl Bolt and Travis Fugler hitting home runs. Nathan DeRohan went 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles. Matt Musser, Josh Wolfram and Bolt each had two hits.The Falcons scored first, taking a 2-0 lead in the second inning, as Bolt turned on an 0-2 fastball and sent the ball over the left field fence to drive in Dale Kasel.The lead was short-lived as the Lobos came back with five runs in the top of the third on four hits to take a 5-3 lead. New Mexico scored three more in the fourth and four more in the top of the sixth to lead 12-2. Air Force scored two runs in the sixth, but New Mexico came back again to score two more in the seventh to lead 14-4. The Falcons scored runs in the eighth and ninth while the Lobos scored four more runs in the ninth. Fugler hit the first pitch by Salas in the ninth to score the Falcons’ final run. New Mexico wins, 18-6.New Mexico also came out ahead of Air Force on April 16 with a 10-5 win and April 17 with a 31-11 win.Air Force next plays April 22 to 24 at home against Brigham Young University in a three-game set.