Toller Boardman (New Mexico Athletics)

Under The Radar: New Mexico

Nobody was more surprised than New Mexico coach Ray Birmingham when Mountain West coaches voted the Lobos first in the league’s preseason poll. After all, New Mexico lost three of its top four hitters (Chase Harris, John Pustay and Alex Real) plus innings leader Josh Walker from a club that tied for the MWC regular-season title, and the Lobos would rely heavily on newcomers in 2015.

But the coaches poll was a testament to the quality of the program Birmingham has built and the respect his Lobos have earned from the rest of the league. Everyone simply assumed New[…]