Alright, let me break down exactly how I dug up the UNM Baseball Schedule for 2025. It sounds simple, right? But man, sometimes these university websites make you work for it.
The Starting Point: Pure Annoyance
First off, I just wanted to know when the Lobos are playing next year. Figured it would be an easy find. So I grabbed my laptop, fired up the browser, and typed “UNM baseball schedule 2025” like any normal person would.
Big mistake. The search results were a complete mess. I got links to:
- Ticket reseller sites asking for my credit card before showing anything useful.
- Old news articles recapping games from like 2023.
- The main UNM homepage, which felt about as helpful as a chocolate teapot.
Zilch. Nada. Zero actual dates for 2025. I felt my eyes starting to cross from scrolling.
Getting My Hands Dirty on the Official Site
Okay, fine. Time to go straight to the source. I navigated to the University’s main athletics page. Should be straightforward, yeah?
Wrong again. I landed on a page shouting about football and basketball. Baseball? Buried. Hidden. Like they were kinda embarrassed about it. I clicked “Sports” expecting a clean list. Instead, I got a weird dropdown menu that required a PhD in navigation.
Found “Baseball” eventually. Felt like a small victory. Clicked it eagerly…
…and landed smack dab on the current season’s page. Stats, recaps, the whole shebang for 2024. Absolutely nothing about 2025. Cue the internal screaming. It was right there in the address bar, something like “/sports/baseball/schedule” or whatever, but stuck firmly in the present.
Playing the Navigation Guessing Game
This is where it turned into an archeological dig. I scanned every inch of the Baseball section page. Top menu? Checked. Sidebar? Scrutinized. Footer links? Pored over. No obvious “Future Schedules” tab, no magical “2025” button. Frustration levels? Peaking.
Then, bam. My eyes snagged on the main navigation bar again. Tucked away, almost apologetically, was a “Schedules” or “Calendar” link. Not under baseball, mind you, but up top with the big boys. I hovered my mouse, doubtful.
Clicked it. A calendar view popped up, defaulted to the current month. Tiny spark of hope. I poked around the interface looking for a way to jump ahead. Spotted a month/year selector – felt like cracking a safe. Scrolled forward… January 2025… February… March…
There they were. Little blocks labeled “Baseball vs. [Some Team]”. Dates! Times! Locations! Like stumbling onto hidden treasure.
Mission (Mostly) Accomplished
Success! Sort of. I had the dates. But here’s the kicker – getting details beyond that felt like pulling teeth. Stuff like:
- Is it home or away? (Sometimes clear from “vs.”, sometimes not).
- Opponent’s full team name? Might be abbreviated.
- Game time confirmed? Often listed as TBA early on.
I knew I had the core info – when the Lobos are supposed to play – but the finer points often need checking closer to game day, probably right back on that same athletics calendar.
The Takeaway
Forget the obvious searches for “UNM Baseball Schedule 2025”. Official websites love playing hide-and-seek. Your best bet? Drill down into the main athletics site, find their master “Schedules/Calendar” feature (it’s usually buried in the main nav, not under the specific sport), and manually time-travel your way to January 2025 or beyond. Be prepared for minimal info early on, and expect to do some light detective work interpreting the entries. Simple? No. Effective? Eventually.