GOLDEN, Colo. – The Colorado School of Mines Baseball team took down CSU-Pueblo Friday behind four home runs and two doubles, slugging .711 as a team in its 14-3 victory.
 
Joe Popp was the man of the game, going 2-for-4 with two home runs and six RBI. Mikey Gangwish and Trevor Kehe also went long as they combined for five runs and four RBI. A total of five Orediggers scored multiple runs while four recorded multiple hits.
 
Drew Burman (4-0) got the win and remained undefeated in the fourth start of his career. He went 5.0 innings, surrendering two runs on six hits with four strikeouts. Matt Martin came in from the bullpen and struck out four in three innings of relief. Drew Hill also pitched one shutout inning. Danny Honorof (0-1) received the loss for CSU-Pueblo.
 
The ThunderWolves (9-9, 1-4 RMAC) carried a no-hitter into the third inning with three hits of their own. Daniel Ciraula broke it up for Mines (8-4, 4-1 RMAC) with a bunt single down the third-base line. Despite no runs in the third inning, and one run for The Pack in the fourth, the Orediggers came up big in the bottom half.
 
Jace Selsor led off the bottom of the fourth with a single and ended up scoring following a pair of CSU-Pueblo miscues. Kehe reached on a fielder's choice and Derek Daly walked to set up Popp's first home run of the game to make it 4-1, Mines.
 
The fifth inning was the final nail as the Orediggers racked up 10 runs on eight hits. Kehe led off the inning with his home run to left-center field. Popp hit his second home run of the game and Gangwish capped it off with his fifth home run of the season.
 
The ThunderWolves manged just one more run on one hit with a solo home run in the eighth inning. Martin and Hill came in from the bullpen to clinch the win.
 
NOTABLES
- Mines has won four of its last five games.
- The Orediggers have won three straight series openers.
- As a team, Mines has hit 19 home runs in 12 games, ranked 10th in the nation in slugging.
- Four home runs is the most in a game since May 7, 2017 when Mines hit six against Regis.
- Popp's six RBI are tied for fourth-most in a single game since 2012.
- John Howard and Popp both have a game with six RBI this season.
- Popp is the ninth Oredigger since 2012 with two home runs in single game. Pennington accomplished the same thing in the series against New Mexico Highlands.
- Kehe and Gangwish lead the team with five home runs this season.
- Gangwish and Kehe have reached base safely in every game this season, a 12-game reached-base streak for both.
- Joe Popp, Jace Selsor and Kehe all have hitting streaks of 11 games, 10 games and nine games, respectively.
- Mines is tied for first in the RMAC standings with a record of 4-1 in conference play.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
The Orediggers continue the series with CSU-Pueblo Saturday with a doubleheader starting at 12 p.m. at Jim Darden Field. Live stats and video will be available at www.MinesAthletics.com.
 
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