DENVER, Colo. – Two big innings for Regis were the demise of the Colorado School of Mines Baseball team on Sunday as the dropped the weekend finale, 17-8, for a series split with the Rangers.
Regis (20-17-1, 14-10 RMAC) scored eight runs in the second and six in the seventh to cement its victory. Even so, Mines (21-17, 11-9 RMAC) had multiple standout performances at the plate.
Canon Humphreys topped the list of highlights with his three-hit day. The shortstop laced two doubles and a triple while scoring twice and driving in three more.
Evan Bilter,
Trent Nielsen, and
Wayne Moeck all had multi-hit days as well. Nielsen's resume included three runs and one double. Moeck also had a double.
Mason Andrews and
Jackson Woolwine rounded out the highlights for the Orediggers. Andrews notched a home run and three RBI. Woolwine walked twice and tallied two stolen bases with a hit.
Weston Siefken (2-1) was the starting pitcher for Mines. He also took the loss after allowing seven runs on six hits in 1.1 innings.
Jackson Bakovich provided a majority of the relief, tossing 5.0 innings out of the bullpen with four strikeouts and two walks.
Matthew Dobberthien,
Jackson Kay,
Nicholas Spidel, and
Gray St. Amant appeared in relief as well. Wyatt Zsidisin started for Regis, but took a no decision after five runs on seven hits in 3.2 innings. Rangers' closer Ethan Sloan (4-1) earned the win despite three runs on five hits across 3.2 innings. Trevor Moeck finished the game for the home team.
There were a total of 30 hits in the game and only one fielding error. Mines recorded 13 hits for a team batting average of .333, and had a clean sheet on defense. The Orediggers fueled a .564 slugging percentage with four doubles, one triple, and one home run. Regis committed one error and notched 17 hits. That output produced a .472 batting average and a .722 slugging percentage thanks to two doubles, two triples, and one home run. Mines suffered a staff ERA of 19.12 compared to RU's 8.00. Oredigger pitchers struck out six batters and walked five. Ranger arms totaled eight strikeouts and eight walks.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Both teams only had three batters apiece go to the plate in the opening frame. In the top of the second inning, Mines hinted at a strong start by plating a pair of two-out runs on two hits. Humphreys doubled and scored Nielsen.
Tyler Pina singled and brought in Humphreys. However, Regis exploded for eight runs on seven hits including a home run in the bottom of the second to tamper the visitors' hopes of a series win.
In spite of the early outburst, the Orediggers were not deterred from attempting a rally. Andrews proved it by hitting a two-out, three-run, 400-foot home run in the top of the fourth. That brought Mines within three runs of the Rangers at 8-5. A Nielsen, leadoff single and a Moeck double made it 8-6 after the fifth frame. In the end, it was a six-run seventh that doomed the visitors and put RU over the edge. The flurry included five singles and a triple along with one hit batter and one walk. Humphrey's eigth-inning, two-run triple provided a glimmer of Oredigger hope, but three more Regis runs in the same frame shut the door at 17-8.
NOTABLES
- Mines' record against Regis from 2009 through Saturday evening is 36-38.
- Andrews hit his 13th home run of the season and 34th of his collegiate career. He's tied with Terry Packer (2002) on the program's single-season list and alone in fourth on the career list.
- Hsue and Andrews are tied for ninth on Mines' career runs list with 141 apiece.
- Humphreys moved to eight doubles and two triples on the year.
- Andrews also surpassed
Danny McDermott on the Orediggers' all-time RBI list, now ranking 13th with 121 driven in.
- With two stolen bases on Sunday, Woolwine climbed into a tie for fifth in the program record book for stolen bases in a season thanks to 21 swipes in 2024 so far.
- Spidel's trip from the bullpen against the Rangers marked is 2024 debut.
- Oredigger Head Coach
Robby Bales is 138-102 in his sixth season leading Mines.
WHAT'S NEXT
Mines is off this upcoming weekend. The Orediggers return to action April 26-28 at MSU Denver. Live stats an free video on the RMAC Network will be offered at www.minesathletics.com.
Fans can keep up with Mines baseball on "X" (formerly Twitter) and Instagram at @OrediggersBSB. They can also keep up with Colorado School of Mines Athletics all year long on Facebook, "X" and Instagram using the handle @MinesAthletics.
