By: Kellen Gormley
Mines Club Baseball picked up its first win of the fall season as part of a three-game road series against CU Boulder over the weekend, taking an 11-9 victory in Saturday's opener before dropping the final two games of the series.
The Orediggers opened the weekend Saturday morning with an 11-9 victory in seven innings. After battling Colorado State to a 10-10 tie the previous weekend, Mines broke through against the Buffaloes to earn its first win of the young campaign.
Carter Rohrig continued his strong start to the season, recording two hits, two RBIs and a run in the victory. Rohrig entered the weekend after producing three hits and two RBIs in Mines' 10-10 tie against CSU.
Clarke Shields also provided a spark at the plate, finishing with two hits, an RBI and two runs scored. Ryan Krischke supplied one of the biggest swings of the game, launching a home run to help power the Oredigger offense to 11 runs.
On the mound, Alex Guevara turned in a strong relief performance. Guevara worked two scoreless innings, surrendering only one hit while striking out four as Mines held off CU Boulder for the 11-9 win.
The Buffaloes answered in Saturday's second game, taking a 16-4 victory in five innings. Brady White highlighted the Mines offense with a hit and two runs scored.
Mines returned Sunday looking to close the weekend with another victory, and the two teams produced another high-scoring battle. The Orediggers pushed CU Boulder into eight innings before ultimately falling 13-10.
Matt Lang led the Mines offense in the finale, collecting three hits and driving in three runs while also scoring once. Nick Serbio added two hits and a run as the Orediggers reached double-digit scoring for the second time in three games during the weekend.
Guevara returned to the mound in the finale and recorded two strikeouts over two-thirds of an inning, allowing one hit and one run. Addison Ruffing also worked an inning for Mines, allowing two hits and one run.
Despite dropping the series, Mines' offense continued to show its ability to produce runs. The Orediggers scored 25 times across the three games in Boulder and have now reached double figures in three of their first five contests this fall.
Mines leaves Boulder with a 1-3-1 record through its opening two weekends, highlighted by the team's first victory of the season and another pair of double-digit offensive performances.