T-Bird (BSB) Sweeps WNCC
Game 1
Game 1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
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1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 11 | 16 | 4 |
Game 2
Game 2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
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0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 6 | 8 | 2 |
NMJC baseball defeated Western Nebraska CC in Games 3-4 to sweep the Cougars in the four-game series on Saturday, Feb. 14.
Game 3
Ricardo Rojas had an incredible day on the mound striking out 12 batters in four innings of work.
Rojas gave up four earned runs on five hits on his way to his first win of the year.
Western Nebraska started the game with two runs in the top of the first inning. NMJC scored a run in the bottom of the inning on a Marvin Hill RBI single to cut the lead in half 2-1. The Thunderbirds blew the game open in the third inning scoring nine runs and grabbing a 10-1 lead.
WNCC put up three runs in the fifth and a run in the sixth while NMJC added a run in the bottom of the sixth to make it 11-6 Thunderbirds. No runs came across in the seventh as the T-Birds cruised to a 5-run victory over the Cougars in seven innings.
Left fielder Marvin Hill was 3-for-3 with a home run, five RBIs, and one walk. DH Callan Warren went 4-for-4 on the day with a run scored. Right fielder Roman Trinidad batted 3-for-4 with an RBI.
Third baseman Javier Diaz was 2-for-4 with a homer, two RBIs, two runs scored, and a walk. Second baseman Jeter Battles went 1-for 4 with two RBIs.
Reliever Dylan Thiebaud earned the save going 1.2 innings, giving up just one hit.
NMJC ended Game 3 with 16 hits and four errors.
Game 4
The T-Birds closed the weekend with a 6-1 win in Game 4, sweeping the four-game series with WNCC.
NMJC spread their six runs across two innings scoring three in the second inning and three more in the bottom of the eighth inning. The Cougars were able to plate only one runner during Game 4 and it was in the top of the third inning.
Right fielder Roman Trinidad was 2-for-4 with a double, two runs scored, and two RBIs. Center fielder Casen Savage went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Jeter Battles and Peyton Pierce collected a double apiece in the 5-run win while Sammy Morales added a triple.
Starting pitcher Andrew DeLeon earned his second win of the season going six innings allowing three hits and no earned runs while striking out six.
The Thunderbirds move above .500 improving to 6-5 on the year and will play Butler CC Friday, Feb. 21 in a doubleheader beginning at 11 a.m. MST. The games will be streamed on YouTube.
