Good pitching and a GRAND SLAM led Mesa to a 9-3 win over UCCS in their opening round game of the RMAC Tournament.
⚾️ Andrew Pogue helped Mesa get off to a good start as he held UCCS to just 1 run through 4 innings on 2 hits, while striking out 2.
⚾️ Mr. Incredible Paul Schoenfeld provided the spark on offense with a GRAND SLAM in the bottom of the 4th inning to give Mesa a 5-0 lead. Schoenfeld finished the day going 2 for 5 with 4 RBIs, 2 Runs, and the Grand Slam.
⚾️ Kolby Felix also had a big hit for the Mavericks, when he added a couple of runs to Mesa’s lead with a 2 RBI home run to center field in the bottom of the 8th.
⚾️ Stevenson Reynolds also had a great day at the plate, going 2 for 3 with a RBI and a run scored.
With the win, Mesa will be looking to eliminate CSU Pueblo from the Tournament tomorrow afternoon at 3:00 P.M.
Here are Mesa’s RBI hits from this afternoon’s first round win:
#RMAC #RMACbsb #RumbleMavs
First start as a Maverick.
Vs. #22 Rollins College.
FB avg: 94.9 (T97.5) | SL avg: 87.4 (T90.8)
Also featured a 94.1 sinker & 86.7 changeup.
Just getting started. #CMUBaseball
ROSTER MOVES:
1B Justin Janas (@Justin22_Janas) has been transferred to High-A Rome.
Janas leads the Carolina League with 88 hits. His 88 hits is the 4th most in a single season for Augusta since the affiliation with the Braves began.
Best of luck in Rome, Justin!
Huge thank you to @Slammers_HS_IL @NealJames56 and all the guys back at Slammers for pushing me all off-season. Been home away from home for over a decade, extremely thankful for everyone around the facility. Excited to put the tools to work this spring!
Andrew Pogue (@pogue_eth) joins us for today's @DockSpiders pregame interview! We discuss his 5 innings out of the bullpen last night and playing with and against @IlliniBaseball teammates!
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