LAS VEGAS, N.M. – The top teams in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference will meet up for the only regular season series of the year this weekend (March 21-23) when Colorado Mesa (14-3, 9-1 RMAC) visits Las Vegas to battle the New Mexico Highlands baseball team (11-10, 8-3 RMAC).
The Mavericks currently lead the Mountain Division of the RMAC by four games and lead the Cowboys by 1.5 games in the overall race. Highlands leads the Plains Division by 1.5 games over CSU-Pueblo. If someone should win 3-of-4 this weekend, they will have the overall lead in the conference.
There are multiple ways you can follow all the action this weekend from Brandt Park. Live stats will be available for every game by clicking
here. For $5 for a 24-hour period or $11 a month, you can watch the games online by clicking
here.
Finally, you can follow live updates of the games on twitter @NMHUCOWBOYS.
All 16 Remaining Home Games Live on the Internet
The New Mexico Highlands baseball team (11-10, 8-3 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) will live stream the remaining 16 home regular season games for the rest of the 2014 season, beginning Friday (March 21) against RMAC-leading Colorado Mesa.
Fans will be available to watch all games by signing up for a subscription by clicking here. You can either choose a 24-hour pass for $5 or a RECURRING monthly pass that is $10.95 (Note: If you choose this option and would only like it for one month, remember is RECURRING and would have to be canceled). Should Highlands finish as RMAC Regular Season Champions and host the conference baseball tournament, there will be a separate tournament cost.
For more information, click
here.
Pitchers Getting in on the Act
To sweep a four game series - like New Mexico Highlands baseball (11-10, 8-3 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) did this past weekend at Metro State to move above .500 - a team needs to have a solid outing from its Friday pitcher. The Cowboys had just that in junior
Blake Harrison, who Tuesday (March 18) was named the RMAC Pitcher of the Week.
In seven innings of work on Friday (March 14) against the Roadrunners, Harrison (2-2) surrendered only an unearned run on three hits and three walks on a season-best 10 strikeouts in a Cowboys 4-2 victory. He set the tone from the very first pitch, striking out the side in the bottom of the first.
Harrison joins classmates
Matthew Chavez and
Morgan McCasland, who won RMAC Player of the Week honors earlier this season.
To read more, click
here.
A Look at the National Rankings
On a six-game winning streak, the Cowboys moved back over .500 since the first weekend of the season, thanks in part to a 47th in the nation .307 batting average (second in the RMAC). The Cowboys are also 13th in the nation with 0.81 home runs per game. The Cowboys add six runs a ballgame.
While Highlands holds a 6.07 ERA (212 out of 270 baseball teams), they are good at getting out of jams thanks to a double play a ballgame (17th in the nation).
Scouting Colorado Mesa
The Mavericks are running away with the Mountain Division, holding a four-game lead over Regis, but is in a heated battle with Highlands for the potential number one seed of the RMAC Tournament.
This will be the only regular season meetings between Colorado Mesa and Highlands this season.
This may not be a series for those who love pitching duels. Both teams sit 1-2 in the conference in both batting average and runs per game. The Mavericks lead the RMAC and is 39th in the nation with a .312 batting average. They also lead the league, and are 62nd in the nation, with 6.3 runs per game. While the teams are also 1-2 in round trippers in the RMAC, Highlands hold a 17-9 edge in home runs this season.
Austin Kaiser paces the Mavericks, ranking ninth in the nation in both batting average (.542) and slugging percentage (.831). He also is 70th in the nation, averaging more than one run scored a game.
Next Up
The Cowboys take to the road with a four-game set against Colorado Mines starting next Friday (March 28).
