Cowboys At UCCS For Weekend Series

Las Vegas, New Mexico - The Cowboys are on the road this weekend to Colorado Springs, CO to face RMAC opponent University of Colorado - Colorado State at the Mountain Lion Park.

The Cowboys are 5-21 overall and 0-8 in conference play after last weekend's series at Emporia State.  Senior Jimi Welsher delivered a strong performance in the series finale as he tossed a complete game while allowing four runs, just two earned, on seven hits over 8.0 innings.

COACH JONES FILE:  New Mexico Highlands University has named Steve Jones its head baseball coach, marking a return to the program for Coach Jones. He led the Highlands baseball squad for 17 years and was inducted into the H-Club Hall of Honor in 2019.

Jones's NMHU teams qualified for the RMAC conference tournament 15 times and qualified for NCAA Division 2 Regionals six times, hosting the NCAA Central Regional in 2010. Jones's NMHU teams won two RMAC conference championships and three RMAC conference tournament championships. His teams reached the finals of the RMAC conference tournament championship game six times.

RMAC POLL: The Cowboys were tabbed for an eighth place finish in the 2026 RMAC Preseason Baseball Poll.  The Cowboys received 14 votes in the voting by the league's nine head coaches.

UCCS was fourth in the voting by the RMAC coaches.

SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION:  As the Cowboys hope to boost their record and get their first RMAC win of the season, their opponents, the UCCS Mountain Lions hope to find their way into the top half of the National College Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Week Six South Central Region Rankings, as they are currently at 9th. Coming off of three back to back RMAC series wins against Colorado Christian, Regis and Adams State, going 11-0-1 in that stretch.
 
FOLLOW THE COWBOYS:  This weekend's games will be broadcast on the RMAC Network and LiveStats will be provided by UCCS.  

GAME DAY AT NMHU:  Tickets for New Mexico Highlands baseball can be purchased at NMHUAthletics.com/Tickets.  

No outside food or drinks will be allowed.

No pets allowed.
 
NMHU has implemented a Clear Bag Policy for all on-campus events.

UP NEXT:  The Cowboys are at home in a conference series against the Metropolitan State University of Denver Roadrunners starting on Friday at 3:00 pm.