Mavs Sweep New Haven in Home Opening Series
(Records Broken in 37-0 Victory)

Mesa State baseball team swept University of New Haven in the Mavericks first home series of the 2008 season. MSC opened the series with a 37-0 victory, breaking single game records for runs (37), hits (36) and runs batted in (34). MSC had 13 extra base hits in the game, including eight doubles and a grand slam home run by Matt Miller.

MSC had 10 players with multiple hits in the game. Mike Provencher was 6-for-7 with six RBI and six runs scored. Matt Miller went 5-for-5, hitting a grand slam in the fifth inning. Three players; Curtis Enlgehart, Chandler Herdt and Grant Vickers had four hits each.

Starter Jack Amidei picked up his third win of the season. Last week's RMAC Pitcher of the Week went seven innings, allowing just two hits.

Saturday's doubleheader started with a 14-5 win in game one. The game was tied 2-2 heading in to the fifth when the Mavs scored six runs on five hits, including homeruns by Kyle Hogue and Andrew Martinez. MSC scored one run in the seventh and five runs on two hits in the eighth for the victory. Provencher, Martinez and Hogue had three hits each and Marty Rover went 4-for-5 from the plate.

Chris Carma went six innings allowing three runs (two earned) on seven hits and struck out eight batters.

Game two of the doubleheader was tied at 5-5 going in to the seventh inning (7-inning game) with two on and two out, freshman Joe Schmidtbauer's hit to deep right field was misplayed scoring the winning run. Herdt and Vickers had two hits each and a combined three RBI and three runs scored.

Brent Lamaster was credited with his first win of the season coming on in relief for starter Aaron Guinn and Kevin Chritz. Lamaster went 1.2 innings, allowing no runs, no hits and striking out two.

In the series finale on Sunday the Mavs raced out to a 7-0 lead after the first inning. New Haven answered back in the second with five runs on three hits. In the bottom half of the second MSC scored five more runs and added two in the third for a 14-5 lead. MSC held that margin until the Chargers put up one run in the sixth and three runs in the seventh and eighth inning to pull to with in 14-12. MSC added a run in the eighth to seal the series sweep.

MSC tallied 14 hits with Hogue and Herdt combining for four hits, four RBI and five runs.

Starter Andy Williams improved to 2-0 going four innings and giving up five runs (two earned) on six hits and striking out four. T.J. Butch earned his first save of the season.

MSC will travel to New Mexico Highlands for a four game conference series beginning Friday afternoon.

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