2012 NORTHERN COLORADO BASEBALL
May 15, 2012
Hilker and Yamane both honored
Senior Adam Hilker was named the Great West Player of the Week, while freshman Ryan Yamane earned College Sports Madness' GWC honor.
May 15, 2012
Baseball rally falls just short in final home game of year
There were 25 hits and 26 runners stranded on base between the Northern Colorado and Air Force baseball teams on Tuesday and 35 different players saw action in the 7-6 Falcon win.
May 13, 2012
Baseball moves into second in GWC standings with Sunday sweep
Texas-Pan American entered the series 18-1 at home, but the Bears came to town and won 3-of-4, including 7-5 in 14 innings and 4-0 on Sunday.
May 12, 2012
Saturday sees another split in baseball
The baseball team split another Saturday doubleheader in Great West Conference action, losing 4-3 in game one before coming back to shut out the Broncs in game two, 3-0.
May 11, 2012
Baseball delayed due to weather
Northern Colorado and Texas-Pan American won't be able to start their four-game series until Saturday due to storms in the Edinburg area.
May 6, 2012
Steinmetz shuts out Cougars on Senior Sunday
Northern Colorado won three of four from Chicago State after senior Nate Steinmetz threw a complete game shutout on Sunday, giving the Bears a 6-0 win on Senior Day.
May 5, 2012
Baseball bounces back to win second game of doubleheader
Senior left-handed pitcher Joe Willman threw the final game of his career at Jackson Field and he wasn’t about to let his team lose the second game of a doubleheader against Chicago State.
May 4, 2012
Baseball run rules Chicago State in series opener
The Northern Colorado baseball team scored 17 runs in the fifth through seventh innings to come from a five-run deficit to run-rule Chicago State, 19-9, on Friday afternoon at Jackson Field.
April 29, 2012
Crooked innings lead baseball to Sunday win
Multiple runs scored in four of the first five innings lifted the baseball team to an 11-3 win over North Dakota on Sunday to earn the series split.
April 28, 2012
Baseball splits another Saturday series
The Northern Colorado and North Dakota baseball teams split a doubleheader on Saturday with the Bears winning game one 13-3, but dropping game two 4-2.
April 27, 2012
Baseball stumbles in series opener at North Dakota
The Northern Colorado baseball team struggled in the cold-overcast weather and was shutout in the first game of a four-game series against North Dakota, falling 9-0.
April 25, 2012
Bears best Falcons in another close battle on the diamond
Solid defense in the ninth inning, along with timely hitting throughout the game lifted the baseball team to a 7-6 win over Air Force.
April 24, 2012
Baseball falls in 11-inning affair at Air Force
Air Force Falcons fought back after the Northern Colorado baseball team took a 9-6 lead in the eighth inning to win 10-9 in 11 frames on Tuesday afternoon.
April 23, 2012
Iwasaki Inks Two Hurlers To NLI
During the spring signing period, the baseball team signed two additional players to National Letters of Intent, announced Head Coach Carl Iwasaki on Monday.
April 22, 2012
Baseball gets walk-off win for series split
A couple of heads up defensive plays helped lead Northern Colorado Baseball to a series split against Houston Baptist with a 6-5 win on Sunday at Jackson Field.
April 21, 2012
Bears and Huskies split on Saturday
In both games against Houston Baptist, the Baseball team scored five runs. In game one, it was good enough for the 5-3 victory, but in game two it wasn’t near enough as the visiting Huskies won 17-5.
April 20, 2012
Rally falls short for Baseball in series opener
The Northern Colorado baseball team dropped a 6-5 decision to Houston Baptist in Friday’s series-opener at Jackson Field.
April 18, 2012
Baseball falls just short at Kansas State
For the second game in a row, the baseball team tied Kansas State in the hits department, but unfortunately they came up short in the runs column, losing 7-5 on Wednesday afternoon.
April 17, 2012
Baseball ties score in top of ninth but Wildcats get one for win
The Bears tied the score in the top of the ninth, 3-3, but Kansas State was able to get one in the bottom for the 4-3 win.
April 14, 2012
Baseball uses run rule for second time in two days
A pair of wins on Saturday gave the Northern Colorado Baseball team its first series sweep of the season after defeating NYIT 14-8 and 13-1 in a seven-inning run-rule affair.
April 13, 2012
Friday the 13th not unlucky for Baseball Bears
From the scores in the doubleheader against NYIT on Friday, one might think the offense was the MVP, but the starting pitching earned the most praise by Head Coach Carl Iwasaki.
April 10, 2012
Air Force takes game one of the series
After the score was tied at 1-1 after one inning, many felt the game between Air Force and Northern Colorado would follow the recent past and end up a high-scoring affair.
April 7, 2012
Baseball saves series sweep with Saturday win
A nine-run fourth-inning led the Northern Colorado baseball team to an 11-6 victory over NJIT on Saturday to save being swept in the opening Great West Conference series of the season.
April 6, 2012
Errors costly in doubleheader for baseball in New Jersey
Northern Colorado dropped both games of a doubleheader that was pushed back over two hours at NJIT on Friday. The Bears (9-16, 0-3 Great West) lost game one 8-2 in seven innings and dropped the second nine-inning affair 11-4.
April 5, 2012
Big inning does in baseball in conference opener
A six-run inning for NJIT in the second frame put Northern Colorado behind early and the Bears were never quite able to catch up in the Great West Conference opener for both teams as the Bears fell 7-6 on Thursday evening.
April 3, 2012
Baseball's series with Air Force pushed back a week
Mother Nature interfered with Northern Colorado and Air Force's plans to begin its four-game series Tuesday.
March 31, 2012
Baseball drops series for first time in nearly a month
The Bears fell behind 4-0 early Saturday against Seattle and never recovered in a 5-2 series rubber-match loss in Shoreline, Wash.
March 30, 2012
Baseball walks past Seattle in doubleheader road split
Casey Coy helped the Bears coax a season-high 10 walks in a 4-1 game-one victory Friday. The Redhawks bounced back with a 4-3 nightcap win.
March 27, 2012
Crudo earns Baseball a third Great West weekly honor
Senior from Ukaih, Calif., hit .450 in six games last week and helped the Bears earn splits in series against Nebraska and South Dakota State.
March 25, 2012
Phew! Baseball holds on for win in crazy Sunday finale
Northern Colorado overcame a five-run hole Sunday at Jackson Field and later led by nine in a 15-13 nonconference win against South Dakota State.
March 24, 2012
Crudo's walk-off liner earns Baseball a Saturday split
The Bears won one and lost one to South Dakota State at Jackson Field, earning an 8-7 walk-off win in the opener before falling 7-3 in game two.
March 23, 2012
Jackrabbits' fourth too much for Raeber, Bears in opener
Northern Colorado rolled out another talented freshmen out on the mound Friday and righty Eian Raeber was dynamic at times in a 10-5 loss.
March 21, 2012
Baseball rallies in eighth to run past Big Ten-power Huskers
Northern Colorado sent 10 to the plate in the eighth inning Wednesday and scored four in a 6-4 win against national-power Nebraska.
March 20, 2012
Baseball can't overcome Huskers' seven-run fourth
Nebraska turned a close game into a blowout Tuesday and Northern Colorado couldn’t recover in a 12-3 at Hawks Field.
March 17, 2012
Balanced effort leads Baseball to another series win
The Bears had 14 hits Saturday against Southern Utah, scored 12 runs, committed no errors and got five scoreless relief innings in a 12-5 victory.
March 16, 2012
Pitchers' duel turns on a dime in Baseball's lopsided loss
Southern Utah scored 13 runs in the fourth inning Friday and turned a 2-2 game into a slugfest at Thunderbird Park.
March 15, 2012
Baseball continues turnaround with comeback victory
Freshman Jess Amedee pitched five scoreless relief innings Thursday, and the Bears scored two in the seventh in a 3-2 win at Southern Utah.
March 12, 2012
Schenk gives Bears second straight Great West POTW
Northern Colorado's Adrian Schenk and Utah Valley pitcher Jeremy Gendlek were honored Monday as Great West Player and Pitcher of the Week.
March 10, 2012
Hilker's walk-off single caps Baseball's dramatic comeback
Northern Colorado shortstop Adam Hilker provided the final twist Saturday in a topsy-turvy series finale at Jackson Field.
March 9, 2012
Bullpen, Packard lead Baseball past UNO in series opener
Cameron Tallman and Jess Amedee pitched four scoreless innings of relief Friday, and Ben Packard hit a three-run homer to left in in a 9-5 win at Jackson Field.
March 6, 2012
Great West picks Hilker as Player of the Week
Adam Hilker paced the Bears’ last weekend against Pac-12-member Washington State. He had six hits in 13 at-bats for a .462 batting average.
March 4, 2012
Baseball's early lead doesn't hold in finale loss to Cougars
The Bears held a lead into the fifth Sunday but it didn't last, and Washington State won 7-3 at Bailey-Brayton Field
March 3, 2012
Baseball earns an impressive first win of young season
Northern Colorado downed Washington State on Saturday for its first FBS-level win since 2009 and first against the current Pac-12 since 2008.
March 2, 2012
Cougars' five-run eighth too much for Bears in series opener
Washington State turned a 3-2 score into an 8-2 final in the eighth inning Friday in Pullman, Wash.
February 26, 2012
Baseball's early struggles continue in windy loss to Bison
Northern Colorado is still searching for itself after an 18-2, seven-inning setback to North Dakota State on Sunday.
February 25, 2012
Baseball takes lumps in Saturday sweep at Jackson
Suspect pitching and defense in both games Saturday doomed the Bears vs. North Dakota State. The Bison had 34 hits in the doubleheader.
February 24, 2012
Five-run fifth turns Baseball opener in Bison's favor
The Bears found themselves in a pitchers’ duel Friday against North Dakota State. For the first four innings, anyway.
February 23, 2012
Baseball starts 2012 with many new faces, same expectations
Northern Colorado will begin its 56-game regular season at 2 p.m. Friday at Jackson Field.
February 22, 2012
Baseball picked to finish third in GWC preseason poll
Northern Colorado came in in ahead of NJIT, NYIT, Texas-Pan American, North Dakota and Chicago State. Utah Valley earned top honors.
February 9, 2012
Baseball Intra-Squad game moved
The baseball team's Blue & Gold Intra-Squad game has been relocated.
December 19, 2011
Few spots remain for holiday camps
Northern Colorado baseball coach Carl Iwasaki says a few spots remain for the baseball holiday camps which begin on Thursday.
November 19, 2011
Northern Colorado welcomes future Bears in early period
UPDATE: Carl Iwasaki adds four to baseball
September 27, 2011
Baseball ready for Walker Memorial tournament and alumni game
Northern Colorado Baseball has announced plans for its annual fund-raising golf tournament as well as annual Alumni Game.
August 22, 2011
Baseball announces open tryout
Northern Colorado baseball coach Carl Iwasaki has announced plans to host a walk-on tryout at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31, at Jackson Field.
