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@NCBearsBaseball Takes Seven-Game Win Streak to Air Force
5/9/2016 1:35:00 PM | Baseball
Northern Colorado baseball takes on Air Force Tuesday
GREELEY, Colo. – The Northern Colorado baseball team will take its seven-game win streak to Colorado Springs on Tuesday when the Bears take on the Air Force Falcons. The two teams have played three times already this year, with Air Force taking all three, the most recent a 4-2 decision in Greeley.
Leading Off
- The Bears are on a seven-game win streak, having swept WAC foe Grand Canyon this weekend. The streak is the longest for the team since 2013 when UNC won nine-games in a row.
- Northern Colorado overcame a 9-0 deficit on Saturday, to earn a 10-9 walk-off win. The Bears comeback was led by the five hits by Dean Lawson and capped off by Cole Maltese's double to score Lawson in the bottom of the ninth. It was the first time the team had overcome a five plus run deficit since 2013.
- Dean Lawson earned his first ever WAC Hitter of the Week award on Monday. He earned the honor by going 9-for-13 over the weekend for a .692 batting average along with slugging .846. Lawson was a factor in each of the team's wins, stealing two bases Friday, recording five hits and scoring the game-winning run Saturday, and driving in four runs on Sunday.
- It was not just Lawson who hit well for the team over the weekend, but the whole line-up. As a team UNC hit .346 as a team with a .467 slugging percentage and scored 27 runs.
- Brett Minnick was another Bear who hit well against GCU. He hit two home runs on Friday and drove in seven runs over the whole weekend.
- Pitching was also a key for Northern Colorado during the sweep. Nick Tanner and Allen Cook both struck out eight Lopes each in their outings. Reliever Jacob Howard didn't have the strike out numbers like his teammates, but her earned his first career win on Saturday going five strong innings allowing just one Grand Canyon hit.
Scouting Air Force
Air Force ended its five game losing streak this weekend in a big way, by sweeping Southern Illinois-Edwardsville. The teams played a four game series. The Falcons continue to hit well this season, bringing a .325 batting average, ranking fifth best in the nation, into Tuesday's game.
Air Force's offense is led by the duo of Bradley Haslam and Adam Groesbeck. Haslam ranks third in the nation with a .437 average to go with his 50 RBis and .579 slugging percentage. His teammate in Groesbeck is not far behind, hitting .400 as the team's lead off hitting scoring 21 times this season along with stealing 17 bases.
On the mound, Griffin Jax lead the charge for the Falcons. The team's Friday starter boasts a 7-2 record with a 2.08 ERA and 72-15 strike outs to walks ratio. Overall as a team the Falcons have a 4.93 ERA, allowing opponents to hit .269 against them.
In the first three games against UNC this season, Air Force has played well, averaging 10.6 runs a game and having a .390 batting average. The strong play has gone both way's for the team having a 2.57 ERA and striking out 19 Bears.
Race to Mesa
With back to back weekend sweeps, Northern Colorado has put themselves in solid shape to make a return trip back to Mesa, Arizona for the WAC Tournament at the end of May. Coming into the week the Bears sit in fifth place in the WAC standings. UNC is 5.5 games ahead of CSU Bakersfield, who is in seventh place, with six games left in the WAC season. With one more Northern Colorado win, or a CSUB loss the Bears will be returning to Mesa.
On the Road Again
The Bears are back on the road this week starting on Tuesday. Northern Colorado will then travel to the Pacific Northwest for the weekend taking on WAC leader Seattle for three games, before finishing the trip on Monday against PAC-12 Washington.
Around the Den
Track and Field is the only other UNC sport still competing this season, and they have a big week ahead. The team will be competing in the Big Sky Track and Field Championships starting on Wednesday. Northern Colorado is hosting the championships at Nottingham Field.
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Leading Off
- The Bears are on a seven-game win streak, having swept WAC foe Grand Canyon this weekend. The streak is the longest for the team since 2013 when UNC won nine-games in a row.
- Northern Colorado overcame a 9-0 deficit on Saturday, to earn a 10-9 walk-off win. The Bears comeback was led by the five hits by Dean Lawson and capped off by Cole Maltese's double to score Lawson in the bottom of the ninth. It was the first time the team had overcome a five plus run deficit since 2013.
- Dean Lawson earned his first ever WAC Hitter of the Week award on Monday. He earned the honor by going 9-for-13 over the weekend for a .692 batting average along with slugging .846. Lawson was a factor in each of the team's wins, stealing two bases Friday, recording five hits and scoring the game-winning run Saturday, and driving in four runs on Sunday.
- It was not just Lawson who hit well for the team over the weekend, but the whole line-up. As a team UNC hit .346 as a team with a .467 slugging percentage and scored 27 runs.
- Brett Minnick was another Bear who hit well against GCU. He hit two home runs on Friday and drove in seven runs over the whole weekend.
- Pitching was also a key for Northern Colorado during the sweep. Nick Tanner and Allen Cook both struck out eight Lopes each in their outings. Reliever Jacob Howard didn't have the strike out numbers like his teammates, but her earned his first career win on Saturday going five strong innings allowing just one Grand Canyon hit.
Scouting Air Force
Air Force ended its five game losing streak this weekend in a big way, by sweeping Southern Illinois-Edwardsville. The teams played a four game series. The Falcons continue to hit well this season, bringing a .325 batting average, ranking fifth best in the nation, into Tuesday's game.
Air Force's offense is led by the duo of Bradley Haslam and Adam Groesbeck. Haslam ranks third in the nation with a .437 average to go with his 50 RBis and .579 slugging percentage. His teammate in Groesbeck is not far behind, hitting .400 as the team's lead off hitting scoring 21 times this season along with stealing 17 bases.
On the mound, Griffin Jax lead the charge for the Falcons. The team's Friday starter boasts a 7-2 record with a 2.08 ERA and 72-15 strike outs to walks ratio. Overall as a team the Falcons have a 4.93 ERA, allowing opponents to hit .269 against them.
In the first three games against UNC this season, Air Force has played well, averaging 10.6 runs a game and having a .390 batting average. The strong play has gone both way's for the team having a 2.57 ERA and striking out 19 Bears.
Race to Mesa
With back to back weekend sweeps, Northern Colorado has put themselves in solid shape to make a return trip back to Mesa, Arizona for the WAC Tournament at the end of May. Coming into the week the Bears sit in fifth place in the WAC standings. UNC is 5.5 games ahead of CSU Bakersfield, who is in seventh place, with six games left in the WAC season. With one more Northern Colorado win, or a CSUB loss the Bears will be returning to Mesa.
On the Road Again
The Bears are back on the road this week starting on Tuesday. Northern Colorado will then travel to the Pacific Northwest for the weekend taking on WAC leader Seattle for three games, before finishing the trip on Monday against PAC-12 Washington.
Around the Den
Track and Field is the only other UNC sport still competing this season, and they have a big week ahead. The team will be competing in the Big Sky Track and Field Championships starting on Wednesday. Northern Colorado is hosting the championships at Nottingham Field.
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