University of Northern Colorado Athletics
Tuesday, April 11
Greeley, Colo.
3:00 pm
University of Northern Colorado
vs
Air Force Academy
@NCBearsBaseball Welcomes Air Force to Greeley, Tuesday
4/10/2017 1:39:00 PM | Baseball
Northern Colorado welcomes Air Force to Greeley on Tuesday for the first of three meetings between the teams this year
GREELEY, Colo. – Northern Colorado continues its five-game homestand on Tuesday afternoon, when in-state rival Air Force comes to town. The Bears and Falcons are set for a 3 pm first pitch.
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About the Game
Tuesday's game is first of three meetings between Northern Colorado and Air Force, and the first game of the series between the two this year. The Bears and Falcons were supposed to play last week on the USAFA base, before snow moved that game to May.
Scouting the Falcons
Air Force picked up a Mountain West series win at home this past weekend, taking two of three from UNLV at home. For the season, the Falcons are 14-16, and 4-11 in the Mountain West. When playing away from home, Air Force is 7-10. Once again this season the Falcons have some big time bats, led by Tyler Zabojnick and Bradley Haslam, hitting .413 and .398, respectively. As a team they are hitting .336, with seven of their nine regulars hitting over .300. The strong hitting pedigree has led to 233 runs scored by Air Force.
The Falcons have needed all of those runs as their pitchers are struggling with a 7.15 ERA. Only two pitchers have sub 5.00 ERAs in Ryan Holloway at 2.67 and Shawn Kelley 2.16 who both come out of the bullpen. Teams are hitting .329 against Air Force pitching on the year. Tuesday's starter, Nick Biancalana is 2-2 with a 7.50 ERA.
Bear Facts
- UNC is coming off a 1-2 weekend at home against Seattle. The Bears and Redhawks scored 26 runs in the first game of the series and another 21 in the second.
- The Bears win on the weekend came thanks to 10 runs over two innings in a comeback Saturday. Northern Colorado put up a four spot in the sixth and then six spot in the seventh.
- Tyler Yamaguchi had a strong weekend for the team hitting .556 with five RBI and two runs scored. He also had three sacrifice flys.
- Freshman Matt Burkart is settling into his role for the team having some key hits for the Bears. He had the game-tying hit on Saturday and finished the weekend with a .417 batting average. Burkart addedin four runs scored and two RBI and walks.
- Evan Johnson rose his batting average back over .300 for the year against Seattle. He now sits second on the team with a .313 batting average, and hit .462 on the weekend.
History Against Air Force
Northern Colorado has played Air Force the most out of any other school in program history. Tuesday's game marks the 170th meeting between the schools. UNC leads the all-time series 96-73. The Falcons have won seven straight against the Bears though, and 12 of the last 13 games. The first ever meeting between UNC and Air Force was in May 1957 with the Bears winning 13-3.
Following the Bears
New this season, all home games will be streamed through EverSport TV. Fans can watch all of the games online by going to eversport.tv or just visiting UNCBears.com and clicking on the link on the team's schedule. Fans can also listen to the audio stream of the games through UNCBears.com, and all games, home and away, will be live tweeted at @NCBearsBaseball.
On Deck
The Bears will play out of conference this weekend, hosting Metro State for one game on Friday at 2 pm, before then going down to Denver and facing the Roadrunner for a pair of games Saturday beginning at noon.
In the Hole
Northern Colorado returns home next Tuesday when they host first year program UCCS at Jackson Field. The Bears and Cougars mid-week game will start at 3 pm.
Video Stream | Audio | Live Stats
About the Game
Tuesday's game is first of three meetings between Northern Colorado and Air Force, and the first game of the series between the two this year. The Bears and Falcons were supposed to play last week on the USAFA base, before snow moved that game to May.
Scouting the Falcons
Air Force picked up a Mountain West series win at home this past weekend, taking two of three from UNLV at home. For the season, the Falcons are 14-16, and 4-11 in the Mountain West. When playing away from home, Air Force is 7-10. Once again this season the Falcons have some big time bats, led by Tyler Zabojnick and Bradley Haslam, hitting .413 and .398, respectively. As a team they are hitting .336, with seven of their nine regulars hitting over .300. The strong hitting pedigree has led to 233 runs scored by Air Force.
The Falcons have needed all of those runs as their pitchers are struggling with a 7.15 ERA. Only two pitchers have sub 5.00 ERAs in Ryan Holloway at 2.67 and Shawn Kelley 2.16 who both come out of the bullpen. Teams are hitting .329 against Air Force pitching on the year. Tuesday's starter, Nick Biancalana is 2-2 with a 7.50 ERA.
Bear Facts
- UNC is coming off a 1-2 weekend at home against Seattle. The Bears and Redhawks scored 26 runs in the first game of the series and another 21 in the second.
- The Bears win on the weekend came thanks to 10 runs over two innings in a comeback Saturday. Northern Colorado put up a four spot in the sixth and then six spot in the seventh.
- Tyler Yamaguchi had a strong weekend for the team hitting .556 with five RBI and two runs scored. He also had three sacrifice flys.
- Freshman Matt Burkart is settling into his role for the team having some key hits for the Bears. He had the game-tying hit on Saturday and finished the weekend with a .417 batting average. Burkart addedin four runs scored and two RBI and walks.
- Evan Johnson rose his batting average back over .300 for the year against Seattle. He now sits second on the team with a .313 batting average, and hit .462 on the weekend.
History Against Air Force
Northern Colorado has played Air Force the most out of any other school in program history. Tuesday's game marks the 170th meeting between the schools. UNC leads the all-time series 96-73. The Falcons have won seven straight against the Bears though, and 12 of the last 13 games. The first ever meeting between UNC and Air Force was in May 1957 with the Bears winning 13-3.
Following the Bears
New this season, all home games will be streamed through EverSport TV. Fans can watch all of the games online by going to eversport.tv or just visiting UNCBears.com and clicking on the link on the team's schedule. Fans can also listen to the audio stream of the games through UNCBears.com, and all games, home and away, will be live tweeted at @NCBearsBaseball.
On Deck
The Bears will play out of conference this weekend, hosting Metro State for one game on Friday at 2 pm, before then going down to Denver and facing the Roadrunner for a pair of games Saturday beginning at noon.
In the Hole
Northern Colorado returns home next Tuesday when they host first year program UCCS at Jackson Field. The Bears and Cougars mid-week game will start at 3 pm.
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