Game 1: Mesa State 20, CSU-Pueblo 11
Game 2: Mesa State 6, CSU-Pueblo 1

CSU-Pueblo had trouble with its pitching in one game, and trouble with its bats in the other as the Pack fell to a doubleheader sweep to Mesa State Sunday.

Mesa State won the first game with offensive fireworks, 20-11, and took the nightcap 6-1.

The ThunderWolves allowed eight runs in the first inning of game one, but managed to rally back to make things interesting.  Trailing 13-0, CSU-Pueblo used an inside-the-park home run by Zach Hoffman (Sr., Pueblo West, Colo.) to put two runs on the board, then cut the lead to 13-7 when Austin Roff (Sr., Colorado Springs, Colo.) hit a pinch-hit grand slam in the 7th inning.  But a 7-run eighth by Mesa State spoiled the Pack's chances for a rally.

In the nightcap, CSU-Pueblo started very strong as starter Josh Herback-South (Sr., Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada) had a no-hitter through three while CSU-Pueblo held a 1-0 lead after Mike Sanchez (Sr., Pueblo, Colo.) scored on a wild pitch.  But a three-run fourth by Mesa State was enough to tighten up the ThunderWolf bats, and the Mavericks ultimately won 6-1.

CSU-Pueblo will play a four-game series with Metro State this weekend, with games taking place on Thursday, Friday and Saturday to work around Easter Sunday.