HAYS, Kan. (February 21, 2020) – Colorado State University-Pueblo Baseball could not outlast Fort Hays State University as the Tigers won a 1-0 pitchers duel in 10 innings Friday.
Tim McIntyre (Jr., Highlands Ranch, Colo.) was brilliant in his second start with the ThunderWolves. McIntyre threw 7.1 innings without allowing a single run. He surrendered just five hits and two walks. McIntyre struck out eight.
The Pack's biggest threat came in the first inning.
Easton Adler (Sr., Mead, Colo.) led off the game with a double.
Cody Beck (Jr., Brighton, Colo.) followed with a walk.
Aidan Welch (Jr., Seattle, Wash.) dropped a sacrifice bunt to move both runners into scoring position. However, the Pack could not push the game's first run across.
Reggie Williams (So., Castle Rock, Colo.) doubled to start the second inning. However, the Pack still could not bring him home.
The ThunderWolves threatened once again in the fifth Adler walked and advanced to third on a Beck base hit. However, Tigers starter Zach Berg left Adler stranded at third.
Fort Hays State threatened in the eighth. McIntyre got the first out before giving up a double. After McIntyre exited,
JC Hatch (Sr., Corona, Calif.) and
Dane Kapande (R-Jr., Evergreen, Colo.) each got an out to help the Pack escape the eighth.
In the 10th the Pack finally relented. Kapande gave up a sacrifice fly that allowed the Tigers to walk off with a 1-0 win.
Adler and Beck both reached base three times with a hit and two walks. Welch's 12-game hitting streak came to an end.
CSU-Pueblo now has a 3-4 record, while the Tigers improved to 10-3. The Pack will look to bounce back in a doubleheader Saturday at 11 a.m. (MTN).
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As a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, Colorado State University – Pueblo competes in 22 varsity sports in NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletics.
