PUEBLO, Colo. (March 5, 2022) – Colorado State University Pueblo baseball (10-8) completed a doubleheader sweep over Regis University (7-10-1) Saturday afternoon after strong wins by way of 6-0 and 4-2. CSU Pueblo took three of the four games over the course of two doubleheaders.
 
The three wins on the weekend clinched the Pack their first RMAC series win on the young season.
 
Game 1 | CSU Pueblo 6 – Regis 0
 
The opening game of the doubleheader saw a patient CSU Pueblo team at the plate. As the visitors, the Pack led off the game and soon entered the second inning in a 0-0 stalemate.
 
The second inning saw costly mistakes for the Rangers and the ThunderWolves jumped on the opportunities. Trey Vasquez led off the inning with a single and was followed by a Tyson Pallatt walk. Vasquez soon stole third base to put himself in 90 feet away and scored off a throwing error after Pallatt stole second.
 
The Pack ran the same baserunning play later in the inning. This time, Brock Rodrigues ran as the decoy and forced a throw down to second to score the anticipating Pallatt from third. Rodrigues later scored off a wild pitch to extend the advantage for the Pack.
 
The marathon inning carried on and the Pack loaded the bases thanks to consecutive hit-by-pitch at-bats. Brady Prewitt walked home Brodie Blackford and Jacob Federico later scored off another wild pitch.  
 
The long second inning gave Zach Pratt and the ThunderWolves a five-run cushion early on in the ballgame.
 
The Pack padded the lead in the third off the bat of Ty Lewis who batted in Reggie Williams from third to give a commanding 6-0 lead.
 
Pratt kept it rolling on the mound and continued to shut down the Rangers. The hurler forced three double plays over the course of his seven innings pitched and racked up four strikeouts.
 
Frank Wierman took over duties on the mound for the final two innings and made quick work of the Rangers. The lefty closed it out and recorded three strikeouts in two innings on the hill to help ice the 6-0 game one win for CSU Pueblo.
 
Pratt's commanding presence on the mound clinched his second in of the season and his first of RMAC play. Pratt was backed by three hits from the Pack that came of the bats of Williams, Blackford and Vasquez.
 
Game 2 | CSU Pueblo 4 – Regis 2
 
Regis responded to the first game loss with a hot start to the second game, scoring two runs in the first inning. 
 
In the second inning, Manny Sierra and Kysen Howard got aboard with a pair of singles to setup Prewitt at the plate. Prewitt smacked a triple to right and sent his teammates across home plate to tie up the ballgame.
 
Prewitt was sent home off a sacrifice fly from Noah Hennings and gave the Pack a narrow 3-2 lead after two innings of play.
 
Jake Lombardelli came onto the mound in the third inning and shut down the Rangers. Lombardelli carried the ThunderWolves through the next three innings while only surrendering one hit.
 
Charlie Williams came on in relief in the sixth inning and took care of business with two strikeouts in his first frame.
 
The ThunderWolves gave Williams an insurance run in the seventh inning after showing patience at the plate. Reggie Williams drew a walk with the bases loaded and sent Howard home from third to take a late 4-2 lead.
 
Dylan Weaver came back out on the mound for the seventh inning and struck out the side in straight order to clinch the save and the 4-2 win for the Pack.
 
CSU Pueblo's doubleheader sweep sealed the series win over Regis to kick-off the RMAC season.
 
Although it was a defensively dominated day both on the mound and the field, the Pack bats supplied enough runs to give padding for the hurlers.
 
Prewitt highlighted the second game after he batted 2-4 with two RBIs. Reggie Williams, Lewis, Sierra and Howard all added on a single hit apiece to help the offensive cause.
 
Lombardelli received credit for his first win of the 2022 campaign after going three innings and only allowing a single hit.
 
CSU Pueblo looks to keep it rolling as the Pack host Metropolitan State University Denver Friday through Sunday for another four-game RMAC set. First pitch on Friday is set for 2 p.m.