PUEBLO, Colo. — Colorado State University Pueblo Baseball enters the final stretch of its Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference schedule this weekend as the ThunderWolves travel to Alamosa, Colo., for a four-game series at Adams State University.

The two teams will open the four-game weekend series on Friday, April 24 with a 2 p.m. game, before playing a doubleheader on Saturday, April 25 at noon and concluding the series with a single nine-inning game on Sunday, April 26 at noon. This weekend marks the final road games in the regular season for the Pack.

CSU Pueblo enters the weekend having won eight of its last 10 games as they have moved their overall record to 21-21 overall and is 13-11 in the RMAC after taking three of four games last weekend at then 26th-ranked MSU Denver. The series win at MSU Denver came on the heels of a four-game home sweep over New Mexico Highlands. In the series against the Roadrunners, the Pack outscored MSU Denver, 40-25, including scoring 14 and 12 runs respectively in last Sunday's doubleheader sweep.

The Pack, though, had a two-game win streak snapped on Tuesday night as they fell 11-3 at Division I University of New Mexico in their final non-conference game of the 2026 season. The Pack completed non-conference play with an 8-10 record.

Entering play this weekend, the Pack needs just one win to secure a spot in the RMAC Tournament as they are currently in fourth place in the league standings and are eight wins in front Regis, Adams State, Colorado Christian and New Mexico Highlands, who are tied for sixth place with two weeks left in the regular season. Once the Pack gets to 14 league wins, none of those four teams can catch the ThunderWolves in the standings, because the best they could get should those teams win out is 13 wins.

Since opening the season by winning seven of its first 12 games, the Pack has posted a 14-16 record and is 9-13 away from home this season, including being 6-6 on the road in RMAC play. The Pack has now won two straight RMAC series and three overall series in league play this season.

Historically, CSU Pueblo holds a 61-19 all-time advantage on the diamond over Adams State, including sweeping all four games last season in Pueblo. The Pack has won six straight games and eight of the last 10 games overall in the series. The Pack leads 40-9 in Pueblo and holds a 21-10 advantage in Alamosa and is 50-17 against ASU in RMAC games.

Following this weekend's road series with Adams State, the Pack will return home to close out the regular season next weekend (April 30-May 2) with a four-game league slate at Rawlings Field against UCCS.

ABOUT CSU PUEBLO
CSU Pueblo's offense continues to drive the team's success this season. The ThunderWolves enter the weekend hitting .321 as a team with 436 hits and 339 runs scored over 42 games. The Pack has also produced 86 doubles, 12 triples and 33 home runs while posting a .418 on-base percentage and a .474 slugging percentage and is averaging 8.1 runs per game, which is sixth-best in the league.

The Pack has scored eight or more runs in 21 games this season and holds a 17-4 record in those contests, while going 2-14 when scoring five or fewer runs.

CSU Pueblo has six regulars batting .335 or better, led by junior infielder Jimmy Pelletier (Laval, Quebec/University of San Francisco), who is hitting .387 with 36 hits, 33 runs scored, 10 doubles, six home runs and 29 RBI in 33 games, while sophomore first baseman Tyler Clementz (Gilbert, Ariz./Basha) is hitting .370 with 40 hits, 17 runs scored and an .868 OPS and senior rightfielder Jeremiah Sanchez (Pueblo, Colo./Pueblo West) leads the team in hits (53), runs scored (38), doubles (14), walks (18), multi-hit games (15) and stolen bases (8). Entering this weekend's action, Clementz and Pelletier are currently in the midst of a 14 and 12 game hitting streak respectively.

In addition, junior utility player Jason Arriola (Riverside, Calif./Norco) lead the team in home runs (7), and RBI (40) and has a .936 OPS on the season. Arriola also leads the team in multiple RBI games with 11 and has had 10 multi-hit games.

On the mound, the Pack owns a 7.45 team ERA with 224 strikeouts in 332.1 innings pitched. The ThunderWolves currently rank third in the RMAC in ERA.

Clementz continues to lead the pitching staff with a 4-2 record and has a 7.38 ERA in a team-high 50 innings. Along with Clementz, senior Luke Ruby (Fort Collins, Colo./Resurrection Christian) has a 2-1 record and a 3.96 ERA over 10 appearances and five starts. In 38.2 innings, Ruby has recorded 24 strikeouts and walked 16.

Redshirt senior Jacob Petersheim (Broadway, Va./Broadway) leads the team in strikeouts with 31 and has made 10 starts and is 2-3 with a 7.85 ERA, while sophomore Frank Flores Jr. (Colorado Springs, Colo./Air Academy) has logged 27 strikeouts in 42.1 innings and is 3-3 with an 7.87 ERA.

The top arms out of the bullpen this season the Pack have been senior Alex Oliver (Grove, Okla./Coffeyville CC), junior Jack Novak (Highlands Ranch, Colo./Thunder Ridge), and senior Cole Bloomer (Arapahoe, Colo./Lamar CC). Those three have combined to make 46 appearances and toss a combined 74.3 innings and is 8-8 and have tallied a combined five saves. The Pack is third in the league with seven saves, including four from Novak.

On the season, Oliver has made 14 appearances and is 1-1 with a 5.28 ERA and has one save in 15.1 innings, while Novak is tied for the team lead in appearances with 16 and is 1-5 with a 6.62 ERA and has struck out 23 in 34 innings and Bloomer is 6-2 with a 7.36 ERA in 16 appearances and 25.2 innings of work.

Defensively, CSU Pueblo ranks fourth in the RMAC with a .960 fielding percentage and leads the conference with 48 double plays, which is tops nationally in Division II. The Pack is averaging 1.14 double plays per game.

Bobby Applegate is in his fifth season leading the ThunderWolves and owns a 131-121 career record at CSU Pueblo, including an 86-66 mark in RMAC play.

ABOUT ADAMS STATE
Adams State enters the weekend sporting a 10-32 overall record and 5-19 mark in the RMAC after getting swept on the road last weekend against New Mexico Highlands. In fact, the Grizzlies have lost 16 straight games since earning a 14-2 win in their series finale at home with Colorado Christian on March 15. The Grizzlies have been swept in their last four RMAC series.

The Grizzlies are hitting .316 as a team as they have recorded 421 hits, scored 297 runs, hit 92 doubles, eight triples and 31 home runs and are 39-for-53 on stolen bases. ASU is averaging 7.1 runs per game and has a .467 slugging percentage and a .408 on-base percentage.

Freshman utility player Osajas Hinojosa leads the Grizzlies offense as he is hitting .402 with 43 hits, 30 runs, scored, 11 doubles, a team-best eight home runs and 44 RBI and has a 1.209 OPS. In addition to Hinojosa, redshirt senior outfielder Christian Altamirano is hitting .382 and he leads the team in hits (60), runs scored (45), doubles (15), and has walked 25 times and is 7-for-10 on stolen bases and senior outfielder Ayden Tauscher is hitting .381 with 59 hits, 34 runs scored, 10 doubles, two triples, three home runs and 39 RBI.

The Grizzlies have battled on the mound this season, posting an 11.58 team ERA while opponents are batting .377 against them. Junior Daniel Hoodak has made 16 appearances and is 4-2 with a 7.80 ERA, while the top starter for the Grizzlies is sophomore Joseph Marek, who is 3-6 with an 11.35 ERA and has tossed a team-high 46.0 innings and leads the team in strikeouts with 29.

Defensively, Adams State has recorded a .953 fielding percentage, which is seventh-best in the league. The Grizzlies have committed 64 errors and have turned 27 double plays in 42 games.

Adams State is coached by Bruce DelTondo, who is in his sixth season at his alma mater. DelTondo has compiled a 81-196 overall record and has led the program to back-to-back appearances in the RMAC Tournament.