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Brett Nigbur one of his eight hits on the weekend
Brett Nigur currently is 8-for-10 on the weekend

Baseball

Mesa State Takes 2-of-3 from #7 Cowboys

            The Mesa State Mavericks took 2-of-3 games from the 7th ranked Cowboys of New Mexico Highlands. The two teams will play a final non-conference game on Sunday to conclude the season series.

            In Friday Night's Game One, the Maveericks dawned throwback uniforms from the 1950's in honor of legendary coach Bus Bergman who passed away in late March. The New Mexico Highlands Cowboys defeated the Mavericks 15-8 to claim the RMAC Regular Season title and the #1 seed in the RMAC Tournament.

            Junior Catcher Brett Nigbur led the Maverick attack offensively, going 4-for-4 with 3 runs scored and 2 RBI's.

            In Saturday's afternoon game, Mesa State scored all of their runs in the 3rd inning scoring. Senior Austin Buck had a 3-run double in the 3rd inning to pace the Mavericks to a 5 run inning and the 5-3 victory. 

            Sophomore Kyle Davis carried a no-hitter into the 6th inning before surrendering a hit to Cowboy Christian Garcia. Davis went on to the win and keep his perfect record at 6-0. Senior Jack Amidei picked up his 6th save of the season

            In the nightcap, the Mavericks scored in every inning except the 5th en route to a 9-7 victory. Catcher Brett Nigbur once again led the Maverick attack going 4-for-4 with 3 runs scored and his 9th homerun of the season.

            Senior Chis Shea picked up the win, improving his record to 7-3. Senior Jack Amidei picked up his 2nd save of the day and 7th of the season.

            Cowboy Jason Carr hit 3 homeruns in a losing effort for New Mexico Highlands.

            The series will conclude on Sunday with a single non-RMAC game starting at noon.

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