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Team RMAC Championship
Serena Ileleji
3
Regis RUBB 31-24
21
Winner Colorado Mesa CMU 45-9
Regis RUBB
31-24
3
Final
21
Colorado Mesa CMU
45-9
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Regis RUBB 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 5 1
Colorado Mesa CMU 1 9 1 6 0 2 2 0 X 21 21 0

W: Hohenstein, Liam (8-0) L: Mason Ashcraft (6-3)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Dave Jahnke (Sports Information Director)

#1 Mavericks claim RMAC Tournament title in grand fashion

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – The top-ranked Colorado Mesa baseball team never backed off the gas pedal and claimed the 2023 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament Championship after a 21-3 dismantling of Regis on Saturday (May 13) afternoon at The Diamond at the Bus Bergman Sports Complex.
 
The Mavericks pounded out 21 hits including ten that went for extra bases. They hit five home runs including two that came in late game replacement roles.
 
Julian Boyd finished the game 3-for-4 with four runs scored, a double, a triple and a stolen base. Boyd's stolen base ties the program record for stolen bases in a season and gave the team 100 stolen bases on the season.
 
Senior Conrad Villafuerte finished the game 2-for-3 with two runs scored and four runs driven in. He hit a RBI double in the bottom of the first inning which got the scoring going for the Mavericks then had another run driven in on a fielder's choice in the second.
 
In the bottom of the fourth inning, the Fountain Valley, Calif. native smoked a line drive to center field that got past the fielder allowing Villafuerte to circle the bases for the inside-the-park round tripper. It was his 12th home run of the season and gave the Mavericks a 17-2 lead.
 
Junior Stevenson Reynolds may have had one of his best days as a Maverick in the championship game. The Mesa, Colo. native went 3-for-5 with a run scored and five runs driven in. Reynolds' swing in the second broke the game open.
 
With the bases loaded, Reynolds sent a drive to deep center field for the grand slam and the 8-1 lead at the time. It was his sixth home run of the season
 
Brent Renteria and Paul Schoenfeld went back-to-back in the seventh inning that pushed Colorado Mesa over the 20-run threshold in the game.
 
Caleb Thomason hit his second home run in as many days in the fourth inning. This one, a two-run shot to right field for his sixth of the season.
 
Robert Sharrar, Declan Wiesner, and Jonathan Gonzalez each finished the game with multiple hits.
 
RMAC freshman pitcher of the year Liam Hohenstein got the start and didn't disappoint. The Rock Canyon High School product allowed two runs on two hits, walked four and struck out five in five innings of work to improve his record to 8-0 on the season.
 
Hohenstein handed the ball off to his bullpen who were equally impressive. Cole Seward, David Craig, Joey Mazzetti, and Kyle Miller combined to allow just one run on three hits, walked none and struck out four in four innings of work. The group didn't allow a hit after the sixth inning.
 
Colorado Mesa moves their record to 45-9 on the season with the win and gives them their first RMAC Tournament Championship since the 2019 season. The Mavericks were all but assured a spot in the tournament as they entered the tournament as the No. 2 team in the NCAA South Central Regional Rankings but now have earned the conference's automatic bid with the win.
 
The NCAA Selection Show is scheduled for tomorrow evening at 9pm and will air on NCAA.com.
 
COLORADO MESA ALL-RMAC TOURNAMENT SELECTIONS
Harrison Rodgers
Anthony Durbano
Julian Boyd
Liam Hohenstein
Conrad Villafuerte, MVP
 
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