SERIES HISTORY WITH COLO. CHRISTIAN
The Mavericks and Cougars will meet up this weekend at All-Star Park in a four-game, RMAC series beginning on Friday. 

Colorado Mesa swept the season series last season from Colorado Christian winning all four games at The Diamond at Hamilton Ballpark. Colorado Mesa scored double digits in each of the four games with average margin of victory over 10 runs.

The Mavericks are 99-11 since the Cougars started their program back in 2006. They are 35-7 on the road against and have won 13 consecutive matchups against the Cougars.

SCOUTING THE COUGARS
The Cougars come into the weekend with a 5-18 overall record and 1-7 in the conference. The split the opening weekend with Northwestern Oklahoma State before being swept in consecutive series by Saint Leo and Central Oklahoma. They earned their first RMAC win last weekend by defeating Adams State in the opening game of the series. 

Lukas Hinze leads the Cougars at the plate batting .365 with 10 doubles and three home runs. 

Chad Naf is 2-1 on the mound for Colorado Christian. He has the lowest opponents batting average out of the Cougar starters at .355.

ROTO RUTER
Redshirt senior Caleb Ruter was named the RMAC Pitcher of the Week after his brilliant outing against CSU Pueblo. Ruter pitched a complete game shutout against the ThunderWolves allowing five hits and striking out four in seven innings of work. The Pack did not have an extra base hit and they hit just .208 off of him. 

In three starts against CSU Pueblo, Ruter has pitched 18.2 innings and allowed four runs on 19 hits, walked three, and struck out 21.

Ruter becomes the third Maverick to be named RMAC Pitcher of the Week this year joining teammates Jackson Eisenhauer and Justin Schramm who won the award earlier this year.

IN THE PEN 
Some of the biggest improvements for the Mavericks from last season is the depth of the bullpen. Currently, the Mavericks have had 19 players pitch for them this season with 12 of them having an ERA under 5.00.

Sage Ferguson leads the team in appearances with 10 followed by Cayden Clark with nine appearances. Jett Walker, Jackson Lapiner, and Brenden Morris all have seven appearances with all players listed not having a start on the season.

Aidan Biaggi is among the national leaders in wins with five all coming in relief. 

ALL THE SMALL THINGS
Through the seasons, Colorado Mesa head coach Chris Hanks stresses that they have to do the little things well. So far this year, they are doing just that.

It starts with playing catch. The Mavericks are fielding at a .971 clip on natural grass for their home games while the next three teams in order all play on artificial turf. The Mavericks are the top fielding team in the South Central Region followed by MSU Denver at .965.

They are 51-for-58 stealing bases right now with Kolby Felix and Joey Blank leading the way with eight and seven respectively. The 51 stolen bases leads the conference.

Finally, Colorado Mesa is one of the best bunting teams in the region with 21 sacrifice bunts. That leads the conference and ranks second in the region behind West Texas A&M who has 26. 

HAMMERIN' HARA
Senior Kennedy Hara has turned into a real force at the plate after a slow start. Hara batted .533 with a double and three runs driven in the series sweep with CSU Pueblo. Hara was one of four batters that hit over .500 on the weekend. 

Hara is second on the team in batting at .395 just one point behind Ezra Farmer for the top spot. He has seven doubles, two home runs, and 23 runs driven in. 

LEAN INTO ONE
Senior outfielder Kolby Felix has been hit by a pitch 13 times this season to tie for the conference lead. The 13 hit by pitches ranks No. 3 in NCAA Division II with the National leaders sitting at 15 hit by pitches.

MAVERICKS IN MILB
The Colorado Mesa baseball team currently has seven players competing at some level of professional baseball. All seven finished in the minors with one of them seeing action in Major League Baseball during the 2025 season. Check out the full list of Colorado Mesa Baseball Alums and ways to follow along on their professional journey:

Bligh Madris (2015-18) // St. Louis Cardinals
Kyle Leahy (2016-18) // St. Louis Cardinals
Haydn McGeary (2019-22) // Chicago Cubs
Spencer Bramwell (2018-22) // Miami Marlins
Caleb Farmer (2018-22) // Washington Nationals
Andrew Morris (2019-21)  // Minnesota Twins
Andrew Pogue (2025) // Detroit Tigers

RMAC DOMINATION
Colorado Mesa won its 13th straight Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference title in 2025 and is looking for more. The Mavericks have won 28 overall regular season titles and 23 tournament titles after winning their third straight last season.

Since 2009, Colorado Mesa has won 82 percent of their games against RMAC competition as they have a 516-110 record in that span prior to the season.

THE BEST AROUND
Two seasons ago, head coach Chris Hanks eclipsed the 1,000 win mark in his career. He is one of just 19 head coaches across NCAA Baseball that is over the 1,000 win mark and is fourth in wins in NCAA Division II of active head coaches.

Top-10 Division II Active Head Coaches by wins
1. John Schaly (Ashland) - 1,362-747 (39 seasons)
2. Greg Guilliams (Flagler) - 1,225-609 (36 seasons)
3. Jeff Messer (Slippery Rock) - 1,164-764 (40 seasons)
4. Chris Hanks (Colorado Mesa) - 1,133-431 (28 seasons)
5. Joe Urso (Tampa) - 1,081-301 (26 seasons)
6. Jim Gantt (Catawba) - 1,057-519 (30 seasons)
7. Greg Appleton (Columbus State) - 1,011-532 (29 seasons)
8. Tim Mead (Walsh) - 966-979 (42 seasons)
9. Paul O'Neil (UNC Pembroke) - 911-566 (30 seasons)
10. Jon Sjogren (Rollins) - 905-758 (36 seasons)

NCAA Active Head Coaches with 1,000 wins
1. Paul Mainieri (South Carolina) - 1,545
2. John Schaly (Ashland) - 1,362
3. Dave Van Horn (Arkansas) - 1,320
4. Elliott Avent (NC State) - 1,309
5. Greg Guilliams (Flagler) - 1,225
6. Rich Hill (Hawaii) - 1,218
7. Jeff Messer (Slippery Rock) - 1,164
8. Chris Hanks (Colorado Mesa) - 1,133
9. Rick Heller (Iowa) - 1,087
10. Steve Owens (Rutgers) - 1,087
11. Tim Corbin (Vanderbilt) - 1,083
12. Joe Urso (Tampa) - 1,081
13. Mike Bianco (Ole Miss) - 1,066
14. Jim Gantt (Catawba) - 1,057
15. Rich Maloney (Ball State) - 1,034