Saba and Adam Castleton each went 3-for-5 and combined for five RBI. Brian LaBasco went 3-for-4 with an RBI in the game. Each team had 14 hits, but Utah scored nine unearned runs off of Falcon miscues. In the second game of the doubleheader, Air Force made six errors in the 14-4 loss. Ryan Bailey pitched a complete game, allowing two runs on 10 hits with nine strikeouts. Five Utes, Donnie Saba, Chris Shelton, Sam Swenson, Mike Westfall and Donald Hawes all had three hits in the game. Utah won the first two games, 12-2 and 14-4. the Utes in Salt Lake City: Utah won two of three from the Falcons last season at Franklin-Covey Stadium in Salt Lake City. Utah has won four the last six in Salt Lake City. Utah won four of six last season, taking two of three at each venue. Air Force and Utah have played 99 times and the Utes have a 65-34 lead in the series. The teams have not played since 1995 when the Falcons won a 15-1 decision. Series History: Air Force and Colorado Mines have played 21 times and the Falcons hold an 18-3 lead in the series. AFA has not swept a conference series since winning three games at Utah in 1995. UNLV won game three, 13-4, to avoid the sweep. Nearly Making History: After winning the first two games from UNLV, April 5-6, the Falcons had a chance to post the first home conference sweep since 1982 and just the second in school history. No Air Force team has ever won at least one game in the first five conference series. The last time the Falcons were not swept in their first four conference series came in 1989 when the team won at least one from Wyoming, Hawaii, Utah and San Diego State. The Falcons then took two of three from UNLV, April 5-7. AFA won one of three from San Diego State, New Mexico and BYU. AFA then took two of three from UNLV, April 5-7.Īvoiding the Sweep: Air Force tied a school record by winning at least one game in the first four conference series, two of which have been on the road. The home stand began with a three-game series vs. The Falcons have a 3-3 record in the last six home games and are 9-3 on the season at Falcon Field. Seven-Game Home Stretch: Air Force concludes its longest home stretch of the season, seven games, against Colorado Mines, April 10. Radio/Television: There is no radio or television for any of this week's games.
The first pitch is at noon each day at Franklin-Covey Stadium, Salt Lake City. The teams play a doubleheader Friday and a single game Saturday. AFA then travels to Salt Lake City for a three-game conference series, April 12-13. The Falcons face the Colorado School of Mines at home Wednesday, April 10 at, 2 p.m. This Weekend: Air Force, 17-17 overall and 5-7 in the Mountain West Conference (tied for third place), plays four games in four days this week.
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