ST. CLOUD, Minn. – For just the second time as an NCAA Division II institution, the SWOSU Baseball team has an All-American after shortstop Alex Pimentel was named a Second Team selection by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA).
A quintet of Bronco baseball players have signed to move on to the next level, and these five are expected to be the first of many this year to extend their playing careers.
The Bronco baseball team finished off their four-game Western Junior College Athletic Conference series versus Frank Phillips with a pair of losses on Sunday, dropping Game 1 by a score of 3-2 and Game 2, 12-0.
The Bronco baseball team started off their home four-game WJCAC series versus Frank Phillips College with a split on Saturday, dropping Game 1, 5-2, then winning an extended Game 2, 6-5, on a walk-off single in the bottom of the eleventh.
The Bronco baseball team finished off their four-game Western Junior College Athletic Conference series versus New Mexico Junior College with a pair of losses on Saturday, dropping Game 1 by a score of 2-0 and Game 2, 13-7.
The Bronco baseball team started off their four-game Western Junior College Athletic Conference series versus NMJC with a doubleheader on Friday in Hobbs, NM, losing both games by a score of 8-4 and 9-6.
The Bronco baseball team finished off their four-game Western Junior College Athletic Conference series versus Odessa with a doubleheader split on Sunday, taking Game 1 by a score of 6-4 before dropping the nightcap, 22-13.
The Bronco baseball team (17-13) opened up the weekend with a 15-0 victory over WCJAC foe Odessa College but dropped the second game of the doubleheader 12-6.
In a game where the score was inflated by wind-aided long balls, the New Mexico Military Institute Bronco baseball dropped their series opener versus visiting Dodge City Community College, 15-13.
Nine balls breeched the outfield fence in Friday’s single nine-inning game: five by DCCC, four by NMMI.
The New Mexico Military Institute Bronco baseball team split a pair of home games on Friday versus Garden City Community College.
NMMI won Game 1 in grand fashion, collecting their sixth walk-off win, 6-5, after a solo-shot over the left-center field fence by sophomore Adam Abeyta, his third dinger of the season.
The New Mexico Military Institute Bronco baseball team won both games in Sunday’s doubleheader vs. visiting Otero Junior College, completing a four-game weekend series sweep against the Rattlers.
The NMMI Bronco Baseball team (6-4) opened up their second consecutive home series taking both games in Saturday’s non-conference double header against Otero Junior College (0-2).
The NMMI bats broke forth on Sunday, scoring 19 runs on 19 hits - including two out-of-the-parkers by Adam Abeyta - allowing the Broncos to out-offense the Trojans in two games on Sunday, 11-8 and 8-7.
The end of Game 1 wasn’t pretty, with the Institute baseball team gifting visiting Colby Community College a nine-run seventh inning – in an otherwise close affair – allowing the Trojans to take Saturday’s first match, 18-2.
New Mexico Military Institute Head Coach Chris Cook has announced that Jermaine Van Buren will be the new Pitching Coach on staff. Van Buren comes to NMMI with over 12 years in professional baseball, two years in the Major LB. For the past seven years he has been building one the top select baseball programs in Amarillo, Texas, helping to send over 200 kids to college while building relationships with coaches and other organizations along the way
Bronco baseball coach Chris Cook didn’t have to look far to pick up two players for next year’s team, and he hopes it’s a trend that will continue in the future.
Just before they headed off to the high school state tournament, Colts Michel Hinojos and Jake Guerrero committed to play for the college squad, continuing their history with NMMI.