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Colorado Mesa CMU 4-5
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Winner Northwest Nazarene NNU-BB 10-7
Colorado Mesa CMU
4-5
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Final
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Northwest Nazarene NNU-BB
10-7
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Colorado Mesa CMU 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 5 11 2
Northwest Nazarene NNU-BB 0 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 X 7 6 0

W: Zayas, Jonathan (5-0) L: David Craig (1-2) S: Duncan, Wade (3)

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Colorado Mesa CMU 4-6
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Winner Northwest Nazarene NNU-BB 11-7
Colorado Mesa CMU
4-6
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Final
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Northwest Nazarene NNU-BB
11-7
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Colorado Mesa CMU 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 9 0
Northwest Nazarene NNU-BB 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 7 2

W: Calnon, Cole (3-0) L: Jett Walker (0-1)

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Game Recap: Baseball |

Nighthawks Finish Series Against CMU With a Walk Off Victory

NAMPA, Idaho – NNU Baseball bounced back in their series versus Colorado Mesa on Saturday the 22nd. With a first game victory, 7-5, and a dramatic walk-off win in game two, 5-4, the Nighthawks finished the series with a split against the 24th-ranked Mavericks.  

The Nighthawks now sit at 11-7 overall for their 2025 season. 

Game One 

Jonathan Zayas started the game off strong as he stepped on the mound for the Nighthawks in the 1st inning. Going three up three down striking out two of the Mavericks. Colorado Mesa's pitcher, David Craig, responded in the bottom of the inning striking out three of the Nighthawks and walking Cole Calnon. 

The Nighthawks got on the board in the bottom of the second inning. Adrian Arechiga reached first on a walk and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Kaleb Karpstein followed with a single to left-center, bringing Arechiga home. Jake Mestas then reached on a fielder's choice, with Karpstein advancing to second on an error by CMU's shortstop. Jason Bell executed a well-placed sacrifice bunt, moving both runners into scoring position. Noah Palomares then reached on catcher's interference, loading the bases with one out. That set the stage for Nin Burns II, who crushed a grand slam over the left-field fence, extending the Nighthawks' lead to 5-0.

The middle innings turned into a pitching duel, with both teams battling for control. The Nighthawks' pitching staff—Zayas, Joseph Ihli, and Dillon Eden—kept the Mavericks off the board through the fifth inning. Zayas delivered a strong start, striking out five, walking one, and allowing just one hit before handing the ball to Ihli. Ihli took the mound in the fourth, retiring the side in order with three ground outs. Eden followed in the fifth, also going three up, three down, notching two strikeouts in the process.

The Mavericks finally broke through in the 6th, plating three runs. Keegan Landis reached on a walk and advanced to second when Paul Schoenfeld sparked CMU's offense with a single to second. Joey Blank then drove in Landis with an RBI, moving Schoenfeld into scoring position. With that, the Nighthawks turned to their bullpen, bringing in Landen Parker to relieve Eden. After the pitching change, Max Valdez singled up the middle, scoring Schoenfeld. Christos Stefanos followed with a double, bringing Valdez home and cutting the Nighthawks' lead to 5-3.

The Nighthawks responded in the next 2 innings stretching their lead. Karpstein hit a long ball to center making it to third. He scored later in the 6th with an RBI bunt from Palomares who reached on a fielder's choice to the pitcher. In the 7th Calnon scored after his single to center and an RBI double from Cris Enriquez. This extended NNU's lead to 7-3 as the teams headed into the last leg of the game.   

The Mavericks made one final push in the 9th when Landis singled to right and advanced to third on a hit by Schoenfeld. Schoenfeld then stole second to put the pair in scoring position. A single to left field by Felix scored both, bringing the CMU team within 2 of the Nighthawks. The closer for the Nighthawks, Wade Duncan, then got to work and finished the inning to secure the win, 7-5.  

Game Two 

The Mavericks quickly turned it around in game two and got on the board early. Kolby Felix doubled to left field and then advanced to third in the following play. He scored on an RBI from Christos Stefanos bringing the score to 1-0. In the second Joey Blank singled to the pitcher and moved to second when Declan Wiesner singled to left field. Blank then scored on an RBI from Kennedy Hara to put CMU up 2.

In similar fashion to the first game of the day, most of the game saw the competition be handled on the mound. Cole Calnon pitched 94 pitches in 7 solid innings for the Nighthawks. He recorded 4 strikeouts, 2 walks allowed, 9 hits, and 4 runs. The CMU's starting pitcher, Liam Hohenstein, went 6 innings and had 7 strikeouts, 3 walks allowed, 5 hits, and 2 runs. 
The Nighthawks made a push against the Mavericks' lead in the sixth when Bryan Rojas singled up the middle. He advanced to second on a wild pitch before Kaleb Karpstein drove him in with an RBI, cutting the deficit to 2-1. The Mavericks responded in the top of the seventh with two runs, but the Nighthawks turned the game around in dramatic fashion in the bottom half.

Taking advantage of two walks and a hit-by-pitch, the Nighthawks loaded the bases in the final inning. Nin Burns II delivered a sacrifice fly to center, bringing home Casey Wayne and moving Drew Deal into scoring position. Rojas then reached on a fielder's choice to first, scoring Deal. Adrian Arechiga followed with a clutch double down the right-field line, bringing in Rojas to tie the game. With two outs and the tension mounting, Cris Enriquez stepped up and delivered the final blow—a single to left-center, scoring Arechiga for a thrilling walk-off victory. The Nighthawks sealed the win with a final score of 5-4.

Up Next

The Nighthawks will hit the road next week to travel to Monmouth, Oregon to open GNAC play. They will compete in a four game series versus Western Oregon with two double header days. The first game of the series is set for Friday the 28th at 12:00 pm Pacific time.
 
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