Completed Event: Baseball versus No. 11 seed Kansas State on May 19, 2026 , Loss , 5, to, 9
Final Score
Baseball
5
vs No. 11 seed Kansas State
9
The University of Utah Athletics
Utah Baseball Notes
4/7/2004 12:00 AM | Baseball
April 7, 2004
SALT LAKE CITY -
Complete Release in PDF Format
Download Free Acrobat Reader
Coming Up
The Utah baseball team (7-17, 2-5) hosts New Mexico (10-18-1, 6-3) for a three-game series this Thursday-Saturday, April 8-10. The Thursday and Friday games start at 2 p.m., while the Saturday game will be played at noon.
Probable Starters
Pos. Name B/T BA R H 2B 3B HR RBIC Trevor Eastman R/R .348 13 24 6 0 1 15 1B Jake Waldram R/R .429 5 9 0 0 1 3 2B Jared Pena R/R .306 16 30 6 0 2 12 3B Jay Brossman R/R .387 7 12 4 0 1 4 SS Ryan Khoury R/R .330 16 35 4 0 3 15 LF Tyler Kay R/R .192 2 5 2 0 0 2 CF Matt Ciaramella S/L .353 21 36 12 0 3 17 RF Eric Chevalier R/R .286 10 22 4 1 2 12 DH Tyson Olson L/L .278 14 25 9 0 4 22
Probable Pitching Match-Ups
Thursday, April 8 B/T ERA W-L G/GS IP H R ER BB KOJason Price (Utah) L/L 5.67 2-4 10/9 54.0 59 38 34 20 54 Jason Fernandez (UNM) R/R 4.29 3-3 8/5 42.0 45 23 20 8 25 Friday, April 9 B/T ERA W-L G/GS IP H R ER BB KO Doug Mackay (Utah) R/R 6.14 2-4 8/8 44.0 54 38 30 17 45 Danny Ray Herrera (UNM) R/R 4.32 2-4 7/7 41.2 41 26 20 10 23 Saturday, April 10 B/T ERA W-L G/GS IP H R ER BB KO Ben Buck (Utah) R/R 5.40 0-1 15/2 25.0 36 20 15 7 14 Cooper Eddy (UNM) R/R 4.81 2-2 7/7 43.0 54 28 23 12 33
Utah Update
Utah rattled off 20 hits for the second game in a row, defeating Southern Utah 11-10 in seven innings in the first half of a doubleheader Tuesday. Junior Clay Westmoreland earned the win on the mound, improving to 2-2 on the year. One of five hurlers for the Utes, he threw 1.2 innings, giving up one run on three hits, while striking out three. Freshman Jay Brossman led the Utes at the plate, going 4-for-5 with three runs and one RBI.
In the second game, Utah out-hit Southern Utah 10 to 7, but committed five errors en route to a 7-6 loss. Freshman Travis Kohn (1-4) suffered the loss on the mound. He pitched 3.0 innings, giving up two runs on two hits, while striking out two and walking one. Junior Matt Ciaramella finished the game 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBI.
Scouting the Opposition
No. 13 Nebraska won two games over the Lobos earlier this week, snapping New Mexico's four-game winning streak. In the first game on Monday, Nebraska defeated the Lobos, 7-3. Darren Coltrinari (1-2) took the loss for New Mexico. Junior center fielder Matt Young went 2-for-5 with two runs and a double, while Sean Murray also collected two hits and an RBI.
On Tuesday, New Mexico collected 14 hits, but still fell to the Huskers, 14-7. Josh Mader went 3-for-5 and tied his career high with five RBI, including his first homer of the season. Young also collected three hits with three runs and Murray had four hits for the second time in three games. Petr Pacas (1-2) took the loss on the mound, throwing 3.1 innings and giving up seven runs and eight hits.
Last Time Around
The last time Utah and New Mexico faced each other, in the conference series opener for both teams, the Lobos won two of three in Albuquerque, N.M. New Mexico won 7-5 on Friday and 11-6 on Sunday, while the Utes won the Saturday game 6-5.
Chevalier Takes 28-Game MWC Hitting Streak into New Mexico Series
Senior outfielder Eric Chevalier takes a 28-game MWC hitting streak into the New Mexico series this weekend. Chevalier had hits in each of the final 21 conference games last year and all seven this season.
Pena Named MWC Player of the Week
Senior shortstop Jared Pena was named the Mountain West Conference Player of the Week for March 1-7 after leading the Utes to a 3-0 record last week. Pena hit .571 with two doubles, a home run and six RBI on the week. He also had a stolen base on his only attempt. In the first game against Southern Utah, he went 2-for-5 with two runs scored. In the second game vs. the Thunderbirds, Pena was 1-for-4 with one run and one RBI. On Saturday, Pena was a perfect 5-for-5 at the plate, with four runs scored and five RBI.
Utes Picked to Finish Fourth in MWC
Utah tied with New Mexico to finish fourth in the MWC in the preseason coaches poll. The Utes and the Lobos collected 12 points apiece in the poll. UNLV, last year's regular-season and tournament champion, received four of the six first-place votes and collected 24 points to capture the top spot in the poll, followed by San Diego State with 22 points. Brigham Young earned 15 points to place third. Air Force ranked sixth with five points.
Franklin Covey Field
Utah plays its conference home games at state-of-the-art Franklin Covey Field (15,500). The 13,000-seat facility (not including the general admission area) also serves as the home to Salt Lake's AAA baseball team, the Stingers, an affiliate of the Anaheim Angels.
On Deck
Utah hosts Albertson College for a doubleheader beginning at noon next Tuesday, April 13, at Ute Field.
Players Mentioned
INF
/ BaseballESPN+ Feature | Utah Baseball's Seth Graham-Pippin & Jet Gilliam
Friday, May 15
ESPN+ Feature | Behind Game Day: Grass & Turf
Tuesday, May 12
ESPN+ Feature | Utah Baseball's Luke Jacobs
Wednesday, April 29
ESPN+ Feature | Utah Baseball's Cal Miller
Friday, April 24