Tuesday, April 9
USAFA, CO
3:00 pm MT
Air Force Academy
vs
University of Northern Colorado
Photo by: Dylan Smith
Air Force and Northern Colorado meet again for midweek game
4/8/2024 5:02:00 PM | Baseball
Schedule
Tue: vs. Northern Colorado, 3:00 pm MT
Broadcast Information
Watch: Mountain West Network
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Twitter: @AF_Baseball
Series History
-Since 1957, Air Force is 78-103 against Northern Colorado.
-On April 2, Northern Colorado topped Air Force 8-5 at Erdle Field.
-Air Force is 5-5 in its last 10 games against UNLV.
Pitching Probables
Tue: TBA vs. TBA
Projected Lineup (2024 OPS)
1. R/R, Chase Spencer, CF (.740 OPS)
2. S/R, Sam Kulasingam, 3B (.718 OPS)
3. L/R, Jay Thomason, 2B (.980 OPS)
4. R/R, Charlie Jones, 1B (.987 OPS)
5. L/R, Jake Greiving, RF (.918 OPS)
6. R/R, Aerik Joe, SS (.627 OPS)
7. L/L, Tripp Garrish, DH (.555 OPS)
8. R/R, Zach Peters, LF (.798 OPS)
9. R/R, Walker Zapp, C (.705 OPS)
He Hits Bombs, Son
-Jay Thomason has begun his final season at Air Force with authority, leading all qualified Falcons in home runs (7), slugging pct. (.580), on-base pct. (.437), runs scored (34), hits (40), and total bases (69).
-With seven home runs this spring, Thomason now sits at 44 career home runs, 6 shy of tying Nic Ready for the program record in career homers (50).
-Thomason became only the fourth player in Air Force history to record 40+ career home runs, coincidentally doing so in his hometown of Auburn on March 6.
-With a home run on Sunday, Thomason passed Tyler Jones for third all-time on the Falcons home run list.
-His 12 multi-hit games leads the team.
Horns Out
-Jake Greiving has been as consistent a force for the Falcons as any player so far in 2024.
-Greiving is second on Air Force in batting average (.319), hits (38), home runs (5), total bases (62), slugging percentage (.521) and on-base percentage (.397).
-Greiving also leads all Falcons in RBIs (25).
-He also currently leads the team with six multi-RBI games, and is second behind Thomason with 10 multi-hit games.
Here Comes the Chuckster
-Sophomore Charlie Jones has returned from injury to make an immediate splash.
-In his first 15 games, Jones is 19-52 (.365), reaching base in each of his last 14 games.
-Jones recorded his first-career three-hit game on March 20, going 3-4 with a home run.
-Though not qualified, Jones' .365 average and .987 OPS would lead Air Force hitters.
He's Getting Going
-Sam Kulasingam, the reigning two-time MW Player of the Year, is beginning to overcome his initial troubles at the plate.
-Hitting just .200 over his first 13 games, Kulasingam is 19-61 (.311) in his past 14 games.
-An on-base machine, Kulasingam has reached base in each of his last 25 of the past 26 games.
Chase, Chase, In Your Face
-Chase Spencer has been a table-setter for the Air Force lineup.
-His .268 average is third-best among Falcons, while his 30 hits are fifth-most.
-His 18 stolen bases lead all Mountain West players, and are tied for 16th in Division I.
Born to Run
-Through 30 games, Air Force is 53-65 (82%) in stolen base tries this season.
-The Falcons 53 stolen bases are tops among Mountain West teams.
On Deck
-Following the midweek ballgame, Air Force will host #15 Dallas Baptist for a three-game series starting Friday, April 12.
Tue: vs. Northern Colorado, 3:00 pm MT
Broadcast Information
Watch: Mountain West Network
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Twitter: @AF_Baseball
Series History
-Since 1957, Air Force is 78-103 against Northern Colorado.
-On April 2, Northern Colorado topped Air Force 8-5 at Erdle Field.
-Air Force is 5-5 in its last 10 games against UNLV.
Pitching Probables
Tue: TBA vs. TBA
Projected Lineup (2024 OPS)
1. R/R, Chase Spencer, CF (.740 OPS)
2. S/R, Sam Kulasingam, 3B (.718 OPS)
3. L/R, Jay Thomason, 2B (.980 OPS)
4. R/R, Charlie Jones, 1B (.987 OPS)
5. L/R, Jake Greiving, RF (.918 OPS)
6. R/R, Aerik Joe, SS (.627 OPS)
7. L/L, Tripp Garrish, DH (.555 OPS)
8. R/R, Zach Peters, LF (.798 OPS)
9. R/R, Walker Zapp, C (.705 OPS)
He Hits Bombs, Son
-Jay Thomason has begun his final season at Air Force with authority, leading all qualified Falcons in home runs (7), slugging pct. (.580), on-base pct. (.437), runs scored (34), hits (40), and total bases (69).
-With seven home runs this spring, Thomason now sits at 44 career home runs, 6 shy of tying Nic Ready for the program record in career homers (50).
-Thomason became only the fourth player in Air Force history to record 40+ career home runs, coincidentally doing so in his hometown of Auburn on March 6.
-With a home run on Sunday, Thomason passed Tyler Jones for third all-time on the Falcons home run list.
-His 12 multi-hit games leads the team.
Horns Out
-Jake Greiving has been as consistent a force for the Falcons as any player so far in 2024.
-Greiving is second on Air Force in batting average (.319), hits (38), home runs (5), total bases (62), slugging percentage (.521) and on-base percentage (.397).
-Greiving also leads all Falcons in RBIs (25).
-He also currently leads the team with six multi-RBI games, and is second behind Thomason with 10 multi-hit games.
Here Comes the Chuckster
-Sophomore Charlie Jones has returned from injury to make an immediate splash.
-In his first 15 games, Jones is 19-52 (.365), reaching base in each of his last 14 games.
-Jones recorded his first-career three-hit game on March 20, going 3-4 with a home run.
-Though not qualified, Jones' .365 average and .987 OPS would lead Air Force hitters.
He's Getting Going
-Sam Kulasingam, the reigning two-time MW Player of the Year, is beginning to overcome his initial troubles at the plate.
-Hitting just .200 over his first 13 games, Kulasingam is 19-61 (.311) in his past 14 games.
-An on-base machine, Kulasingam has reached base in each of his last 25 of the past 26 games.
Chase, Chase, In Your Face
-Chase Spencer has been a table-setter for the Air Force lineup.
-His .268 average is third-best among Falcons, while his 30 hits are fifth-most.
-His 18 stolen bases lead all Mountain West players, and are tied for 16th in Division I.
Born to Run
-Through 30 games, Air Force is 53-65 (82%) in stolen base tries this season.
-The Falcons 53 stolen bases are tops among Mountain West teams.
On Deck
-Following the midweek ballgame, Air Force will host #15 Dallas Baptist for a three-game series starting Friday, April 12.
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