The Boulder (CO) Collegians (1-0) beat the Kansas Cannons (0-1) 7-3 on Friday at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium behind AJ Kruzel, who collected four hits.
He doubled in the first inning and singled in the second, third, and fifth innings.Ty Thomas was effective even in defeat, mowing down six the Boulder (CO) Collegians batters and allowing zero runs.
Roger Diaz had a hot bat for the Kansas Cannons. Diaz went 3-4 and scored one run. He doubled in the fifth inning and singled in the seventh and eighth innings.
Russell Mithlo recorded his first win of the year for the Boulder (CO) Collegians. He allowed three runs over seven innings. He struck out two, walked one and surrendered nine hits.
Tyler Day was charged with his first loss of the year. He allowed seven runs in 1 2/3 innings, walked two and struck out two.