New Mexico Highlands Athletics

The NMHU Cowboy Baseball team started out their 2010 season in a big way on 2/6 as they ran through the Eastern New Mexico University Greyhounds by scores of 16-0 and 21-3 in the 2010 home opening double header. The Cowboys offensive explosion produced 12 doubles and three homeruns in their first two games. The Cowboys finished the day with a .487 team batting average en route to their first two wins of the season. The Cowboys will take their show on the road as they travel down to Abilene, Texas for a four game road swing as they take on the University of the Southwest, McMurry University and Hardin Simmons University.

NMHU Cowboy Baseball has been chosen to finish second overall in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference this season according to the latest RMAC Preseason Poll. The Cowboys received two first place votes in the poll, and are behind RMAC powerhouse Mesa State College who is picked to win the RMAC for the seventh season on a row. The Cowboys finished the 2009 season with a 39-21 record. Five Cowboys have also been named to the 2010 RMAC Preseason All-Conference Team. David Bustillos, Christian Garcia, Jason Carr, Drew Vassil and Derek Grieve all received preseason honors. In addition to being named to the RMAC Preseason Team, Drew Vassil has also been named the RMAC Preseason Pitcher of the Year.