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Disappointing weekend for Mines baseball

Sam Schleisman

The weekend started out promising with a great relief effort from Andrew Ryan, who picked up the win in game one. However, the game ended with a lot of question marks as Mines committed five errors and blew a three-run lead with only one out to go in game three. The Orediggers went 1-2 against the University of Nebraska-Kearney, dropping their record to 4-3 overall and 1-2 in conference.

One positive from the weekend was that Mines showed they can beat UNK. UNK finished in the upper half of the RMAC last year and the Orediggers were in a position to win all three games. Another positive was the hitting of the Orediggers. Mines picked up 30 hits in three games and currently have seven players hitting over .300, with seven games played.

The Orediggers took game one 9-7 behind five solid innings by Ryan in relief. Marshall Schuler, the team's ace, started game one for the third straight series and pitched relatively well. The defense behind Schuler played poorly, which would be a reoccurring theme throughout the weekend, and could be attributed to an early exit after only four innings pitched. Schuler ended up giving six runs, only two of which were earned. Ryan pitched brilliantly, scattering three hits over five innings, to pick up the win.

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ORC bouldering competition brings in solid attendance, fierce competitors

Trevor Crane

With Red Rocks Park, North and South Table Mountains, and other natural features so close, it is no surprise that the climbing community in Golden is growing. Once again, the Outdoor Recreation Center (ORC) hosted a bouldering competition to let climbers put their skills to the test. Just over 30 competitors participated last weekend in what has become a biannual event. ORC staff member and Colorado Mines student Cameron Frisby was one of the many people that made this event happen and he was pleased with the turnout, "The amount of people that show up is just perfect. It's not too crowded, but there is still some quality competition."

The ORC spent a full week prior to the competition setting up for the event. The wall was closed for the week and the lower 15 feet of the wall was stripped down to accommodate new climbing routes that were set up. This year, Mines brought in a professional setter to set up some of the problems. The remaining routes were set up by some of the ORC staff.

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Mines posts a strong fight in men's basketball

Trevor Crane

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It has been a roller coaster campaign for the Colorado School of Mines men's basketball team this season. Unfortunately, they entered Tuesday night's RMAC quarterfinal against Colorado Christian University on the low swing.

Mines put up a strong fight over 4 quarters, but couldn't sustain it as they fell 77-72 in overtime to the Cougars.
The Orediggers entered the night after earning their first 1st place finish in the RMAC east division in school history and riding an 11-1 record over their previous 12 games. "That's the tough thing," forward Drew Hoffman had to say, "is that we can go 11-1, but it's one and done when you get to the tournament. You don't get any second chances."

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