This early-season baseball match-up pits No. 9 Regis Jesuit (3-3) against Mullen (2-2) on Wednesday at 4 p.m.
MULLEN
The started the season at a national tournament in Phoenix, going 2-1 with wins over Boulder Creek (Ariz.) and Santa Fe Christian (Calif.) after dropping the opener to Tolleson (Ariz.). … Mullen opened the in-state season with a 1-0 loss to Ralston Valley, ranked No. 7 in The Denver Post/9News 5A poll, last week. … Senior Ben Lahn leads the Mustangs’ offense (.500 average, three home runs, seven RBI). … Joey Samuels, a junior, is hitting .462 with five RBI. … Kyle Myers has pitched a team-high six innings, and sports a 4.67 ERA. The senior threw a perfect inning in the loss to Ralston Valley.
REGIS JESUIT
Likewise, the started the season in Arizona at a national tournament. Regis went 2-3, with wins over Memorial (Okla.) and O’Connor (Ariz.) and losses to Paradise Valley (Ariz.), Broken Arrow (Okla.) and Bell Academy (Tenn.). … Regis opened in-state play with an 8-4 win over Smoky Hill last week. … Sam Cameron, a junior, and freshman Brodie Weiss lead the team in hitting at .429. Weiss also has a team-high four RBI. … Senior Alex Goetz is 2-0 with a 1.75 ERA and 13 strikeouts against just five walks. … Ranked ninth in The Denver Post/9News 5A poll.
