MSU Denver baseball continues unbeaten start with sweep of Newman | Colorado Sunshine
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Break up the Roadrunners.
MSU Denver baseball moved to 7-0 with a 9-2 win over Newman University in Wichita, Kan., Sunday.
The Roadrunners scored in five innings, starting with a Lathan Buzard RBI single to plate Brooks Rasmussen in the first. Marques Abulhosn homered in the third and fourth innings, while Brayden Oram went 3-for-4 with two RBIs.
MSU Denver owns series sweeps of Missouri Western State and Newman. The Roadrunners continue the season Friday-Sunday in Topeka, Kan., with games against Emporia State, University of Sioux Falls and Washburn.
(“Colorado Sunshine” celebrates the good news in sports. Suggestions are encouraged through sports editor Paul Klee at paul.klee@gazette.com.)
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