Pueblo, Colo.: The Regis Ranger baseball team dropped two Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference games today 5-4 and 5-0 to Colorado State-Pueblo.

Regis (16-17, 14-12 RMAC) loaded the bases with one out in the first inning when freshman John Tosches came up and hit his first collegiate triple and cleared the bases to put Regis ahead 3-0.

CSU-Pueblo (21-16, 16-11) then started chipping away at the Regis lead scoring one run each in the second, fourth and fifth.  Regis played small ball in the fifth inning after sophomore Wes Keelan walked.  He was sacrificed over by freshman Steven Brault and then made it to third on a wild pitche and eventually scored on an error by the catcher.

With Regis leading 4-3 after six, the home team scored two on a sacrifice bunt and a triple.  

The Regis offense sputtered a little in both games as they tallied six hits in the first game and three hits in the nightcap.

Junior Steve Falconi had a no-decision going four-plus innings allowing just three runs while striking out five.  Senior Bryant Asnicar was saddled with his second loss (2-2) after giving up the two runs in the sixth.

CSU-Pueblo scored two runs each in the fourth and fifth innings and the Rangers could only muster three hits off Thunderwolf starter Jeremiah Struble.  

Junior Dave Holland went 2-for-3 from the plate, while sophomore Nano Jacobsen collected the other Regis hit.

Reigning RMAC Pitcher of the Week Steven Brault was a hard-luck loser going the distance and scatterting seven hits but were hurt by four walks.

The two teams will play the series finale tomorrow afternoon.