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Craig Matsuda

Orediggers' Ast, Matsuda named to 2008 RMAC All-Tournament Team
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (May 9, 2008) - The sixth-seeded N.M. Highlands University Cowboys defeated #5 seed Colorado School of Mines by the score of 12-6 in an elimination game of the 2008 RMAC Baseball Tournament on Friday afternoon, May 9th, in Grand Junction. CSM's Cory Ast and Craig Matsuda were both named to the 2008 RMAC Baseball All-Tournament Team. The Orediggers' berth as the #5 seed in the 2008 RMAC Baseball Tournament marked the first time that CSM had qualified for post-season play since the 1999 RMAC Baseball Tournament. With 20 wins in 2008, CSM established the third-highest single-season number of victories in program history (28 in 1999, 22 in 2002). Furthermore, Nick Walker established a new CSM individual single-season record for hits with 83. MORE

Nick Walker

Orediggers land seven All-RMAC selections; Walker named First Team All-RMAC and Oates named Co-Coach of the Year
GOLDEN, Colo. (May 8, 2008) - Seven student-athletes from CSM have been named to the 2008 All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference baseball teams, as announced today by the RMAC. Furthermore, CSM's Jerrid Oates has been selected as the 2008 RMAC Baseball Co-Coach of the Year. Nick Walker was the Orediggers' lone First Team All-RMAC selection while Caleb Rudkin and Marshall Schuler brought home Second Team All-RMAC accolades. Craig Matsuda, Jerrad Wallace, Cory Ast and Andrew Ryan all earned Honorable Mention All-RMAC recognition. MORE

OREDIGGER BASEBALL NEWS AND NOTES ...

Oredigger baseball team lands seven on All-RMAC teams (05/08)
Walker named First Team All-RMAC, Oates selected as Co-Coach of the Year

Mines places five on Academic All-RMAC baseball teams (04/23)
Siderius, Rudkin earn First Team accolades

CSM picked to finish seventh in 2008 RMAC Pre-Season Coaches Poll (01/30)
Orediggers tabbed third in Plains Division