Team Notes

Air Force Falcons (7-5, 0-0 Mtn. West)
Air Force has won five games in a row after cruising by Panhandle State (29-3) and sweeping a four-game series vs. Dana College. The Falcons have not won more than five consecutive games since 1994 when they captured six in a row. The longest win streak in school history is 12 games set in 1992. Air Force begins an eight-game road trip this week at the Service Academies Classic in Millington, Tenn., and will play 16 of the next 19 games on the road. The Falcons are 20-16 all-time in the Service Academies Classic since its inception in 1990. Air Force is 7-4 vs. Navy and 6-4 vs. Army in the Classics' history. When the Falcons meet Notre Dame on Feb. 24, they will face former Air Force coach Paul Mainier who was at the Academy from 1989-94.

BYU Cougars (7-8, 0-0 Mtn. West)
BYU went 4-2 last week and improved its overall record to 7-8. The Cougars won two of three at both Mesa State and Southern Colorado. Senior right handed pitcher Micah Mangrum pitched BYU's first complete game shutout of the season in the 3-0 win over Mesa State on Feb. 19. Mangrum improved to 3-1 on the season after facing 26 batters in 7 innings of action, striking out six and allowing just three hits. The Cougars play back-to-back doubleheaders at Southern Utah on March 3-4. BYU is 124-22 all-time vs. Southern Utah and won five of the eight games in the 1999 series.

New Mexico Lobos (7-7, 0-0 Mtn. West)
New Mexico won three of five games this past week, including going 2-1 at the Rice Tournament in Houston, Texas. UNM almost pulled off an upset of then-No. 22 Rice on Feb. 19, but a ninth inning home run by Sam Scott lifted the Owls to a 5-4 victory. Junior left handed pitcher Chris Cooper tossed his first career complete game in the Lobos 7-2 win over Lamar on Feb. 18. Cooper threw 116 pitches, allowed two runs on eight hits and struck out five. UNM begins a 10-game road swing this weekend in Tempe, Ariz. The Lobos play Southern Utah on Feb. 25-26 and Arizona State the night of the 26th. They will then travel to Lubbock, Texas for a game vs. No. 26 Texas Tech on Feb. 29.

San Diego State (8-7, 0-0 Mtn. West)
San Diego State went 2-2 this past week. The Aztecs posted a 1-2 record in the San Diego Classic and finished the week with a 16-7 win at UC Riverside. SDSU hosts Washington State Feb. 25-27 and No. 15 UCLA Feb. 29. The Aztecs are 3-3 vs. ranked teams this season.

UNLV Rebels (3-10, 0-0 Mtn. West)
UNLV has lost seven straight games. The Rebels just completed a nine-game, 11-day stretch, going 1-7 with a rainout. All of the Rebels' opponents over that span were ranked in the top 10 of their respective polls: UCLA 3rd, Lewis Clark State 1st (NAIA), Cal State Fullerton 5th, USC 9th (game was rained out). The Rebels host the 20th Annual UNLV Desert Classic this week.

Utah Utes (5-6, 0-0 Mtn. West)
Utah won two of three games in the series at then-No. 30 Loyola Marymount last week. The victories by the Utes' were the first vs. an ranked opponent this season and are now 2-4 vs. ranked teams. Junior right fielder Jed Chrisman led the Utes with a .636 batting average in the three-game series and belted a home run and a double in the 4-3 victory on Feb. 18. Utah will play three games at the University of San Diego Feb. 25-27.

Current Hitting Streaks
1. Scott Candelaria, New Mexico 13
2. Aaron Stanley, New Mexico 10
3. Seth King, BYU 8
4. Steve Jones, Air Force 7
5. Aaron Whitley, BYU 6

Longest Hitting Streaks
1. Scott Candelaria, New Mexico 13
2. Aaron Stanley, New Mexico 10
3. Paul Lockhart, San Diego State 9
4. Dee Dennis, New Mexico 8
5. Steve Jones, Air Force 7

Multiple-Hit Games
1. Mike Theissen, Air Force 7
Scott Candelaria, New Mexico 7
3. Paul Lockhart, San Diego State 6
Brendan Shannon, Air Force 6
Trent Kitsch, UNLV 6

Multiple-RBI Games
1. Gerry Goldsberry, Air Force 5
Aaron Sisk, New Mexico 5
3. Tony DeMarco, UNLV 4
Brendan Shannon, Air Force 4
Steve Jones, Air Force 4
Chris Humphrey, Air Force 4

Runners in Scoring Position (Min. 10 at-bats)
1. Steve Jones, Air Force .647 (11-17)
2. Chris Humphrey, Air Force .600 (9-15)
Seth King, BYU .600 (6-10)
4. Gerremy Goldsberry, Air Force .542 (13-24)
5. Nate Kaup, UNLV .500 (9-18)

Catchers' Throwing Pct. (Min. 5 SBA)

                         SB  CS  Pct.
1. Casey Cloward, BYU    2   3   60%
2. Michael Davies, BYU   6   5   46%
3. Brandon Rogers, SDSU  9   4   31%
4. Brad Beasley, UNLV    6   2   25%
5. Jeff Fields, UNM      11  3   21%

Current MWC Head Coaching Records

Air Force ­ Reed Peters
Overall: 7-5 (1st season)
School: 7-5 (1st season)

BYU ­ Vance Law
Overall: 7-8 (1st season)
School: 7-8 (1st season)

New Mexico ­ Rich Alday
Overall: 296-284-2 (11th season)
School: 296-284-2 (11th season)

San Diego State ­ Jim Dietz
Overall: 1,128-680-18 (28th season)
School: 1,128-680-18 (28th season)

UNLV ­ Rod Soesbe
Overall: 85-100 (4th season)
School: 85-100 (4th season)

Utah ­ Tim Esmay
Overall: 86-88 (4th season)
School: 86-88 (4th season)