HENDERSON, Nev. (March 24, 2023) – The only thing prettier than the Southern Nevada sunshine Friday was the play of the No. 16 Southern Nevada Baseball team.
 
CSN opened a series with Colorado Northwestern in grand fashion, sweeping a doubleheader at Morse Stadium by scores of 8-7 and 13-5. Southern Nevada is now on an 11-game winning streak, lifting the program's record to 24-6 overall and 12-2 in Scenic West play. 
 
Southern Nevada and Colorado Northwestern will play another doubleheader Saturday, with the first pitch of the opening game scheduled for 11:00 a.m.
 
Southern Nevada 8, Colorado Northwestern 7: A late rally boosted CSN to a win in the series opener.
 
Gavin Amelburu hit an RBI single in the sixth inning to break a 7-7 tie in the sixth inning, lifting the Coyotes to a win. Jackson Castillo, Hunter Katschke, Bradley Stone and Mikey Cruz,. Jr., all hit RBI singles in the second inning to boost Southern Nevada to an early 5-0 lead.
 
Cruz and Amelburu both went 2-of-3 in the game. Ethan O'Neal earned the pitching win, throwing two runs in relief. 
 
Southern Nevada 13, Colorado Northwestern 5: Big innings lifted the Coyotes to an impressive win.
 
CSN scored five runs in both the third and fifth innings, with Southern Nevada posting 12 hits in the win. Jackson Castillo, Hunter Katschke and Gavin Mez all hit home runs in the win.
 
Evan Bunevich earned the pitching win for CSN, throwing 5.1 innings and hurling a pair of strikeouts.