ALAMOSA – After splitting a weekend series with Colorado Mesa, the Adams State University baseball team will advance to the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference postseason tournament which begins today in Grand Junction.

The Grizzlies enter as the No. 4 seed and they will face the third-seeded Colorado School of Mines at 11 a.m.

The Colorado Mesa series featured four high-scoring contests. On Thursday, the Grizzlies defeated the Mavericks 28-16, but CMU swept ASU in a doubleheader on Friday. The scores were 36-6 and 24-7.

The series concluded on Saturday with the Grizzlies winning 14-10.

ASU had eight full-time team members hit better than .300 this season. Leading the way is Mike Bathauer at .432 and he also has 14 doubles, two triples, 15 home runs and 74 RBIs.

Ayden Tauscher is batting .389, Christian Altimirano is at .392, Jack Dere .391, Phil Carter .385, Matt Bathauer .380, Joseph Baker .360 and Seth Reker .352.

In other games, top-seeded Colorado Mesa will play sixth-seeded CSU Pueblo at 3 p.m., and second-seeded Regis will play fifth-seeded Metro State-Denver at 7 p.m.

Should the Grizzlies win, they will play either MSU-Denver or Regis Thursday at 7 p.m. If they lose, they will face either Colorado Mesa or CSU Pueblo Thursday at 3 p.m.

This year marks the first time in several season in which the Grizzlies will play in the RMAC Tournament.