Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Metro State's baseball team opened the 2014 season with a pair of losses at No. 15/21 St. Mary's (Texas), falling 7-2 and 4-1 in San Antonio. STMU improved to 7-1 on the season with the wins.

Game One
Metro State starter Nick Hammett (Broomfield, Colo./Broomfield H.S.) limited the Rattlers to two unearned runs through three innings, but St. Mary's pushed five across over the next two innings to lead 7-0.

Danny Westerberg (Parker, Colo./Chaparral H.S.) led off the sixth with a double to left field and scored on a wild pitch.

The Roadrunners added another in the seventh. Mitch Gibbons (Franktown, Colo./Ponderosa H.S.) doubled to center with one out and later scored on a two-out infield single by Shay Lynes (Lakewood, Colo./Green Mountain H.S.).

STMU lefthander Rene Solis pitched all seven innings, allowing five hits and striking out eight Roadrunners.

Kevin Hand (Highlands Ranch, Colo./ThunderRidge H.S.) pitched 1.1 shutout innings of relief for Metro State.

Game Two
Metro State led 1-0 after two innings as Darryl Baca (Loveland, Colo./Loveland H.S.) and Zac Baldini (Lakewood, Colo./Green Mountain H.S.) strung together consecutive singles to open the inning. Danny Miller (Denver/Denver Christian H.S.) later drove in Baca with a ground out.

Tanner Roth (Arvada, Colo./Ralston Valley H.S.) turned in a strong performance in his first career start, allowing four runs in 6.1 innings. Ryan Baca (Loveland, Colo./Loveland H.S.) held the Ratllers without a baserunner in 1.2 innings of relief.

Matt McClain pitched all nine innings for St. Mary's, striking out 12 and allowing just six hits.

Baldini led the Roadrunners with two hits.

The two teams will play a doubleheader again on Saturday.