DENVER – The Coaches' Corner, Metropolitan State University of Denver athletics' weekly live show, returns to the Tivoli Tap House on the Auraria campus Monday at 5:30 p.m.
The show is available via the internet at the usual location:
https://portal.stretchinternet.com/msudenver.
MSU Denver tennis coach
Josh Graetz, tennis player
Alejandro Martinez-Morilla and baseball coach
Ryan Strain will be tonight's guests.
Graetz's squads have finished their respective regular seasons and will be waiting for the unveiling of the NCAA Division II Tournament bracket on Tuesday to determine if the Roadrunners on both the men's and women's sides will be competing in their respective national tournaments.
The MSU Denver women's team finished its regular season with a 13-10 record overall and a 3-0 record in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference play to win the RMAC's regular season title, prior to finishing as the runner-up in the conference tournament when the Roadrunners fell to Dixie State, 4-2, on April 27.
On the men's side, the Roadrunners ended their regular season with a 9-8 record, including a five-match winning streak at the end of the season. They last played on April 23 when they defeated CSU-Pueblo on the road, 5-2.
Martinez-Morilla has been one of the standouts for the Roadrunners this season. He concluded the regular season with a 13-9 record in singles play and a 10-10 record in doubles.
At No. 3 singles, Martinez-Morilla won five of his last seven matches.
Martinez-Morilla has usually been paired with
David Kijak at No. 2 doubles.
Strain will be previewing the Roadrunners' upcoming RMAC Tournament, which starts on Wednesday, when No. 5 seed MSU Denver will take on No. 2 seed Colorado School of Mines (36-11, 27-9) at 7 p.m. in Grand Junction, Colo., at Colorado Mesa's Suplizio Field.
The last couple weeks have been rough for the Roadrunners (27-22, 19-17), who have lost eight straight against nationally-ranked opponents.
Matt Malkin has continued his strength on offense despite the Roadrunners' losing streak. Malkin went 6 for 13 (.462) with two doubles, an RBI, three runs scored and two walks during last weekend's four-game series with No. 28 Colorado School of Mines. He was the RMAC's home run and RBI champion and finished second in the league in batting average.
The Coaches' Corner, which is produced by
Eric Lansing, will continue weekly throughout the collegiate sports season. The show is set for 5:30 p.m. every Monday. The general public is welcome to attend while enjoying food and drinks at the Tivoli Tap House.
