The Western Nebraska Community College baseball team split a pair of contests on their Spring Break trip through Arizona Thursday.
The Cougars opened with a superb pitching performance from Tim Kupfner in a 1-0 loss to South Mountain Community College. Kupfner scattered seven hits and struck out six in getting the hard-luck loss.
WNCC rebounded in the second game against Chandler Gilbert Community College, taking a 12-8 win in the nightcap.
Sam Diaz came out of the bull pen to pick up the win, striking out four. Offensively for the Cougars, Jason Sloan had a the only home run of the day, blasting a home run to help power the Cougars.
WNCC coach Mike Jones said his teamd did O.K.
"In the first game, Kupfner pitched a good game," he said. "In the second game, Sam Diaz did a good job coming out of the bull pen and offensively we were pretty good."
The Cougars, 13-14, will take on Glendale Community College today on their Spring Break trip followed by contests against the University of Arizona Club team on Saturday and then Central Arizona College on Sunday.
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