GARDEN CITY, Colo. (Interstat) — Northern Colorado defeated Air Force 5-4 on Tuesday, April 28, at Jackson Field. The Bears improved to 12-31 while the Falcons fell to 21-21.

Northern Colorado struck for four runs in the third inning, including solo home runs by Logan Pruski and Jake Bullard. Ethan Mooser added an RBI single in the seventh to break a 4-4 tie. Air Force tied the game in the fourth on Tripp Garrish’s solo homer. The Falcons scored twice in the eighth on a run-scoring groundout by Walker Zapp and a passed ball, then trimmed the deficit to one in the ninth on a wild pitch but left the tying run on base.

Air Force starter Easton Miller pitched three hitless innings with three strikeouts. Northern Colorado relievers Lucas Stone, Trevor Landen and Mitch Haythorn combined for five scoreless innings, each recording three, three and two strikeouts respectively. Both teams finished with eight hits.