July 1, 2005
2005 Lobo Baseball Season Recap in PDF Format
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The 2005 New Mexico baseball team featured a young and loaded lineup of promising stars that laid the groundwork for future success in the program. The inexperience was evident at times throughout the season, but the team also showed glimpses of its potential with an explosive offense that ranked among the top 10 nationally in five categories. With a starting lineup that showcased four sophomores and two freshmen, the Lobos still managed to put together a 26-32 record. UNM finished fourth in the Mountain West standings with a 15-15 mark.
In addition to the blossoming players, the Lobos are now firmly established at Isotopes Park, the beautiful Triple-A facility that also houses the Albuquerque Isotopes and was named the 2004 Collegiate Field of the Year by the Sports Turf Managers Association. The Lobos nearly own a .600 winning percentage in two years at their new home.
The exciting prospects of the program are fueled by a talented group of underclassmen that have set the table for a winning team in the years to come. The Lobos placed two players on All-America teams this season for only the fifth time in program history.
Sophomore designated hitter/outfielder Chris Carlson, who transferred to UNM after playing one season at Kansas State, earned first-team All-America honors by Collegiate Baseball after batting .395 with 15 homers and a team-best 79 RBI. The All-Mountain West selection led the conference in runs (66), slugging (.764) and walks (38), and was ranked in the top five in batting, on-base percentage (.478), hits (87), doubles (24), homers, RBI and total bases (168). A dominating offensive presence, Carlson will be a main fixture in the No. 3 spot next season. In addition to earning first-team honors, he was named a second-team CoSIDA Academic All-American for his 3.80 GPA in General Management, becoming just the third Lobo in program history to earn All-America and Academic All-America honors in the same season.
Chris Carlson – First-team All-American |
Rookie phenom Jordan Pacheco, the starting second baseman, was the first freshman in UNM baseball history to earn All-America accolades. A third-team selection by Collegiate Baseball, Pacheco was also named a Freshman All-American by Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball. Pacheco was dazzling in his first year, ranking among the top five in the MWC in homers (15), runs (65), hits (95), batting (.408) and slugging (.717). He also posted a .449 on-base percentage with 17 doubles, five triples and 52 RBI. An All-Mountain West member, Pacheco was one of 64 players nationally and one of only two freshmen named to the Dick Howser National Player of the Year watch list.
Pacheco was joined in the infield by junior shortstop Ryan Barba, sophomore first baseman Daniel Stovall and freshman Ian Hollick, all of whom hit over .320. Stovall, a Freshman All-American last season, continued his success at the plate with a .350 average, nine homers and 58 RBI.
In the outfield, senior left fielder Garrick Haymore, who was named to the All-MWC team, will be missed, but sophomore center fielder Matt Foote and sophomore right fielder Chris Dabbs have a wealth of experience under their belt in just two years. Haymore led the conference and was fourth in the nation with nine triples and hit .374 with 16 doubles in his final season.
Senior co-captain Jeff Grady had a career year behind the dish with 15 homers and 52 RBI, and walks away from UNM with 34 career home runs, good for fifth all-time in New Mexico history. Filling in the shoes of Grady next year will be 2005 Preseason All-Mountain West selection and junior A.J. Spitaleri. Spitaleri was expected to split time with Grady before a shoulder injury sidelined him for the season after only six games. Spitaleri is a career .356 hitter with a .404 on-base percentage.
The Lobo pitching staff was a tale of two sides this season. UNM starters held their own, posting a combined record of 24-22, including a MWC-leading eight wins from all-league selection Danny Ray Herrera. The sophomore lefty also led the Mountain West in conference games with 69.2 innings pitched and six wins. He was the only pitcher in the MWC to defeat all five league foes.
Danny Ray Herrera led the MWC with eight wins in 2005. |
Right behind Herrera was junior Darren Coltrinari, who was second in the conference with seven victories and sixth with 90.0 innings pitched. Senior right-hander Jason Fernandez posted a 6-5 record in 12 starts before a knee injury ended his season at the end of April. Karsten Gaarder, another senior righty, collected three victories and tossed two complete games to earn Mountain West Pitcher of the Week honors twice.
The bullpen, however, was a different story. While opponents’ relievers were 18-5 against UNM, the Lobo relief corps was 2-10 with an ERA over two runs higher than the starters. The Lobos suffered many heartbreaking losses – they were 1-5 in one-run games, 0-3 in extra-inning games and lost the lead five times after leading past seven innings.
Young, inexperienced teams tend to be more streaky than consistent, and that held true for the 2005 Lobos. UNM began the campaign 0-4 after a tough road series at No. 12 Arizona (Feb. 4-6) and a single game at Texas Tech Feb. 8. The Lobos bounced back with four straight wins, including a home sweep over New Mexico State Feb. 12-13, marking the first three-game sweep over the Aggies since 1987. Stovall earned MWC Player of the Week honors and Gaarder was named MWC Pitcher of the Week after their performances over rival NMSU.
The streaky start continued as UNM then dropped four in a row, followed by winning seven of its next eight. During the winning stretch, the Lobos crushed Northern Colorado (March 4-5) and Savannah State (March 11-13) in three-game sweeps at Isotopes Park. Jeff Grady was named the MWC Player of the Week after the Northern Colorado series and Chris Carlson garnered the same honor a week later.
UNM entered Mountain West action with a 10-9 record, and upped it to 11-9 after a thrilling victory over BYU March 18 in the conference opener. Down 5-2 heading into the bottom of the ninth, the Lobos rallied for four runs in the 6-5 comeback victory, keyed by a Matt Foote game-winning, bases-loaded RBI single.
Matt Foote hit a game-winning single in the bottom of the ninth to cap a four-run rally over BYU March 18. |
After the triumph over the Cougars, the Lobos went on another downward spiral, losing six of their next seven to drop to 12-15 heading into Salt Lake City April 1-3 for a three-game series against Utah. Behind three straight complete games by Fernandez, Herrera and Coltrinari, the Lobos waltzed out of Salt Lake with a three-game sweep and a .500 record at 15-15. The dominating pitching performance displayed the strength of UNM’s starters and marked the first time in head coach Rich Alday’s tenure that the Lobos hurled back-to-back-to-back complete games.
New Mexico took a break from conference action with an exhibition contest against the Albuquerque Isotopes Tuesday, April 5 at Isotopes Park before 3,692 fans. All tickets for the event benefited UNM Athletics. Although the Lobos led early on, 3-1, the Isotopes used a 10-run second inning to put the game out of reach and went on to win, 17-4.
UNM went 4-3 in its next seven games, including a three-game sweep over Air Force April 15-17 at Isotopes Park. The Lobos appeared to be peaking at the right time with a 19-18 record and a 9-6 mark in league play, but things turned quickly for UNM as it hosted No. 5 Arizona April 19. The Wildcats jumped on the Lobos for a 14-3 win, and it began a nine-game losing streak for New Mexico.
The streak was snapped in convincing fashion as UNM took two of three from BYU in Provo May 5-7, achieving the first series win for the program in Provo since 2000. The Lobos rattled off two more wins, putting together a four-game winning streak, with two victories over San Diego State (May 12-13) at Isotopes Park. In the first game of the series against the Aztecs, the Lobos crushed SDSU, 16-0, good for the largest margin of victory over San Diego State in school history. Gaarder pitched a four-hit complete-game shutout, UNM’s first in two years, to earn MWC Pitcher of the Week honors for the second time of the season. In the last five games of the year before the conference tournament, the Lobos went 2-3.
New Mexico entered the MWC Championship in Salt Lake City as the No. 4 seed with a 15-15 league record. The Lobos received an outstanding pitching performance by Gaarder in game one of the tournament against fifth-seeded Utah, as he pitched his second complete game and only allowed two runs on six hits, but it wasn’t enough. The Lobos were outmatched by Ute right-handed Josh Cooper, who tossed a complete game of his own without surrendering a run while scattering three hits.
The first-round loss sent UNM into the consolation bracket to face sixth-seeded Air Force later that night. The Falcons gave the Lobos all they could handle as the Cadets led 9-6 after six innings, but the UNM offensive machine rolled up five runs in the bottom of the seventh in the 11-9 triumph. The 2005 season came to a close the following evening as San Diego State ousted the Lobos, 7-5. Chris Carlson was UNM’s top performer in the tournament, going 6-for-12 with a homer and four RBI to earn all-tournament team honors.
The Lobos went through some growing pains as a team in 2005, but several impressive individual performances proved what the team is capable of accomplishing. With seven position players returning, including two All-Americans, the lineup is stacked with potential. As the underclassmen grow into veteran leaders, the Lobos are primed for a run at the Mountain West championship.
A GLANCE AT THE MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE REGULAR SEASON
UNLV (23-7 league record) claimed its second regular season MWC crown in three years by sweeping Utah in the last weekend of the season, besting second-place BYU (21-9) by two games. San Diego State placed third (17-13), New Mexico fourth (15-15), Utah fifth (10-20) and Air Force sixth (4-26).
Here’s a look at the final conference standings:
MOUNTAIN WEST FINAL CONFERENCE STANDINGS
Team-League Record; Overall Record1. UNLV 23-7; 35-292. BYU 21-9; 39-19-13. San Diego St. 17-13; 26-354. New Mexico 15-15; 26-325. Utah 10-20; 19-366. Air Force 4-26; 9-44
NATIONALLY SPEAKING:
Where the Lobos ranked among the national leaders in 2005…
TEAM…
TRIPLES – 2nd (0.71 per game)
SLUGGING – 2nd (.542)
HOME RUNS – 5th (1.41 pg)
SCORING – 5th (8.5 pg)
BATTING – 9th (.326)DOUBLES – 25th (2.26 pg)
INDIVIDUALLY…BATTING AVERAGE – Jordan Pacheco – 18th (.408); Chris Carlson – 35th (.395)
HOME RUNS – Jeff Grady – 14th (0.34 pg); Jordan Pacheco – 36th (0.28 pg); Chris Carlson – 45th (0.26 pg)
RBI – Chris Carlson – 6th (1.39 pg); Jeff Grady – 23rd (1.18 pg); Daniel Stovall – 86th (1.0 pg)
DOUBLES – Chris Carlson – 15th (0.42 pg); Daniel Stovall – 58th (0.36 pg)
TRIPLES – Garrick Haymore – 4th (0.17 pg); Ryan Barba – 9th (0.16 pg); Chris Carlson – 35th (0.11 pg)
RUNS – Jordan Pacheco – 14th (1.23 pg); Chris Carlson – 38th (1.16 pg)
SLUGGING – Chris Carlson – 4th (.764); Jordan Pacheco – 13th (.717)
DID YOU KNOW???
The Lobos ranked among the top 10 nationally in five offensive categories. UNM was second in slugging and triples, fifth in scoring and homers, and ninth in batting. The past four years, New Mexico has been ranked at least in the top 11 in the country in batting.
The Lobo offense ranked among the national leaders once again in 2005. |
Chris Carlson became the third Lobo in program history to earn All-America and Academic All-America honors in the same season (Travis Young, 1996; Dusty Young, 2003). Carlson was named a first-team All-American by Collegiate Baseball as a DH and a CoSIDA second-team Academic All-American for his 3.80 GPA in General Management.
Jordan Pacheco is the first freshman to earn All-America accolades in UNM baseball history. He was a third-team selection by Collegiate Baseball and also earned Freshman All-America honors.
The Lobos averaged over 900 fans a game for the second straight season in Isotopes Park. UNM drew 26,902 fans for 29 home games in 2005.
UNM tied an NCAA record with 11 consecutive hits in the second inning of the March 11 game against Savannah State, a 20-7 win…16 consecutive Lobos reached base to start the inning, four shy of tying another NCAA mark…all in all, the Lobos scored 15 runs and collected 13 hits in the inning.
Get out the brooms – the Lobos had five three-game series sweeps this season (New Mexico State, Northern Colorado, Savannah State, Utah, Air Force), the most since the 2000 season, when the regular season champs got out the brooms six times.
The Lobos claimed their 1400th win in program history with their 11-6 win March 4 vs. Northern Colorado. UNM is 1420-1306-14 (.521) all-time in its history.
Coach Alday, already the winningest coach in New Mexico history, claimed his 950th career victory May 13 vs. San Diego State. He won his 450th game at New Mexico on April 17 in the second game of a doubleheader against Air Force. Alday is 953-674-3 all-time, and 457-454-3 at UNM.
AROUND THE HORN –
AT THE PLATE… New Mexico led the Mountain West with 41 triples (second in the nation). The Lobos were also second in the nation in slugging with a .542 percentage. UNM hit 82 homers as a team, which ranked fourth best in a Lobo season and was good for fifth in the nation.
ON THE MOUND… The Lobo pitching staff was fifth in the league with an 8.05 ERA and third with 398 strikeouts.
IN THE FIELD… The Lobos tied for first in the league with a .964 fielding percentage, which ties for third best in a UNM season.
PLAYER NOTES –
PACHECO BECOMES FIRST FRESHMAN IN UNM HISTORY TO BE NAMED ALL-AMERICAN
Second baseman Jordan Pacheco became the first freshman in UNM history to earn All-America honors with his third-team selection by Collegiate Baseball. Not suprisingly, he was also named a Freshman All-American by Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball.
Jordan Pacheco – All-American |
Pacheco, who led Albuquerque’s La Cueva High School to back-to-back state championships, made an excellent transition to college baseball in his hometown. He ranked among the top five in the Mountain West in homers (15), runs (65), hits (95), batting (.408) and slugging (.717). He also posted a .449 on-base percentage with 17 doubles, five triples and 52 RBI.
An All-Mountain West selection, Pacheco was one of 64 players nationally and one of only two freshmen named to the Dick Howser National Player of the Year watch list. He tallied a 19-game hitting streak in the first half of the season, and his best day at the plate arrived May 12 vs. San Diego State, as he went 5-for-6 with a season-high five RBI and two homers. He also hit an inside-the-park homer Feb. 13 vs. New Mexico State.
YOU’RE NOT IN KANSAS ANYMORE
Sophomore designated hitter Chris Carlson, a powerful masher at the plate, successfully made the transition from Kansas State University to New Mexico in 2005 as he was one of the top sluggers in the nation in his first year with the Cherry & Silver.
A native of Topeka, Kan., Carlson played one year at KSU in 2004, batting .255 with three homers, 32 RBI and 15 doubles.
He stepped right into the No. 3 spot in the Lobo order this season and made an immediate impact with a dominating offensive campaign. He led the Mountain West in runs (66), slugging (.764) and walks (38), and was ranked in the top five in batting (.395), on-base percentage (.478), hits (87), doubles (24), homers (15), RBI (79) and total bases (168). For his efforts, he was named a first-team All-American by Collegiate Baseball as a designated hitter and was selected to the All-Mountain West team. He is the first Lobo to be chosen to the All-America first team since Travis Young in 1996.
Carlson got it done outside of the classroom as well, racking up a 3.80 GPA in General Management to earn CoSIDA second-team Academic All-America honors. He is just the third Lobo in program history to garner All-America and Academic All-America accolades in the same season.
The slugger was named the MWC Co-Player of the Week March 14 after batting .600 (9-for-15) for the week, helping the Lobos to a 3-1 record. On the week, he hit two home runs, three doubles and a triple, while tallying nine RBI and scoring eight runs. Against Texas State Feb. 18, Carlson went 3-for-5 with six RBI, including a three-run homer. Carlson matched that six-RBI game on May 1, as he went 4-for-4 with two homers, four runs scored and six driven in vs. Utah.
Carlson made an impression on Isotopes Manager Dean Treanor in the Lobos-Isotopes exhibition game April 5, as Carlson went 3-for-4 with a double, two runs and two RBI.
“I was going to ask him to sign if he went 4-for-4,” said Treanor.
Chris’ brother, Nick, was a freshman infielder on this year’s team. Nick hit .386 (8-for-28) this season.
Daniel Stovall FOLLOWS FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICA SEASON WITH STRONG SOPHOMORE CAMPAIGN
Sophomore first baseman Daniel Stovall, a Freshman All-American last season, avoided a sophomore jinx with another solid season at the plate. Stovall was fourth in the MWC in doubles with 21 and fifth in RBI with 58. He collected a .350 batting average, nine homers and 86 hits.
Stovall was named the Mountain West Player of the Week Feb. 14 for his 7-for-13 showing (.538) in the home New Mexico State series, slugging three doubles, eight RBI and a homer in the three-game sweep of the the Aggies. Stovall went 5-for-7 with four runs and four RBI in UNM’s loss to Western Carolina Feb. 27.
Prior to the season, Stovall was showered with preseason accolades. He was one of 132 players on the Brooks Wallace watch List for the 2005 season, which is annually presented to the player of the year. In its college preview, Baseball America named Stovall as its preseason choice for Mountain West Player of the Year. Stovall, who was also listed as the No. 3 prospect in the league, was named the best raw power hitter in the MWC along with top defensive first baseman honors.
THE GRADY BUNCH
Senior catcher Jeff Grady closed his career with 34 homers, the fifth highest total in UNM program history. He blasted a career-best 15 dingers his senior year, tying for the team lead and third best in the MWC. The four-year letterwinner also led the team in tape-measure shots, as he hit the scoreboard in left-center field twice this season, including a blast off the top of the scoreboard in a game against UNLV March 25. Among his 15 homers, he hit two grand slams.
Jeff Grady slugged 34 homers in his career at UNM. |
After helping UNM sweep past Northern Colorado March 4-6 at Isotopes Park, Grady was named the Mountain West Conference Player of the Week. It marked the first time Grady has earned the honor. Grady was also named to the Collegiate Baseball Foundation national weekly honor roll for his performance against UNC. For the week, Grady collected four hits, three homers, three runs and six RBI in just seven at-bats. Grady slugged two homers against Air Force April 17 and May 20.
BARBA MAKES MOVE TO SHORTSTOP
Junior Ryan Barba, a starter at second base his first two seasons, made a successful transition to shortstop in 2005. A natural shortstop out of high school, Barba is an excellent fielder with great hands, and started six games at short in 2004.
Barba hit ninth in the Lobo lineup, but was more of a catalyst that sparked the top of the order. He hit .337 with three homers, 26 RBI and 43 runs scored, and was a torrid .479 (23-for-48) with six doubles and five triples his last 11 games. He hit a career-best three doubles in UNM’s win over BYU May 7 and hit two triples in back-to-back games against San Diego State May 12-13. Barba finished with eight triples, ranking ninth best in the nation.
LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON
After nearly redshirting in his first season, Matt Foote worked his way in the lineup late last season, becoming the starting third baseman with a solid glove and timely hitting. This year, Foote moved to center field after the departure of All-MWC outfielder Matt Young, starting 53 games. Foote, whose father played at UNM from 1976-80 and is currently a radio analyst for Lobo baseball, led the team in conference games in 2004 with a .429 batting average.
This year, Foote hit .288 with two homers and 30 RBI. He had a career day at the plate against Texas State Feb. 18, going yard for the first time in his career while driving in a career-best five runs. The speedster led the team and was third in the Mountain West with 11 stolen bases.
Hay…MORE PRODUCTION IN LEFT FIELD
Senior left fielder Garrick Haymore earned All-Mountain West honors with a productive senior season. A junior college transfer from Eastern Arizona, he led the MWC with nine triples, which also ranked fourth best in the nation. He was also third in the MWC in on-base percentage (.471) and fifth in batting (.374). He belted a career-high three doubles and went 4-for-6 at the plate vs. Western Carolina Feb. 27, and went 4-for-5 with a homer vs. BYU March 18. Against Air Force April 17, he tied a school record with two triples and had three in the doubleheader. In later action against Air Force on May 20, he went a perfect 4-for-4 with three RBI and a two-run homer.
A GLANCE AT THE LOBO STARTING ROTATION
The Lobos primarily used four starting pitchers this season. The first half of the conference schedule, senior right-hander Jason Fernandez was the No. 1 starter, followed by sophomore lefty Danny Ray Herrera and junior right-hander Darren Coltrinari. After Fernandez’s injury at the end of April, senior right-hander Karsten Gaarder took the place of the departured starter. Below is a glance at at the four starters’ performance this season.
#28 RH Sr. Jason Fernandez (6-5, 7.24 ERA)
Preseason All-Mountain West
When he left for the season, he was first in Mountain West with 73.1 innings pitched and tied for first with six wins
Finished his two-year career with a record of 13-10
Led Lobos in 2004 in wins (seven) and innings pitched (94.0)
Led the Mountain West in 2004 with 69.2 innings pitched in conference play
Opening Day starter for UNM at Arizona
Picked up first win of the season Feb. 12 vs. New Mexico State, surrendering 13 hits and four runs with two strikeouts in six innings of action
Second win of the year vs. Texas State (Feb. 18), firing seven innings and only surrendering three runs on six hits
Although he struck out a UNM-high 10 batters vs. Nebraska Feb. 25, he still picked up the loss by giving up nine hits and eight runs in 6.2 innings of action
Struck out nine in 6.2 innings in win over Northern Colorado March 4
Earned his second straight win by firing five innings against Savannah State March 11
Third complete game as a Lobo with six-hit, two-run effort in win at Utah April 1
Struck out eight batters in seven innings in win over Air Force April 15
#11 RH Sr. Karsten Gaarder (3-8, 6.00 ERA)
Gaarder closes his two-year stint as a Lobo with a 6-11 record after tossing 137.1 innings in 39 appearances
Started 11 games in 2005
Gaarder appeared in 19 games in 2004, starting in four (3-3 record)
Went 3-1 with a 2.23 ERA and 48 strikeouts in 36.1 innings of work for the McKinney Marshals of the Texas Collegiate League in summer of 2004
Named Mountain West Pitcher of the Week after his win over New Mexico State Feb. 13…Gaarder only allowed five hits – all singles – and two runs while fanning eight Aggies in 7.1 innings
Struck out seven batters and didn’t allow a run in four innings of work vs. Northern Colorado (3/5), picking up his first career save
Fanned five batters in two scoreless innings vs. Savannah State (3/13)
Started in the exhibition game vs. the Albuquerque Isotopes, striking out two and allowing one run in one inning of action
Two innings of scoreless relief while striking out two vs. Air Force (4/15)
Struck out five in 6.2 innings in no decision at BYU (5/5)
Hurled a four-hit complete-game shutout over San Diego State (5/12) to earn Mountain West Pitcher of the Week honors for the second time this season
Struck out a season-high 12 batters in win over Air Force (5/19)
Although he took the loss, he had a brilliant outing against Utah in the first round of the MWC Tournament, only giving up two runs and striking out six in the second complete game of his career
#2 LH So. Danny Ray Herrera (8-5, 6.10 ERA)
Led Mountain West with eight wins and fifth with 93.0 innings pitched
All-Mountain West selection
Talented lefty who keeps hitters off-balance with an array of off-speed pitches
Was an all-star last summer for the Graham Roughnecks of the Texas Collegiate League
Started 14 games as a freshman, going 4-7 with a 5.33 ERA, although four of his seven losses were in one-run games
Did not see action until Feb. 19 vs. Texas State due to a sore arm
Struck out six in his first start of the season, a victory over Northern Colorado March 5
Fanned five in five innings in win over Savannah State March 12
Nearly tossed a complete game in win over UNLV March 24, allowing eight runs and nine hits while striking out five in 8.2 innings
First career complete game at Utah April 2, striking out seven and only walking one in giving up just three runs, one earned
Scattered six hits and four runs while striking out four in win over Air Force April 17
Brilliant outing at BYU May 6, tossing his second complete game of the season while only allowing three hits…threw a no-hitter through 6 1/3 innings…fanned a season-high eight.
Named Mountain West Pitcher of the Week May 9 for his efforts at BYU…also named to the Collegiate Baseball Foundation national weekly honor roll.
Only allowed one earned run and scattered seven hits while striking out five in eight solid innings of work in victory over San Diego State (5/13)
Picked up eighth win of the season by striking out seven in seven innings at Air Force (5/20)
#21 RH Jr. Darren Coltrinari (7-4, 8.50 ERA)
Second in the Mountain West with seven victories
Regained his old form with a strong summer season for the Alexandria Beetles in the Northwoods League in 2004 after making only five starts last season
Earned the victory vs. New Mexico State Feb. 13 after going five innings and striking out five
Picked up wins over Northern Colorado (3/6) and Savannah State (3/13)
Impressive outing in a no-decision against BYU (3/19), striking out five and only allowing three runs in nine innings
Eight strikeouts in seven innings of action in another no-decision against UNLV on March 26
First career complete game with dominating performance at Utah April 3…only allowed three runs on eight hits while fanning five and walking just one
Pitched 8.1 solid innings in win at San Diego State April 10, walking just one while fanning five and giving up four runs on 11 hits.
Struck out six and scattered nine hits and six runs in 6.1 innings of action in picking up the victory against Air Force April 17
Hurled seven strong innings in win at BYU May 7, striking out five while scattering 10 hits and six runs