Early Spring Roundup

By Neil H. Devlin, Mullen Sports Information Director
Baseball, boys and girls lacrosse; girls soccer; track & field; and boys volleyball begin; lighter schedule this week because of spring break.

In the opening days of the spring season for Mullen …

Thomas Stewart ripped two home runs and was dominant on the mound as the Mustangs held off host Mead 8-5 the past Thursday in nonleague.

The season opener had Stewart, a sophomore, going 2-for-2 with two runs scored and four runs batted in, and was walked twice; and as the starting pitcher, the righthander struck out a whopping 14 in five innings with no walks.

Ryan Jackson added a double and Colin Mackenzie a triple.

The Mustangs, ranked No. 10 in Class 4A, followed with a 2-1 nonleague loss at 5A No. 2 Broomfield on Saturday.

According to head coach Phil Stanford, Mullen “left too many runners on base (eight),” left the bases loaded once and stranded a runer at third base to end the game.

Jackson’s strong pitching outing was wasted, Stanford said, and Mullen was held to six hits. Sage Hurley, Stewart and Ryan Brady each had two with Hurley and Brady each doubling and tripling.

The Mustangs had four errors, but did not surrender an unearned run.

Next is a trip this week for a four-game stretch in New Orleans.

MULLEN 8, MEAD 5

Mullen   222 200 0  --  8


Mead   000 201  2  --  5


Mullen -- Krza 5-0-1-0, Dings 1-0-0-0, Bertaud 1-1-1-0, Walker 2-0-0-1, Stewart 2-2-2-4, Hurley 3-1-0-0, Jackson 1-1-1-0, Mackenzie 4-0-2-1, Brady 3-1-1-0, Peonio 1-0-1-0, Duke 0-1-0-0. Totals 27-8-8-7.

SAC -- Dings. SB -- Hurley, Jackson, Mackenzie, Brady, Peonio. LOB -- 12. BB -- Stewart 2. 2B -- Jackson. 3B -- Mackenzie. HR - Stewart 2.

Pitching -- Stewart (W) 5 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 14 K's; Mackenzie 1.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, )k; Salazar, 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 9 K. SF -- Walker. HBP -- Dings, Mackenzie. 

BROOMFIELD 2, MULLEN 1

Mullen   000 100 0  -- 1  6  4

Broomfield   100 100 x  --  2  5  1

Mullen batting – Mackenzie lf 4-0-0-0, Hurley 2b-p 4-0-2-0, Gamueda cf 4-0-0-0, Stewart ss 3-1-2-0, Krza c 3-0-0-0, Brady 3b 2-0-2-1, Jackson p 2-0-0-0, Walker 2b 0-0-0-0, Peonio 1b 3-0-0-0, Bertaud 3-0-0-0. Totals 28-1-6-1.

LOB – 8. BB --  Brady, Walker. 2B – Brady, Hurley. 3B – Brady, Hurley.

Pitching – Jackson 4.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER 3 BB, 5 K’s; Hurley 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K.

Boys Lacrosse

At Littleton Public Schools Stadium, Mullen’s season debut went roughly late Friday night, losing 16-2 to always good and 5A top-ranked Arapahoe.

Trailing 10-0 at halftime, the Mustangs got goals by Nicky Bond and Talon Penrod. Ethan Karr was credited with both assists.

The Mustangs will head to the hills for their next two matches – Wednesday, March 15, at Battle Mountain, 6 p.m., and Thursday, March 16, at Steanboat Springs, 4 p.m.

ARAPAHOE !6, MULLEN 2

Mullen goals -- Bond, Penrod.

Mullen assists -- Karr.

Girls Lacrosse

The Mustangs found themselves on the lower end of two kinds of setbacks to begin 2023.

In their opener, they lost 14-3 to host Grandview in Aurora. Jamison Johnson, Dri Eckman and Jordan Weber had the goals; Addie Geffre earned an assist. Maggie Martinez turned in nine saves.

And in their second outing, the Mustangs dropped a back-and-forth 16-15 squeaker to Northfield at home. Mullen goals were by Margaux Giordano (four), Eckman three, Ela Palmer 2, Stella Geffre 2, Addie Geffre, Harper Holmes, Johnson and Charlie Smith. Mullen assists: Eckman (two), Palmer (two), Stella Geffre and Giordano. Lauren Machock had three saves.

The Mustangs will be idle until March 22, when they will host Thompson Valley, 6 p.m.

GRANDVIEW 14, MULLEN 3


Mullen goals – Dri Eckman, Jamison Johnson, Jordan Weber.

Mullen assist – Addie Geffre.

Mullen saves – Maggie Martinez 9.

NORTHFIELD 16, MULLEN 15

Mullen goals – Margaux Giordano 4, Dri Eckman 3, Ela Palmer 2, Stella Geffre 2, Addie Geffre, Harper Holmes, Jamison Johnson. Charlie Smith.

Mullen assists – Dri Eckman 2, Ela Palmer 2, Stella Geffre, Margaux Giordano.

Mullen saves – Lauren Machock 3.   

Girls Soccer

The Mustangs are off to an impressive beginning, winning twice in nonleague by an aggregate 9-0.

On Thursday, they won 2-0 at Mountain Range in Westminster behind goals by Kate Vezzani and Kellee Rakowski.

And on Saturday in their home opener, the Mustangs whipped Roaring Fork 7-0 behind a second-half, 6-0 barrage. Anna Johnson (two), Stella Zinis (two), Mattea Parsons, Kendall Smith and Elizabeth McDermott had the goals. Johnson, Parsons and Zinis added helpers as did Ava Dittmar, Taylor Meisner and Kaitlin Tucker.

Mullen will be idle until March 23, when it will host Windsor, 4:30 p.m.

MULLEN 2, MOUNTAIN RANGE 0

Mullen   1  1  --  2

Mountain Range   0  0  --  0

Goals -- Vezzani, Rakowski.

Assists -- Parsons 2.

MULLEN 7, ROARING FORK 0

Roaring Fork   0   0  --  0

Mullen   1   6  --  7

Mullen goals – Anna Johnson 2, Stella Zinis 2, Mattea Parsons, Kendall Smith, Elizabeth McDermott.

Mullen assists – Mattea Parsons, Stella Zinis, Anna Johnson, Ava Dittmar, Taylor Meisner, kaitlin Tucker.

Track and Field

At the Stutler Bowl in Greenwood Village, the Mustang debuted on Saturday at a Centennial League meet under first-year coach Taylor Bond.

Highlights included Jacob Sushinsky finishing third in the 3,200 meters and fifth in the 1,600; Amy O’Connell taking second in the 3,200 and ffith in the 1,600; and Samuel Puna grabbing third in the 100.

Next for Mullen is a meet on March 25, Runners Roost, in Fort Collins.

Mullen results:


CENTENNIAL LEAGUE

At Stutler Bowl, Greenwood Village

BOYS

Team score – 22 points, eight place.

100 meters – 3. Samuel Puana, 11.31 seconds; 24. Jordan Leslie, 12:03; 27. Dante Dupuch, 12.98.

400 – 16. Gavin Martinez, 55.22.; 19. Joshua Gross, 56.53; 21. Connor Woodruff, 57.82.

800 – 13. Andres Taboada-Cross, 2:22.38.

1,600  -- 5. Jacob Sushinsky, 4:38.40.

3,200 – 3. Jacob Sushinsky, 9:57.65.

1,600 – 5. (3:47.64).

Long jump -- 7. Jordan Leslie, 18 feet, 4.75 inches; 17. Brannum Cyphers, 16-10.

GIRLS

Team scores – 19 points, seventh place.

100 – 11. Jzunie Jones, 13.73; 17. Paige Lousberg, 14.08.

200 – 11. Paige Lousberg, 28.78; 12. Julia Brown, 28.98; 13. Jzunie Jones, 29.41.

400 – 6. Julia Brown, 1:03.16; 11. Julia Hoody, 1:07.78.

800 – 18. Isabella Ziegler, 3:06.54.

1,600 – 5. Amy O’Connell, 5:27.81; 15. Emma O’Connell, 6:14.07.

3,200 – 2. Amy O’Connell, 11:48.62.

100 hurdles – 14. Miabella Guadagnoli, 21.16.

300 hurdles – 10. Miabella Guadagnoli, 54.71.

1,600 relay – 5. (4:47.95).

Long jump – 23. Claire Sladovnik, 11-5; 24. Isabella Ziegler, 11-4.25.

Boys Volleyball

In their first season, the Mustangs got off to a rousing 2-0 start before dropping two the past week.

They were swept twice on the road – at Addenbrooke Classical Academy on Monday 14-25, 25-27,15-25, and at Regis Groff on Wednesday 14-25, 23-25,18-25.

A match at John F. Kennedy awaits on March 20, 6 p.m.

The lighter upcoming schedule is due to spring break.
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