Baseball: Air Force dominates Colorado Christian 13-0 Published April 17, 2007 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AFNEWS) -- A ten run first inning propelled the Air Force baseball team to a 13-0 shutout victory over Colorado Christian at Falcon Field April 17. The win is Air Force's second-consecutive shutout win over a non-conference opponent as the Falcons improve to 7-29 on the season. The Falcons pounded out 13 hits in the game, led by the 3-4 hitters Karl Bolt and Matt Alexander. Bolt went 3-for-5 on the day with two runs and three RBI. Alexander was 3-for-4 with two runs and four RBI. Geno Salazar continued to his power surge, hitting his fifth home run of the year to go with two hits and two RBI. Chay Derbigny also homered for the Falcons, scoring three runs and stealing a base. Air Force sent 14 batters to the plate in the first inning as they jumped out to an early 10-0 lead. The Falcons added a run in the third and two more in the sixth to round out the scoring. Five Falcon pitchers combined to hold Colorado Christian to seven hits in the win. Starter Mitch Brown picked up the win with four predetermined innings. Brown scattered four hits to improve to 2-7 on the season. Alex Truesdale, Billy Wargula, Daniel Richardson and Michael Ruvolo combined to pitch five scoreless innings in relief. Wargula and freshman Stephen Bintz made their collegiate debuts for the Falcons. Wargula tossed a scoreless seventh inning and Bintz struck out as a pinch hitter. McCoy Worthington was the top hitter for Colorado Christian, going 2-for-4 with a double. Cougar starter Matt Tomlinson (0-1) was roughed up for 10 runs, six earned, in two-thirds innings of work. CCU then used five relievers the rest of the way. The Falcons return to action this weekend with four games at San Diego State. The Falcons open the series with the Aztecs April 20 at 6 p.m. Comment on this story (comments may be published on Air Force Link) Click here to view the comments/letters page