Coffeyville, Kan. -  The Coffeyville Community College Red Raven Baseball Team opened up their 2022 season with a 3-game home sweep of the Southwestern Community College Spartans.  The 3-0 record for the Red Ravens has them sitting atop the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) early season East Division standings.  In the opening 3-game series, Coffeyville hit .388 as a team with a .490 on-base percentage.

Game #1 (Friday) - Red Ravens 7  SWCC 0

The opening game of the season saw the Red Ravens and SWCC hold tight to a 0-0 score through four and a half innings until Coffeyville pushed over six runs in the bottom of the fifth inning.  The Ravens added another run in the bottom of the sixth to extend the lead out to 7-0.  SWCC was not able to gain any offense and the Ravens got the season-opening 7-0 seven-inning victory.

Offensively, the Ravens pounded out seven hits with freshman first baseman Jackson Mannix and freshman designated hitter Ryan Ready each going 2 for 3 in the game.

On the mound, Red Raven sophomore left-hander Chat Hays (1-0) went five strong allowing no runs on two hits while striking out eight and walking one.

Game #2 (Friday) - Red Ravens 15  SWCC 1

Game #2 saw the Red Ravens score early and often.  Coffeyville scored four runs in the first inning while following that up with six runs in the third and another five in the fourth.  SWCC scored their first run of the day in the top of the fifth.  Coffeyville earned the 15-1 five-inning victory.

Coffeyville's sophomore shortstop Orlando Gonzalez lit up the batter's box going 3 for 4 in the game including a single, a double, and a triple.  Sophomore third baseman Quinton Carlberg and Jackson Mannix both went 3-3 in the game.  Mannix was the top RBI guy for Coffeyville driving in five.

Marcos Lopez (1-0), sophomore right-hander, pitched for Coffeyville allowing no runs and just one hit in four innings while striking out five and walking one.

Game #3 (Saturday) - Red Ravens 8  SWCC 6

Coffeyville had their first real adversity in Game #3 as they had to come back two different times during the game before they were able to secure the 8-6 victory.

SWCC struck first in the game scoring three runs in the top of the fourth to take a 3-0 lead.  The Red Ravens immediately answered in the bottom of the fourth scoring four runs to take the 4-3 lead after four innings.  Coffeyville pushed a single run across in the bottom of the fifth to extend their lead out to 5-3.  SWCC stayed alive scoring three in the top of the eight to put the pressure on Coffeyville with a 6-5 lead.  Again, the Red Ravens answered right back scoring three of their own in the bottom of the eighth to regain the lead 8-6.  SWCC faltered in the top of the ninth and the Red Ravens had the 8-6 victory and the opening series sweep.

Red Raven shortstop Gonzalez stayed hot going 2 for 4 from the plate while sophomore left fielder Austin Gonzales also went 2 for 4 while hitting a double and driving in two.  Second baseman Korben Ford went 1 for 3 with a triple.

Coffeyville sophomore right-hand pitcher Kinson Michel started the game going three and a third innings allowing three earned on two hits while striking out five and walking six.  Sophomore right-hand reliever Alex Galvez (1-0) earned the victory pitching last in a five reliever game.  Galvez pitched the last inning and a third only allowing one hit and no runs.

Coffeyville will return to action this coming weekend playing on Friday, February 18th and Saturday, February 19th at the JUCO Festival hosted by the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond Oklahoma.  The Red Ravens are slated to play the Butler Grizzlies on Friday at 1:30 pm and then the T-Birds of Cloud County (10:00 am) and the Colby Trojans (3:30 pm) on Saturday.