Weekend Walkup: MW Powerhouses Fight while Everyone Else Faces Those Similar in Standings

San Diego State plays in a pivotal three-game set against Air Force for the top spot in the conference (Photo courtesy of @AztecBaseball X Page) Each week, we here at Mountain West Connection will briefly preview every series going on in the conference, detailing how each team is going into the series and a key item to note that we feel will dictate the winner. Afterwards, if there are any non-conference series going on, we will go through each series similarly. Air Force (5-1) vs San Diego State (4-2) The battle of the best (so far) is going to take place as Air Force travels to San Diego to take on the Aztecs.

SDSU and Air Force are coming into this series red hot. The Falcons took care of Northern Colorado 18-6 in seven innings during a mid-week bout, while San Diego State got a bit more rest after beating GCU in their weekend series 2-1, taking the last two games by a combined score of 19-13. Air Force versus San Diego State is the epitome of unstoppable force versus immoveable object.

The Falcons have had an amazing time in the batters box and racking up runs, especially in conference play (. 391 team batting average, 91 runs scored in six games), while the Aztecs have had the best pitching staff in the conference overall (5. 82 team ERA, 274 strikeouts).

Both have been great in one side of the game while mixed in the other, which should make for some great games this weekend. Washington State (5-4) vs San Jose State (3-3) Two teams that got off to bad starts to the season but have had some upside over the last couple of weeks. Wazzu took on the Nevada Wolf Pack last weekend, winning the first game but losing the final two en route to dropping the series, then proceeded to blank Seattle University 10-0 on Tuesday to revamp the energy.