A look into USU Eastern’s Baseball 2026 season
Utah State Eastern’s Baseball team has a solid start to its 2026 season with a 24-20 overall record as of April 7, 2026. Winning three of four of their most recent games against Colorado Northwestern Community College. Last year the team made it to the Scenic West Athletic Conference, Region 18 Championship. They unfortunately lost both games to No. 16 Salt Lake Community College.
Currently, USUE is sitting in third place in the Scenic West Athletic Conference with a conference record of 5-7. The team’s season batting average is .286, with Makaio Swensen leading the team with a .387 average. The slugging team percentage is .466 led by Swensen with a .806. The on-base team percentage is .409, led by Jace Olsen with a .505. The team has had 40 home runs this season, with Truman Duryea having eight of those home runs.
Assistant Coach Jose Briseno was asked about the season so far. “This season has had a lot of highs and lows, but that’s how baseball is,” Briseno responded. “This team has done a great job of staying the course. We have accomplished a lot this season, with many great highlights, but we aren’t done yet. We have some work to do, and we still have high goals for the season.”
Assistant Coach Ruddy Estrella was also asked about the season so far. “The 2026 Season has been good so far,’ Estrella responded, “Players are developing and coaches as well, we have been through rough patches but have been able to get out and come out on top, we are making progress to the goal that we have set up for ourselves, these upcoming series will define what we are made of. We have a great group of guys, in my eight years of coaching I can say this is one of the best teams I’ve coached. The coaches, the community, and the school have been so welcoming to my family and me.” Estrella also mentioned, “There are a couple of sophomores committed already, like Harley and Trumaan, super excited to see what the future holds for those kids, and more signatures coming up soon.”
The next time that the team will play is Thursday, April 9 at 4 p.m. against the College of Southern Idaho
