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Mountain Lions Start the Season 3-0 for the First Time since 2007
DENVER, Colo. - The University of Colorado Colorado Springs softball team defeats Metro State 6-5 to start the season 3-0 for the first time since 2007.
Emily Jennings was walked to start the second inning, which would result in the first run of the game a few plays later when Allie Corids would reach base on a fielder's choice. Jennings would record an RBI of her own the next inning as she flied out to left field for the sacrifice.
The Mountain Lions would add on more in the third inning and two more the next. Corids started the fourth inning with a double to right field and would score two plays later when Kornfeind also hit a double, driving the ball to the other side. Kornfeind scored minutes later on error. She went two-for-three in the game with one RBI.
UCCS jumped out to a 5-0 lead, but Metro State answer in the fourth inning, matching UCCS with two runs. The Roadrunners tacked on two more in the fifth inning and one more in the sixth to tie the game up, heading into the seventh.
Belsterling was hit by a pitch to start off the seventh inning which was followed by a single to right field by TJ flodman. Allie Corids scored her second RBI of the game the next play, as she flied out to center field to bring in the game winning run. Corids hit two-for-three in the game.
Becca Smith got her second straight win, as she pitched the complete game. She recorded 12 strikeouts and allowed eight with hits five runs.
UCCS Players/Staff Featured | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Allie Corids | 21 | IF | Fr |
 | Payton Kornfeind | 32 | OF | Fr |
 | Jessica Belsterling | 4 | P | Jr. |
 | TJ Flodman | 11 | IF | So |
 | Becca Smith | 5 | P | Sr |
| Additional News Stories | |||
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| May 5, 2013 |  | Smith Strikes Out Nine in 3-1 Loss to Grizzlies | Becca Smith struck out nine batters to move into fourth in University of Colorado Colorado Springs season records and pitched a shutout through the first five innings, but Adams State scored three runs in the sixth inning as the Grizzlies (24-17) won the 3-1 elimination game against the Mountain Lions (26-20-1) today in the 2013 RMAC Tournament. |
| May 5, 2013 |  | Mathewson, Smith Earn All-Tournament Honors | University of Colorado Colorado Springs seniors Becca Smith and Lara Mathewson each earned a spot on the RMAC Softball All-Tournament team announced today after the conclusion of the tournament. |
| May 4, 2013 |  | UCCS Falls for the First Time in the Tournament | GOLDEN, Colo. - The University of Colorado Colroado Springs softball team (26-19-1 / 19-4 RMAC), falls to Colorado Mines (29-5-1 / 27-3 RMAC) today 8-4. |
| May 4, 2013 |  | UCCS Continues Tournament Play with Colorado Mesa | After avenging a regular season sweep to Colorado Christian in the first round, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs will look to take the upper hand in a regular season split against Colorado Mesa in the second day of the 2013 RMAC Softball Tournament. The Mountain Lions (25-18-1) and Mavericks (27-15-1) will play at 10 a.m., at Lakewood Park. |
| May 3, 2013 |  | Fonseca Home Run Lifts UCCS to 4-3 Win | Dani Fonseca hit her fourth home run of the season with two outs in the top of the eighth inning to put the University of Colorado Colorado Springs ahead of Colorado Christian and the Mountain Lions retired the Cougars in the bottom of the eighth in order as UCCS (25-18-1) advanced in the 2013 RMAC Softball Tournament with a 4-3 win against the Cougars (25-22) at the Colorado School of Mines Softball Field. |
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