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Mountain Lions Finish Opening Weekend Unbeaten
DENVER, Colo. - The University of Colorado Colorado Springs softball team (4-0-1) defeats Adams State (1-4) today 11-3 to finish the opening weekend unbeaten.
The Mountain lions erupted in the second inning, after going scoreless in the first, to take a 4-2 lead into the third. Becca Needler had a triple in the inning, to record two of her game-high three RBIs. Needler hit two-for-four in the game.
UCCS fell silent again until the fifth inning, when they tacked on two more runs to take a 6-3 lead. The Mountain Lions were quiet in the sixth inning, but finished the game with a bang as they exploded for five more runs in the seventh inning.
Becca Smith earned her third straight win to open the season and allowed just seven hits with three runs in doing so. Smith pitched seven complete innings and had six strikeouts. She leads the RMAC in strikeouts with 28, which is 15 more than the second most in the conference.
Up Next: UCCS will travel to Las Vegas, Nevada, to take part in the Montana State University Billings Desert Stinger. The first game of the tournament for the Mountain Lions will be Friday, as they take on Western Washington (3-1) at 3:00 p.m.
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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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