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PREVIEW | Softball Heads South to Face Off Against CSU-Pueblo

3/10/2020 12:17:00 PM

By: Jake Wise - Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant
The Week's Matchup
  • The University of Colorado Colorado Springs softball team will be on the road in Pueblo, Colo. this weekend to face off against Colorado State University – Pueblo in a four-game series.
  • On Saturday, March 14, the first double header of the series will take place, with games scheduled for 12 p.m. and 2 p.m., respectively.
  • Sunday, March 15 will showcase the second double header of the series, with the games slated for 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., respectively.
Game Coverage Last Time Out
  • UCCS split their most recent series against Dixie State University last weekend, 2-2. The Mountain Lions are now 10-13 overall this season and 6-6 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.
  • As a team, UCCS scored 20 runs off 29 hits in the series including two doubles and eight home runs. Brianna Santos led the team in hits, going 6-for-15 with one double, two home runs and four RBI, awarding her a .400 batting average on the weekend. Peyton Reisman finished the series batting .364 after going 4-for-11 with two home runs and four RBI.
  • The Mountain Lions pitching staff had a good showing as well, as they finished the weekend with a 3.50 ERA, 18 runs allowed (14 earned) and 17 strikeouts.
  • In game one, UCCS was able to do all of their damage in the second inning, scoring eight runs off seven hits and three DSU errors. Alex Cook went 2-for-2 in that inning alone, which included a three-run home run towards the end of the inning. The remainder of the eight runs were scored off RBI singles from Solana Martinez, Taylor Harrison and Santos, while the final two were scored off a DSU fielding error.
  • The Trailblazers tried to dig themselves out of that hole but were unable to do so as UCCS took game one by a final score of 8-5.
  • Saturday's second game was back and forth as DSU scored first with a run in the second, to which UCCS immediately responded in the bottom of the second with a two-run blast hit by Payton Romines to give UCCS a 2-1 lead. DSU then hit a solo home run in the third to tie things up after three innings. The fourth and fifth were scoreless from both teams, then DSU put up three runs in the sixth off two hits and one UCCS error.
  • DSU added another solo home run in the seventh to make it 6-3 with a ½ inning to go. Romines added her second home run of the game to lead things off in the inning, but unfortunately UCCS could not rally and fell 6-3.
  • On Sunday, UCCS came out with a vengeance in game one as they got hot right away from the plate. DSU scored one in the first off a solo home run, which would be their only run of the game. UCCS answered with a pair of home runs in the bottom of the first, a solo shot from Santos and a two-run bomb from Cook. Santos then added her second solo home run of the game in the second inning to make it 4-1 UCCS. The hit parade continued in the fourth inning with another two-run home run, this time from Reisman, to make it 6-1 in favor of the Mountain Lions. Then, just for good measure, Santos tallied her third hit of the day with an RBI double to make it 7-1 UCCS.
  • The second game on Sunday did not go as well as the first as DSU took down UCCS 6-2. The only two runs for the Mountain Lions came off a two-run home run from Reisman, her second of the day. But the Mountain Lions could not add to that as they dropped the final game to split the series.
RMAC Record/Standings
  • The Mountain Lions are still in seventh place in the RMAC after splitting their series against DSU. UCCS now is only one game behind DSU for the sixth position of the RMAC.
  • Metropolitan State University of Denver, Colorado Christian University and Colorado Mesa University are tied atop the RMAC with 10-2 records. Fort Lewis College sits in fourth with an 8-4 record, followed Regis University in fifth with a 7-4 record and DSU in sixth with a 7-5 record.
The Series
  • UCCS has an 18-10 record against CSUP in the program's history. UCCS has dominated the series in recent years as they have a 9-1 record in the last 10 games and are currently on an eight-game win streak in this series.
Scouting Report
  • CSUP has struggled this season as they own a 2-20 overall record with a 2-10 RMAC record this season. The Thunderwolves are batting .288 as a team this season with 166 hits, 22 doubles, six triples and three home runs.
  • Gabby Moreno leads the team in batting average (.406), hits (28), doubles (four), triples (three) and RBI (16). Moreno also leads the team in stolen bases with seven. Isabel Griego ranks second on the team in batting average (.382) and hits (26). Marissa Piatt leads the team in home runs (two) and ranks second on the team in RBI with 13.
  • CSUP's pitching staff has a collective ERA of 7.50 this season. Samantha Riesen leads the team with a 5.05 ERA in 43 innings pitched this season. Hannah Anderson has the two wins for CSUP with her 2-3 record. She also leads the team in strikeouts with 20.
Hot Takes
  • The Mountain Lions recorded their first two wins against DSU in program history as they had not won a game against the Trailblazers in seven previous matchups.
  • UCCS finished the weekend with a team batting average of .271, while holding DSU to a .248 batting average. The Mountain Lions are batting .303 as a team this year and have 191 hits, 37 doubles, six triples and 25 home runs this season.
  • Alex Cook and Payton Romines each had two home runs over the weekend, while Cook led the team in RBI with five. Romines now ranks second on the team in home runs (five) and RBI (15), while Cook ranks third in RBI (14) and fourth in home runs (three).
  • Brianna Santos still leads the team in batting average (.476), hits (40), doubles (10), triples (five) and RBI (29). Peyton Reisman leads the team in home runs with six and also ranks third on the team in RBI with 14.
  • Braelyne Crenshaw picked up both wins for UCCS over the weekend. Crenshaw started two games and threw 14 innings, allowed six runs (five earned) off 15 hits, and totaled 11 strikeouts to lead the group. She finished the series with a 2.50 ERA and two complete game wins.
  • Crenshaw improves to 7-5 this season and has a team best 4.38 ERA with 44 strikeouts.
 RMAC Leaders
  • UCCS ranks second in the RMAC in home runs (25, tied), fifth in runs (129), hits (191), triples (six), doubles (37, tied), slugging percentage (.499) and RBI (124), and sixth in on base percentage (.374).
  • Brianna Santos ranks first in the RMAC in batting average (.476), slugging percentage (.857) and triples (five), second in hits (40), RBI (29) and doubles (10), and fifth in stolen bases (nine, tied).
  • Peyton Reisman ranks fourth in the RMAC in home runs (six, tied).
  • Payton Pomines ranks seventh in the RMAC in home runs (five, tied).
  • Braelyne Crenshaw ranks second in the RMAC in innings pitched (72) and fourth in wins (seven, tied).
Weather
  • The forecasts for Saturday, March 14 and Sunday, March 15 show high temperatures of 59 and 60 degrees for each day, respectively. Saturday predicts mostly sunny skies with 10 mile per hour winds, while Sunday shows partly cloudy conditions with winds up to 12 miles per hour.
UCCS Under Coach Ricki Rothbauer-Stubbs
  • UCCS is now 103-117 under coach Rothbauer-Stubbs. The Mountain Lions earned their first two wins against DSU under Rothbauer-Stubbs over the weekend. While coach struggled in the past against DSU, she has owned CSUP in recent years. Coach Rothbauer-Stubbs will look to add to UCCS' current eight game win streak against CSUP starting on Saturday.
Upcoming Matchup
  • Next weekend, UCCS will be on the road in Durango, Colo. to play in a pod series against Fort Lewis College and Chadron State College.
  • On Saturday, March 21, UCCS will play CSC first, followed by a game against FLC.
  • Sunday, March 22 will also feature a first game against CSC, followed by an afternoon matchup against FLC.
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