COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs baseball team registered their first shutout of the season as redshirt senior Daniel Silva pitched a gem in the 7-0 win over Colorado School of Mines on Friday.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP: 
Final: UCCS 7, CSM 0
Records: UCCS (9-4, 5-4 RMAC), CSM (1-12, 1-12 RMAC)
Location: Mountain Lion Park | Colorado Springs, Colo.
All-Time Series: UCCS trails in the all-time series with a 5-9 record against Colorado School of Mines.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• It was a shutout performance by starting pitcher Daniel Silva and the Mountain Lion defense as Silva threw a complete game shutout by only allowing five hits in the game.
• While Silva went to work on the mound, the UCCS offense got to work in the batter's box right away. Graduate student Matt McDermott reached base with a bunt base hit in the first inning as redshirt junior Jake Anderson drove him in with a double to right field, making the score 1-0.
• Silva would run through the Oredigger lineup in innings two through four with just one hit given up as the Mountain Lions went to the bottom of the fourth inning to tack on more runs.
• Back-to-back doubles from Jaeden Hegmann and Matt Berg started the home half of the fourth, putting a quick UCCS run across. Berg then forced a throwing error by the Orediggers' catcher by snagging third and coasting home for the two-run fourth inning, and the 3-0 UCCS lead.
• The Mountain Lions went on to register four more runs between the seventh an eighth innings starting with an RBI single from Hegmann in the seventh. In the eighth three more came across off three hits in the inning. Redshirt junior Walker Rumsey drove in the first run with an RBI single to left field as Evan Richards put a ball in play to the right side to score the second run. To bring in one more insurance run, head coach Dave Hajek leaned on McDermott to lay down a squeeze bunt to score Rumsey from third.
• In the top of the ninth, Silva brought the game to an end by retiring the side with two strikeouts and a groundout to Hegmann at third base.
 
STATS FROM THE GAME
• Daniel Silva improves his record to 3-1 on the season.
• The Mountain Lions outhit the Orediggers 14-5 in the ballgame.
• Silva fanned eight batters in the win as the Orediggers left just two batters on base.
• Jaeden Hegmann, Jake Anderson, and Matt McDermott each finished the day 3-for-4 and one RBI as McDermott scored two runs.
 
BEYOND THE BOX:
• Head Coach Dave Hajek sits just two wins away from his 100^th career win.
• Daniel Silva records his sixth career complete game performance and his second career shutout.
• Jaeden Hegmann takes over the team's lead in doubles with seven on the season.

UP NEXT:
The Mountain Lions will be back inside Mountain Lion Park on Saturday, Mar. 27 for a 2:30 p.m. game against New Mexico Highlands University.
 
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As a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs competes in 16 varsity sports in NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletics.