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Isaiah J. Downing
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Black Hills St. BHSU 2-3, 2-3 RMAC
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Winner UC-Colo. Spgs. UCCS 2-5, 1-2 RMAC
Black Hills St. BHSU
2-3, 2-3 RMAC
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Final
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UC-Colo. Spgs. UCCS
2-5, 1-2 RMAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Black Hills St. BHSU 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2
UC-Colo. Spgs. UCCS 1 3 2 0 0 0 X 6 5 0

W: Crenshaw, Braelyne (1-1) L: C. Amaral (2-1)

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Black Hills St. BHSU 2-3
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Winner UC-Colo. Spgs. UC-COLO. 2-5
Black Hills St. BHSU
2-3
3
Final
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UC-Colo. Spgs. UC-COLO.
2-5
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Black Hills St. BHSU 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 7 0
UC-Colo. Spgs. UC-COLO. 0 2 0 2 5 1 X 10 18 1

W: Rayburn, Lexi (1-1) L: Bre. Henrick (0-2)

Game Recap: Softball | | Holly Stevenson - Graduate Assistant Sports Information

Mountain Lions Sweep Day One of BHSU Series

Colorado Springs, Colo. – Playing in their first home games of the conference season, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs softball team dominated day one of the series against Black Hills State University.  The Mountain Lions won in seven innings to open the series, 6-1, and Brianna Santos hit a grand slam in the second game, winning 10-3 in seven innings.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Game 1: UCCS 6, Black Hills State University 1 | Game 2: UCCS 1-, Black Hills State University 3
Records: UCCS (3-5, 2-2 RMAC), BHSU (2-4, 2-4 RMAC)
Location: Mountain Lion Field | Colorado Springs, Colo.
All-Time Series: UCCS holds a 20-5 advantage over BHSU in the all-time series. 
 

HOW IT HAPPENED | GAME 1
  • The Mountain Lions came out strong in the first inning taking advantage of a fielding error where Brianna Santos took first.
  • Santos advanced to third on a grounder hit out by Saleen Quinonez.
  • Peyton Reisman popped a sacrifice fly to center field to bring Santos in, putting up the first run of the game.
  • BHSU responded in the top of the second inning with Bailey Hubbard hitting Shayla Tuschen in for their only run of the game.
  • In the bottom of the second inning, Romines hit her first home run of the season, bringing in Solana Martinez.  Morgan Hernandez-Belew hit a single to left field putting her on first base and Santos tallied an RBI at the end of the inning bringing Hernandez-Belew in finishing the inning with three more runs.
  • Martinez hit her first homer of the season in the bottom of the third inning tallying another RBI brining in one other runner.
 
 
STATS FROM GAME ONE
  • Braelyne Crenshaw pitched a complete game, allowing one earned run on four hits.
  • Martinez and Romines both tallied two RBIs for the game, with Martinez going 2-for-3 at bat and adding two runs to the board.
  • Five Mountain Lions put up runs in the game.
  • Braelyne Crenshaw pitched a complete game, fanning nine batters and allowing only one run on four hits.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED | GAME 2
  • The Yellow Jackets got the first runs of the game in the second inning with Crystal Amaral hitting a home run to center field, bringing in an additional run.
  • The Mountain Lions responded in the bottom of the second with their own home run hit by Jaquie Ley brining in Solana Martinez.
  • In the top of the fourth BHSU's Hailey Franklin hit a double to left field bringing in a run to make the score 3-2 in favor of the Yellow Jackets.
  • Saleen Quinonez blasted a line drive to left field brining in two runs and achieving a double herself.
  • At the bottom of the fifth inning Brianna Santos hit a grand slam, her second of the season, brining the score to 9-3, UCCS.
  • UCCS ended game two with Taylor Humphries hitting an RBI to bring in Bryn Horton for a final score of 10-3.

STATS FROM GAME TWO
  • Perez went 3-for-3 in the box and getting two runs.
  • Martinez had three hits with four at bats, with two runs, and two assists.
  • Quinonez had two hits, two RBIs, and one run.
  • At five at-bats, Santos led the team with four RBIs, while still tallying two hits and two runs.
  • Lexi Rayburn earned her first win in the circle, pitching the first four innings and allowing three earned runs on six hits. 
 
UP NEXT
Weather permitting, the third and fourth game of the series will be played tomorrow, March 7 beginning at 11 a.m.
 

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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.  
 
 
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