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Winner Colorado Mesa CMU 41-4
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UCCS UCCS 29-11
Winner
Colorado Mesa CMU
41-4
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Final
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UCCS UCCS
29-11
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Colorado Mesa CMU 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 2
UCCS UCCS 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0

W: A. Durbano (5-1) L: Jeffers, Creede (2-2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Eric Mason - Sports Information Director

Mountain Lions Come Up Short 2-1 in Game One Against No. 1 CMU

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs baseball team falls short to No. 1 Colorado Mesa University in a close 2-1 ballgame as the Mavericks force a deciding game two tonight at 6 p.m.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP: 
Final: UCCS 1, #1 CMU 2
Records: UCCS (29-11, 22-10 RMAC), Colorado Mesa (41-4, 34-2 RMAC)
Location: Suplizio Field | Grand Junction, Colo.
All-Time Series: UCCS trails the all-time series 6-14 against CMU 

HOW IT HAPPENED
• It was another close game between the Mountain Lions and Mavericks as pitching was the name of the game.
• UCCS starter JJ Rytz made the first start of the career and threw an absolute gem by going six full innings while giving up just one run.
• CMU plated the first run of the game with Jordan Stubbings driving in Matthew Turner off a double to right field.
• The Mavericks held on to the one-run lead for three full innings before Evan Richards tied the game up with one swing of the bat by driving a deep ball to right field for a solo home run.
• With the 1-1 tie, Rytz went to work for the next two innings where the Mountain Lions got out of key bases-loaded, one-out jam as Rytz struck out Chase Hamilton and forced a groundout to keep the game tied at 1-1.
• UCCS' Matt McDermott reached base in both the sixth and eighth inning where he ended up just 90-feet away from taking the lead but the Mavericks worked themselves out of both innings with two fly outs as the game remained tied heading into the ninth inning.
• Making his relief appearance in the eighth inning, Creede Jeffers started the ninth on the mound and faced just one batter after CMU forced a leadoff walk to bring in UCCS reliever Hayden Salverda. A sacrifice bunt and groundout to second base quickly followed as the winning run stood on third for CMU. The winning run would then come across as a wild pitch scored the winning run and gave CMU the 2-1 lead.
• In the bottom of the ninth, the Mountain Lions tried to get something started by drawing a leadoff walk but the Mavericks held on to retire the next three batters to force a game two.

STATS FROM THE GAME
• JJ Rytz goes 6.0 IP and gives up just one run off seven hits while giving up no walks and striking out two.
• Creede Jeffers threw 2.0 innings where he allowed one run off one hit with two walks and two strikeouts.
• There was a combined 13 hits in the ballgame as the Mavericks out-hit the Mountain Lions 8-5.
• Two Mountain Lions record a multi-hit game as Matt McDermott finishes 2-for-4 and Evan Richards goes 2-for-3 with an RBI and home run.

UP NEXT:
The Mountain Lions and Mavericks will play the deciding game tonight at 6 p.m. inside Suplizio Field for the RMAC Championship Title.
 
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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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