COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs baseball team extends their win streak to 11 games as the Mountain Lions take down Colorado School of Mines 14-6 under the lights at Darden Field on Friday night.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: UCCS 14, CSM 6
Records: UCCS (24-7, 20-7 RMAC), Colo. School of Mines (7-18, 7-18 RMAC)
Location: Darden Field | Golden, Colo.
All-Time Series: UCCS trails in the all-time series against CSM with a 7-9 record but currently holds a three-game win streak against the Orediggers.
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Mountain Lions' offense has been red hot and Friday night was no different as UCCS plated three runs in the top of the first by way of a
Matt McDermott double and
Jake Anderson two-run homer.
• Colorado School of Mines came back in the bottom half of the first to cut the deficit down to one as redshirt junior
Jonathan Cowles' night turned into a quick outing. The Orediggers brought in two runs off five hits with Cowles exiting the game after closing out the first inning.
• In the third inning, the scoring resumed for the Mountain Lions with
Ryan Schmidt knocking in the first run of the inning off an RBI single. Schmidt's single resulted in two runners still on base as
Matt Berg stepped up next to clear the bases with a three-run home run and give the Mountain Lions a 7-2 lead.
• Redshirt junior
Hayden Salverda entered the game to take over for Cowles in the second inning where he threw a scoreless second then allowed one in the third as a Keene Tanaka double down the right field line put one on the board for the Orediggers, still leaving UCCS with the 7-3 advantage through three innings.
• The Mountain Lion bats would not be silenced with UCCS proceeding to plate five runs in the next two innings. An
Evan Richards' double and McDermott groundout brought in two runs in the fourth as redshirt sophomore
Kiichi Sato went yard for three RBI and the third homer of the game in the fifth inning to lift UCCS to a 12-3 lead.
• Salverda went on to record another scoreless inning in the fourth to end his day on the mound as freshman
Dylan Grierson entered in the fifth inning. Grierson fanned two batters and held CSM without a run through the sixth inning to record three consecutive innings of scoreless baseball as the Mountain Lions maintained the 12-3 lead heading into the seventh.
• Both Schmidt and Richards tallied their second RBI of the game in the top half of the seventh as an RBI single from Schmidt and sacrifice fly from Richards increased the UCCS lead, 14-3.
• Down 11 runs, CSM tried to work their way back into the ballgame by brining one across in the seventh and two across in the eighth, but
Joseph Harris stopped the Orediggers in their tracks to hold on to the 14-6 win.
STATS FROM THE GAME
• Hayden Salverda registers his second win of the season to improve to 2-0 after going three full innings and allowing one run of four hits while recording four strikeouts.
• Dylan Grierson threw 2.1 IP allowing one run off one hit and five walks while striking out three.
• Joseph Harris closed out the game with 2.2 IP where he recorded three strikeouts and gave up two runs off three hits.
• The Mountain Lions outhit the Orediggers 18-14 with UCCS tallying six extra base hits including three doubles and three home runs.
• Six different Mountain Lions notch multiple RBI in Friday's win with
Kiichi Sato and
Matt Berg each recording a team high three RBI. Berg finished the game 2-for-5 with two runs scored, a double, and home run.
• Ryan Schmidt and Sato each turned in a game high three hits after finishing 3-for-5 and three runs scored, as Schmidt came away with two RBI and three singles. Sato's three RBI came off a three-run home run as he also recorded a double.
• The Mountain Lions outhit the Cowboys 15-11 in the contest as UCCS had six extra base hits including two doubles, two triples, and two home runs.
• UCCS extends their winning streak to 11 games, making it the longest winning streak in program history.
UP NEXT:
UCCS' road series against the Orediggers continues tomorrow with a double header at Darden Field in Golden, Colo. Game one is slated for 12 p.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.
