COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs Mountain Lions played a barn burner and a pitcher's duel against the Chadron State College Eagles and came away victorious in both games winning 10-8 and 3-0.
Inside The Matchup
Final: Game 1: UCCS 10, CSC 8 | Game 2: UCCS 3, CSC 0
Records: UCCS (4-4, 2-0 RMAC), CSC (0-12, 0-2 RMAC)
Location: Mountain Lion Field | Colorado Springs, Colo.
All-Time Series: The Mountain Lions move to 23-20 all-time vs the Eagles.
How It Happened | Game One
- The Mountain Lions got off to a quick start in the bottom of the first inning as they brought in three runs thanks to a lead-off homer run by Morgan Hernandez-Belew and a pair of doubles by Paige White and Peyton Reisman.
- The Mountain Lions would add to their lead in the second inning with an RBI triple by Hernandez-Belew to drive in Mia Perez. Hernandez-Belew would later score on a stolen base by Briana Mattos. Chadron State would get those two runs back in the top of the third with two RBI singles to get the score to 5-2.
- Paige White led off the bottom of the third inning with a line drive solo homer in the bottom of the third to extend the lead to 6-2. She'd add an RBI single in the fourth inning where they'd also scratch across another run on a Solana Martinez sacrifice fly to extend the lead to 8-2.
- Things would get stressful in the top of the seventh inning as Chadron mounted a comeback scoring four runs, in big part by a three-run home run by Addison Spears. Braelyne Crenshaw was able to lock things down after that shutting the door and getting the Mountain Lions the win.
Stats From The Game | Game One
- Hernandez-Belew, Martinez, and White led the team with two RBIs each.
- White and Martinez brought the pop to the middle of the order accounting for three hits apiece.
- Braelyne Crenshaw had a strong start and would close the game out totaling four innings, three earned runs, five strikeouts and just one walk.
How It Happened | Game Two
- After a scoreless first inning, UCCS hit paydirt twice in the second inning with a Sawyer Brewster solo bomb and a Mia Perez RBI groundout. Lexi Rayburn dominated in the circle giving up nothing and working her way out of a couple of jams, to maintain the 2-0 lead.
- In the bottom of the fifth inning the Mountain Lions scrapped another run across as Perez was able to score on a passed ball to give UCCS what ended up being the final score, 3-0.
Stats From The Game | Game Two
- Perez was responsible for two of the three Mountain Lions runs with a run scored and an RBI.
- UCCS outhit the Eagles 6-to-1 in the second game, with hits coming from six different players
- Rayburn had a dominant performance going the full seven innings and allowing just one hit.
Beyond The Box Score
- The second game was Rayburn's first career complete game shutout.
- This was the first double-header sweep of the season and won consecutive games for the first time this year.
Up Next
- The Mountain Lions are right back at it tomorrow with the series finale double header against Chadron State at 11a.m. and 1p.m. at Mountain Lion Field.
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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.
