DENVER, Colo. – The Mountain Lions managed to grab their first lead of the series on Sunday afternoon but Regis University came on late to down University of Colorado Colorado Springs 14-7 and take the series win on Regis' Baseball Field.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: UCCS 7, Regis 14
Records: UCCS (10-24, 5-11 RMAC), Regis (21-16-1, 14-6 RMAC)
Location: Regis Baseball Field | Denver, Colo.
Series: UCCS holds the advantage in the all-time series at a record of 16-11 with the Rangers winning four consecutive games.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
• Sunday told a different story from the rest of the series with the Mountain Lions establishing a 4-0 lead right out of the gate. UCCS' four-run first inning came off the bats of
Caleb Stubbings and
Brad Madison who combined for consecutive home runs with a solo shot from Stubbings and a three-run bomb from Madison.
• On the bump for the Mountain Lions was
Jon Sotto who allowed one run in the first and retired the Rangers in order through the second for a 4-1 ballgame early on.
• After a leadoff double from
Kit Wigington in the top of third, the Mountain Lions came up short in tallying insurance runs as the Rangers got out of the inning to come out in the bottom half of the third to score two runs on three hits and an error to cut the Mountain Lion deficit to one run, 4-3.
• Sotto and Regis' Porter Hardcastle locked down the opposing offenses again through a scoreless fourth to have four runs plated in the fifth with all of them coming off Ranger bats. A total of three doubles and one home run were registered in the bottom of the fifth to give Regis a 7-4 lead.
• The Mountain Lions kept the offense going with
Zac Dammel driving a triple down the right field line in the sixth, Stubbing going yard for the second time in the game with a solo shot in the eighth, and Wigington notching an RBI single in the ninth to total nine runs in the game.
• But the Ranger offense continued to swing the bat and extend their lead as Regis totaled seven runs in the final three innings to record the 14-7 win.
STATS FROM THE DAY:
• The Mountain Lions were outhit 15-10 by the Rangers with seven of UCCS' 10 hits going down as extra base hits with three doubles, one triple, and three home runs.
• UCCS had four errors come their way, resulting in five of the Regis' 14 runs coming across as unearned.
• Seven different Mountain Lions registered a hit on Sunday with
Kit Wigington,
Caleb Stubbings, and
Luis Samorano each notching a team high two hits. Madison registered a team high three RBI on a 1-for-3 day as Stubbings hit two solo home runs to finish 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored.
• Jon Sotto moves to 1-2 on the season after going five full innings while giving up seven runs and just three earned on seven hits. Regis Porter Hardcastle goes four innings where he allowed four runs on five hits with three strikeouts. RU reliever Dylan De Leon receives the win with one run plating on one hit, one walk, and one strikeout.
BEYOND THE BOX:
• Caleb Stubbings registers his second two-home run game of the season as he leads the team with nine total home runs.
• The Mountain Lions tied their season high in extra base hits on Sunday after registering 10 total extra base hits.
UP NEXT:
• UCCS Baseball will host Colorado Christian University next week inside Mountain Lion Park with game one slated for Thursday, Apr. 14 at 3 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.
