COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. – A big day at the plate for the University of Colorado Colorado Springs baseball team propels the Mountain Lions to two wins over the Colorado Christian University Cougars in a Friday doubleheader.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Game 1: UCCS 21, CCU 5 | Game 2: UCCS 8, CCU 7
Records: UCCS (13-24, 8-11 RMAC), CCU (12-23, 8-11 RMAC)
Facility: Mountain Lion Park | Colorado Springs, Colo.
All-Time Series: The Mountain Lions improve their win streak against CCU to 15 games, bringing their record to 20-3 when matching up with the Cougars.
HOW IT HAPPENED | GAME 1
- The Cougars struck first this afternoon with a leadoff homerun and would score another run in the opening frame with a double to left field to take the early 2-0 lead.
- The Mountain Lions would get those runs back soon after with Caleb Stubbings lining a single up the middle to bring home two runs and tie the game with no outs in the bottom of the first inning. One batter later, Aaron Faragallah drove in another with an RBI single of his own to take the lead. A pair of sacrifice flies from Brad Madison and Macully Sehr put the Mountain Lions ahead 5-2 by the end of the first inning.
- In the bottom of the third, the Mountain Lions continued to get runners on base and hit the gaps as they plated seven runs in the inning to jump out to a 12-2 lead.
- John Hoffman settled in on the mound in the following innings after giving up two in the first as he went on to mow through the Cougar lineup with three scoreless innings.
- Kit Wigington would lead off the bottom of the fifth with a double the other way and would later score on a ground ball misplayed by the shortstop that allowed Wigington to score from third. A Macully Sehr double later in the inning would plate another run as part of a four-run inning to put the Mountain Lions up 16-3.
- The Mountain Lions launched two homeruns in the bottom of the sixth. Caleb Stubbings got a hold of a pitch he took over the right field fence for a two-run blast and Brandon Bagon had a two-run shot of his own later in the frame that cleared the wall in left-center. The scoreboard at the end of the inning read 21-5 in favor of the Mountain Lions.
- Chris Bryant would come in out of the bullpen to relieve John Hoffman to close out the game in the seventh. He would retire the side in order while posting two strikeouts in the inning to seal the win for the Mountain Lions.
STATS FROM THE GAME | GAME 1
- Caleb Stubbings continues to stay red hot as he drove in six runs in game one while going 3-for-5 at the plate and adding a homerun to his incredible day at the plate.
- In his first game back from injury, Brandon Bagon went 2-for-3 at the dish including his homerun in the sixth. He tallied a total of four RBI for the day.
- Macully Sehr hit the ball well today with a 3-for-4 performance. He scored twice while driving in three runs and swiped a bag in the first game of today's doubleheader.
- The final line for John Hoffman's first win on the mound this season read 6.0 innings pitched, four earned runs on nine hits while striking out four Cougar batters.
HOW IT HAPPENED | GAME 2
- Cole Philip took the hill for the Mountain Lions in game two of Friday's doubleheader and was able to get around a hit batsman and keep the Cougars off the scoreboard for a strong first inning of work.
- It did not take long for the Mountain Lions to jump ahead as Caleb Stubbings launched a three-run jack that hit off the top of the scoreboard in left-center for the early UCCS lead. Brad Madison would follow suit not long after with a solo shot of his own to right field to put the Mountain Lions up 4-0 in the first inning.
- After the Cougars tied the game in the third, the Mountain Lions bounced back in the bottom half of the inning with Aaron Faragallah hitting a two-run line drive homerun to right field. Macully Sehr would drive in another run later in the inning with a double down the right field line to go up 7-4.
- With a CCU runner on first with one out in the top of the fourth, Tyler Richardson nailed the runner at second with a perfect throw on a steal attempt. Faragallah would strike again in the bottom half with a triple to right field that brought in the eighth run of the game for the Mountain Lions.
- The Cougars brought the tying run to the plate in the top of the sixth with a runner on second base. The CCU first baseman lined a ball right back at Evan Langston on the mound who stuck his glove out to make the catch. With the runner on second leaning to third on contact, Langston was able to complete the double play by tossing it over to Sehr covering second base to prevent the run from scoring, getting the Mountain Lions out of the inning.
- Langston trotted back out for the seventh and final inning in game two. The Cougars would plate a run in the inning and then get the tying run on second base with two outs. Brock Weiss entered the game for the Mountain Lions and hit the first batter he faced, putting the go-ahead run on base.
- The next batter up for the Cougars batted from the left side and smoked a line drive that had the appearance that it would drop in for a base hit to right field. Kiichi Sato however was placed perfectly on the shifted infield to make an incredible leaping catch to keep the tying run from scoring, sealing the win for the Mountain Lions in game two by a score of 8-7.
STATS FROM THE GAME | GAME 2
- Aaron Faragallah collected a three-hit game while driving in three runs. Two of his hits went for extra bases as he launched a homerun in the third inning and added a triple to his impressive day at the plate.
- Macully Sehr was a perfect 3-for-3 at the dish in game two with a double and a run driven in.
- Caleb Stubbings had another multi-hit game this afternoon with one of his knocks clearing the fence for a homerun.
- The winning pitcher in game two, Evan Langston, was superb out of the bullpen as he pitched 3.1 innings while only allowing two hits and no earned runs.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- With 21 runs scored in the first game of today's doubleheader, the Mountain Lions set a season high in runs scored in a single game this year.
- With two over the course of today, Caleb Stubbings has now hit six homeruns in four games. His season batting average climbs to .353 on the season and has now hit 13 homeruns this year.
- Brock Weiss picks up his second save of the season.
- John Hoffman collects his first win on the year while Evan Langston picks up his second. Langston has been dominant on the mound lately as his ERA in the last four games he has appeared in sits a 3.18.
- Kit Wigington and Stubbings each have recorded multiple hits in each of their last four games.
UP NEXT
- The Mountain Lions close out the home series with CCU tomorrow afternoon, April 16th, with first pitch scheduled for 12:00 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.
