COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs baseball team wins the final game of the series against the Colorado Christian University Cougars in a Saturday afternoon matchup that put two heavyweight offenses on display.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: UCCS 19, CCU 11
Records: UCCS (14-24, 9-11 RMAC), MSUD (12-24, 8-12 RMAC)
Facility: Mountain Lion Park | Colorado Springs, Colo.
All-Time Series: The Mountain Lions now lead the series 21-3 and extend their win streak against the Cougars to 16 games.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- There were early fireworks in Saturday's matchup between the Cougars and the Mountain Lions. After being down one run early, Caleb Stubbings stepped up to the plate and put the home squad ahead 2-1 with a two-run blast to left field in the bottom of the first.
- On the first pitch he saw to start the bottom of the second, Tyler Richardson hit a big fly to center field that carried over the wall just to the left of the batter's eye to give the Mountain Lions the 3-1 advantage.
- The Mountain Lions would tack on another run in the inning with Jaeden Hegmann flipping a ball to right center for an RBI single. UCCS would lead 5-1 by the end of the inning courtesy of a sacrifice fly to right field off the bat of Stubbings.
- The Cougars would spray the ball around the yard in the top of the third to score three runs and get back in the ballgame.
- In the bottom of the fifth, the Mountain Lions loaded the bases with less than two outs. Aaron Faragallah was able to advance home on an infield fly. An errant throw from the Cougar second baseman allowed Brad Madison to score as the ball went to the backstop. A Walker Rumsey single up the middle would score Richardson and bring the Mountain Lion lead to 8-4.
- The sixth inning saw more explosive baseball from the Mountain Lions with a pair of homeruns from Kit Wigington and Brad Madison. They would add another with a Walker Rumsey double down the left field line to bring the score to a 12-4 UCCS lead.
- Both offenses continued to pile on with the Cougars adding four runs in the top of the seventh and the Mountain Lions plating seven in the bottom of the seventh to bring the score to 19-8 in favor of UCCS.
- A scoreless eighth inning brought Brian Marquez out of the bullpen for the ninth inning and the Mountain Lions would seal the 19-11 victory, completing the series sweep.
STATS FROM THE GAME
- Kit Wigington was a hit machine today as he tallied four base knocks in five at-bats. His hits included a homerun and a triple and he drove in two runs while scoring three times.
- Jaeden Hegmann and Walker Rumsey also had great days at the plate as they each tallied three hits. Rumsey drove in three runs and legged out a double for an impressive performance.
- The Mountain Lions were patient and disciplined at the plate today as they drew a total of nine walks as a team, tied for the most they have gotten the free pass in a game this year.
- In route to his third win of the year, Hunter Owens pitched 3.1 innings while allowing two runs on three hits and striking out two batters.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- The Mountain Lions scored a total of 64 runs on the weekend against CCU, the most they have tallied in a single weekend all year.
- Caleb Stubbings now has hit seven homeruns in five games, bringing his season homerun total to 14. He had three RBI today, bringing his season total to 47 which leads the team.
- Brad Madison has also been mashing baseballs as he has now hit five home runs in his last seven games.
- Kit Wigington continues to find the gaps as he now has a five-game hitting streak, all being multi-hit games. His four hits today are tied for the second most he has had in a game this season.
- With four today, the Mountain Lions hit a total of 13 homeruns on the weekend, the most they have hit in a series this year.
UP NEXT
- The Mountain Lions will travel to Alamosa, Colo. for a road series against Adams State University next weekend. First pitch is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. on Friday, April 22nd.
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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.
