ALAMOSA, Colo. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs baseball team sweeps Adams State University in Sunday's doubleheader to claim the series win after pulling off a late game comeback to register a 13-12 win in game one as freshman
Evan Langston throws a three-hit complete game for an 11-3 victory in game two.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Game 1: UCCS 13, ASU 12 | Game 2: UCCS 11, ASU 3
Records: UCCS (17-25, 12-12 RMAC), ASU (7-31, 4-20 RMAC)
Location: ASU Baseball Field | Alamosa, Colo.
All-Time Series: The all-time series between Adams State and UCCS falls in favor of the Mountain Lions as they hold a 15-5 record.
HOW IT HAPPENED | GAME ONE
• Cole Philip and the Mountain Lions found themselves in a 4-0 hole through the first two innings after the Grizzlies scored four runs on four hits for the early lead.
• The Mountain Lion bats began to show some life in the top of the third and fourth inning with
Jaeden Hegmann scoring from 90 feet on a wild pitch as
Kasey Campbell sent a solo home run over the left center field fence. But in the bottom half of both innings the Grizzlies combined for five runs to take a 9-2 lead into the fifth inning.
• UCCS stepped up to make it three consecutive innings of scoring to recover four-runs in the top half of the fifth with Campbell tallying another RBI off a double to the left center gap. The Mountain Lions capitalized on two more runs an at-bat earlier as an error by the right fielder scored
Kiichi Sato and Hegmann. After Campbell roped an RBI double,
Tyler Richardson welcomed ASU reliever Anthony Bleggi by jumping on the first pitch for an RBI single to cut the deficit down to three runs at 9-6.
• Jon Sotto and the Mountain Lion defense worked through the Grizzly lineup for their first shutout inning in the home half of the fifth but ASU laid down a squeeze bunt an inning later to grab an insurance run to make it 10-6 heading into the seventh.
• Coming off a scoreless sixth inning, the Mountain Lions made up for it in the seventh by cutting the deficit down to one run after an RBI double from Richardson and two-RBI double from
Walker Rumsey brought the game to 10-9.
• Another ASU solo home run in the home half of the seventh pushed the Grizzlies to an 11-9 lead, but the Mountain Lions bats were still heating up into the eighth inning.
• Down two runs,
Kit Wigington got the inning started with a leadoff walk to bring the tying run to the plate. The Grizzlies bounced back to get two key strikeouts, but Campbell continued to swing a hot bat by singling to left center to put runners on first and third with two outs. With one double registered his previous at-bat Richardson dug in to hit his second of the game to bring Wiginton in to score as he represented the go-ahead run on second base. It was now
Macully Sehr's turn to do some damage and the freshman did just that by roping a two-RBI double down the left field line for a clutch hit with two outs to give UCCS their first lead of the game at 12-11.
• In search of more runs, Hegmann put the Mountain Lions 90 feet closer of an insurance run by driving a ball to the right center gap for a leadoff triple in the ninth as Sato completed the process with an RBI single to send UCCS into the bottom of the ninth with a 13-11 lead.
• Things got dicey in the home half of the ninth with a leadoff double from Cedrick Reynaud turning into a run scored to bring the Grizzlies within one run, but
Joseph Harris held on to force a groundball to Sato at second base for the final out and 13-12 win.
STATS FROM THE DAY:
• The Mountain Lions outhit the Grizzlies for the first time in the series, 18-16. UCCS went on to hit nine extra base hits including seven doubles.
• All nine Mountain Lions tallied a hit in the game one victory with five of them notching a multi-RBI game.
Kiichi Sato,
Kasey Campbell and
Tyler Richardson all had a team high three hits as Richardson finished 3-for-5 with two doubles and a team high three RBI. Campbell went to score three times in the game as he went 3-for-5 with two RBI off a home run and double.
• Jon Sotto comes on in relief to claim the win after tossing four innings on the bump with six runs given up on nine hits with eight strikeouts.
• Joseph Harris came in the last inning to register the save after giving up one run on two hits and one walk.
• UCCS trailed for seven innings before taking the lead in the eighth as nine of their 13 runs were scored on two outs.
HOW IT HAPPENED | GAME TWO
• Game two of Sunday's doubleheader had the Mountain Lions putting up the first runs as
Kit Wigington picked up his second RBI of the series by driving in
Jaeden Hegmann on a double down the left field line. UCCS' second run in the top of the first belonged to
Caleb Stubbings who brought in Wigington on an RBI single to give the Mountain Lions an early 2-0 lead.
• Starter
Evan Langston found the zone quickly as he silenced the Grizzlies through three innings to have the offense come back with Wigington launching a solo home run to deep right field in the third and
Tyler Richardson coming around to score after his third double of the day in the fourth inning.
• Holding on to a 4-0 lead, ASU put their first run on the board in the bottom of the fourth off a Cedrick Reynaud solo home run to bring the score to 4-1.
• The one run for Adams State was soon erased by a four-run fifth inning by UCCS as Wigington supplied the power once again with a solo shot to center field for the Mountain Lions' first run and his third RBI on the day. UCCS quickly loaded the bases up after the home run which led to RBI's for Richardson and
Macully Sehr who provided an infield single and bases loaded walk, respectively. Hegmann then sent a sacrifice flyout to deep right field to safely score
Kasey Campbell and increase the Mountain Lion lead, 8-1.
• In the sixth, Campbell challenged Wigington for the longest home run hit on the day as the redshirt freshman blasted a long ball to dead center for three RBI and a 11-1 Mountain Lion lead.
• Langston came back out for the seventh inning where the Grizzlies showed some life by scoring two runs, but it was Langston and the Mountain Lions who held on by striking out the last Grizzly to post the 11-3 victory.
STATS FROM THE GAME | GAME TWO
• The Mountain Lions continued to swing hot bats in game two by recording 14 hits as Langston and the UCCS defense silences ASU for just three hits on the day.
• Kit Wigington led all hitters in game two by going 4-for-4 with two home runs, a double, four runs scored, and three RBI.
• Fellow redshirt freshman
Kasey Campbell had another stellar game at the plate with three RBI off a 3-for-4 day that included a three-run home run.
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Evan Langston throws a seven-inning complete game by allowing just three runs on three hits with four walks and six strikeouts.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
• Jon Sotto's eight strikeouts in game one marks a new career high for the redshirt junior.
• Mountain Lions tie their season high in doubles (seven), which also is tied for the third most in program history.
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Kit Wigington registers his first career multi-home run game, marking the fourth time a Mountain Lion has hit two home runs in a single game this season with
Caleb Stubbings having done it on three separate occasions.
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Evan Langston throws his first career complete game as a Mountain Lion off a season and career high six strikeouts. The Mountain Lion pitching staff has registered three complete games on the year.
• UCCS has won seven out of their last eight games where they have scored a total of 103 runs for an average of 12.87 runs per game.
UP NEXT:
UCCS Baseball is back on the road next weekend for a Steel and Silver Showdown against Colorado State University Pueblo with game one slated for Friday, Apr. 29 at 7 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
