COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs baseball team fell in their series finale against San Francisco State on Sunday afternoon at Mountain Lion Park by a score of 15-1 in seven-inning contest.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: UCCS 1, SFSU 15
Records: UCCS (1-7, 0-0 RMAC) | SFSU (3-1, 0-0 CCAA)
Facility | Location: Mountain Lion Park | Colorado Springs, Colo.
All-Time Series: The Mountain Lions move to 2-6 all-time against the Gators.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Freshman Marko Sipila took the mound for the second time this season, facing immediate pressure as Sammy Gonzales doubled down through the right side on the game's opening pitch. A sacrifice fly from Nick Upstill gave the Gators a 1-0 first inning lead.
- San Francisco State would add to their lead with a pair of RBI triples, followed by a RBI double, courtesy of Kody Gardner, to expand their lead to 4-0 in the top of the third.
- In the bottom half of the third inning, the Mountain Lions started to find some momentum. Singles by Ronan Hella and Caleb Stubbings helped UCCS load the bases with one out in the inning. Senior Brad Madison worked the count, drawing a walk, to provide the Mountain Lions with their first run on the afternoon.
- The Gators would respond in the top of the fifth inning with Gardner and AJ Schrader each tallying 2 RBI to grow their lead to seven.
- Hayden Zweig entered the game in the top of the sixth inning, but found little traction as the Gators recorded four runs on two hits. Garrett Shriver quickly entered the game, ending the inning with a routine 5-4-3 double play to strand the lone runner.
- A Macully Sehr double to open the bottom of the sixth inning injected some life into the Mountain Lions offense. However, UCCS was not able to capitalize on the opportunity, leaving the inning with no runs.
- San Francisco State added three more runs in the top of the seventh inning, propelling them to a 15-1 victory to end the four-game series.
GAME STATISTICS
- The Mountain Lions tallied five hits and drew four walks.
- Sehr was the offensive leader for UCCS, notching their lone extra base hit on the afternoon.
- Sipila tossed five innings in the loss, striking out four, while giving up nine hits and eight earned runs.
- Shriver contributed two innings, only surrendering two hits and one earned run.
- For the Gators, Upstill was their main source of offense, going 4-for-4 at the plate, with two RBI and four runs scored.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Sehr's sixth inning double was his second of the series.
- Sipila set a season high in strikeouts with four.
UP NEXT
- The Mountain Lions will travel to Colorado State University Pueblo for a nonconference contest on Tuesday, Feb. 14 at 2 p.m.
