DENVER, Colo. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs baseball team suffered a 13-1 setback Sunday afternoon in the series finale as Metropolitan State University of Denver run-ruled the Mountain Lions in seven innings. The Mountain Lions were held to seven hits while the Roadrunners accounted for 17 hits, including five doubles and two home runs.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score: UCCS 1, MSUD 13 (7 innings)
Records: UCCS (9-15, 2-6 RMAC) | MSUD (19-7, 4-4 RMAC)
Facility | Location: Assembly Athletic Complex | Denver, Colo.
All-Time Series: MSU Denver is 18-10 all-time series against UCCS.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The series finale started with a scoreless outing for both teams in the opening frame. Caleb Stubbings tallied a single followed by a double to left field by Brad Madison in the Mountain Lions first action at the plate before Hunter Owens retired the side.
- UCCS went three-up and three-down in the second inning as the Roadrunners snagged a run in the bottom of the second frame for a 1-0 lead.
- Ronan Hella put down a bunt for a leadoff single and moved to third base on Macully Sehr's single, but the Roadrunners kept UCCS from plating a run after three innings of offense. Marko Sipila started the third inning on the mound for UCCS and gave up an RBI double on the second batter he faced, before Jake Williams hit a three-run shot over the left field fence to boost the home team's lead to 5-0.
- The Roadrunners tacked on four more runs to their lead in the fourth and fifth innings before Luis Samorano and Madison manufactured the Mountain Lions first run of the game. Replacing Kit Wigington in left field, Samorano led off the sixth inning with a double and quickly advanced to third base on a wild pitch. Madison, who had two doubles under his belt already for the day, nailed the ball to left centerfield on an 0-2 count to drive home Samorano and cut into the Roadrunners lead, 9-1.
- An insurance run by MSU Denver in the bottom of the sixth inning put the Mountain Lions in a nine-run hole, 10-1. Unable to plate any more runs in the top half of the seventh frame, the Roadrunners notched their 11th run of the game on a miscue throw by pitcher Joe McDermott. With one out and a runner in scoring position, Williams knocked out his second home run of the game, giving the home team a 13-1 lead, ending the game on the 12-run rule.
GAME STATISTICS
- Five Mountain Lions combined to record seven hits, three of which were extra base hits.
- Madison led the Mountain Lions offensively, connecting for three hits on three at-bats, an RBI and two doubles.
- Samorano made two plate appearances and produced one hit (double) and scored the Mountain Lions lone run.
- Stubbings, Sehr and Hella each went 1-for-3 at the plate and Sehr drew the only walk for UCCS.
- Both teams accounted for six strikeouts each, and totaled four walks.
- MSU Denver finished the game with 17 hits, 13 runs, 11 RBI and seven extra-base hits.
- Owens (1-1) wore the loss after pitching the first two innings, allowing just one earned run on one hit and fanning two batters.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Sehr has now safely hit in eight straight games.
- Madison hit his team-leading 16th double today and has now hit multiple doubles in four games this season.
- Today's error in the seventh inning was the first error in the series for UCCS.
UP NEXT
- UCCS will play host to Colorado State University Pueblo on Tuesday at 3 p.m. in a non-conference contest.
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