COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs baseball team couldn't get their offense started on a frigid afternoon at Mountain Lion Park, losing to the University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles, 14-4
INSIDE THE MATCH UP
- Final Score: UCCS 4, UMC 14
- Records: UCCS (2-4, 0-0 RMAC) | UMC (1-2, 0-0 NSIC)
- Facility | Location: Mountain Lion Park| Colorado Springs, Colo.
- All-Time Series: The Mountain Lions are 2-1 all-time vs the Golden Eagles.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Much like game one of the series, the Golden Eagles got off to a quick start, this time getting started on a UCCS miscue seeing Ben Goelz come around on a passed ball. They would add a run on a Jake Hjelle double, with Hjelle himself coming in on a groundout two batters later to give the visitors the early 3-0 lead before they hit the field defensively.
- Crookston would homer in back to back innings in the third and fourth frames, getting a two-run yard ball from Teddy Giefer to knock in Hjelle in the third, with Mitch Goodwin taking Marko Sipila deep in the fourth to bring the score to 6-0.
- A pair of singles in the fifth saw two Golden Eagles cross the plate as Jason Fink and the Mountain Lion bullpen entered the fray.
- A Kobe Senn single, UCCS passed ball, and Josh Dykhoff double plated three more for the visitors, with a Mitch Goodwin eighth inning double scoring two more to round out the scoring at 14 for Crookston.
- UCCS' only offense of the afternoon came in the home half of the eighth when Dillon Vroman singled home Colton Trudeau, with Alec Gomez blasting his third home run of the young season to bring in Vroman and Kasey Campbell who remained aboard. Strong pitching from the Golden Eagles was the story of the day, with Minnesota Crookston taking the finale by a 14-4 final.
GAME STATISTICS
- Caleb Chance was the only Mountain Lion to record a multi-hit performance.
- Alec Gomez's bat stayed hot, launching his third home run of the season.
- All but one of UMC's starters recorded a hit.
- Josh Dykhoff (1-0) gets his first win with UCCS' Marko Sipila (0-2) still looking for his first victory of 2024.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Minnesota Crookston wins their first game of the spring.
- The 10-run margin of defeat is the Mountain Lion's largest of the year.
UP NEXT
- The Mountain Lions travel south to face off against CSU Pueblo in a non-conference contest on Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Rawlings Park in Pueblo.
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As a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs competes in 14 varsity sports in NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletics.
