LAS VEGAS, N.M. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs baseball team secures the series win with a double header sweep in New Mexico.
INSIDE THE MATCH UP
- Final Score Game One: UCCS 11, NMHU 6 | Game Two: UCCS
- Records: UCCS (RMAC) | CSUP (RMAC)
- Facility | Location: Brandt Baseball Field| Las Vegas, N.M.
- All-Time Series: The Mountain Lions hold a 28-7 all-time record versus the Cowboys.
HOW IT HAPPENED | GAME ONE
- Three straight singles, Kasey Campbell walked with the bases full to bring Hayden Iverson across with the only run of the first inning, giving UCCS the 1-0 lead which they would never give back.
- Iverson added to the lead in the second inning with his third home run in as many games, but UCCS couldn't gain a baserunner with their other three hitters of the frame but controlled a 2-0 lead after an inning and a half.
- A Cowboy double and single combined for their first run of the game but would be their lone run in the second to bring the tally to 2-1 after two.
- The third inning was a scoring frenzy, with UCCS adding six runs, as NMHU grabbed three of their own. Kasey Campbell's two run shot highlighted the Mountain Lions push which totaled four hits, as the Cowboy's runs came on a pair of singles and a hit by pitch.
- After the explosion of runs in the third, their wouldn't be another run until the fifth when Brady Lachemann came home on a passed ball to make the score 9-4.
- A triple, passed ball, and RBI single brought across the final two runs for New Mexico Highlands, the Cowboys threatened for more in the inning, but stranded one on a strike him out-throw him out double play to end the fifth.
- UCCS polished off the win with a pair of singles in the seventh including and RBI knock from Kit Wigington. The Mountain Lions were also helped with a Cowboys error to allow another run in, securing the 11-6 win on the road.
GAME STATS | GAME ONE
- Kasey Campbell and Hayden Iverson both launched home runs in game one.
- Three batters for each team were hit by pitches in game one.
- Colton Trudeau (2-2) picks up his second straight win, as Andrew Baltazar (1-5) suffers the loss.
HOW IT HAPPENED | GAME TWO
- In game two the Mountain Lions didn't waste any time getting the offense started as they put up four runs in the opening frame. Iverson led the effort with a single, followed by back to back walks to Kit Wigington and Caleb Stubbings to load the base paths. A balk brought Iverson in, then Evan Steinberger singled Wigington and Stubbings in later that at bat. After Steinberger moved to third on a passed ball, Alec Gomez grounded to short but got the run in to complete the four run first.
- Hayden Iverson homered once again to start the second to push his home run streak to four games and bring the lead to 5 for UCCS. Later in the inning, Kit Wigington doubled, then came in on a Aaron Jenkins single, to make the advantage six.
- Alec Gomez tabbed on another pair in the third on a double to deep center to score Wigington and Hayden Iverson. At the end of three, UCCS held the dominant eight run lead.
- In the fifth, Kit Wigington slashed his second RBI double of the contest, then came in himself when Caleb Stubbings reached on an error at second base. With the additional pair plated, UCCS stood on top 10-0.
- The Cowboys captured the only three runs of their day in the sixth. Starting the inning with a single and a walk, the Cowboys first run came across on a passed ball through Evan Steinberger. A wild pitch in the same at bat plated the second run, with Chase Stewart doubling in the third run of the frame, and the lone earned run of Jason Fink's day.
- UCCS nailed the coffin shut with their second four run inning of the game in the seventh. The highlight of the frame was Caleb Stubbings three run shot, giving him the UCCS Baseball program record for home runs with 34 career big flies and earning UCCS the series win in New Mexico.
GAME STATISTICS | GAME TWO
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Caleb Stubbings seventh inning home run in game two was his 34th career blast, giving him the most homers in UCCS Baseball history.
- Hayden Iverson has homered in his last four games played.
- The Mountain Lions extend their season long win streak to four straight.
UP NEXT
- UCCS and NMHU will wrap up the series tomorrow at 12 p.m. in game four.
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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.
