Box Score TUCSON, Ariz. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs baseball team opens the 2025 season with a commanding 10-0 win over Wayne State College behind staunch pitching and relentless offense in Arizona.

INSIDE THE MATCH UP

• Final Score: UCCS 10, WSC 0
• Records: UCCS (1-0, 0-0 RMAC) | NMHU (0-1, 0-0 NSIC)
• Facility | Location: Kino Sports Complex | Tucson, Ariz.
• All-Time Series: The Mountain Lions and Wildcats faced off for the first time this morning.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Mountain Lions got the party started in the second inning when they put up five runs on the Wildcats. Four hits and two walks powered the inning for UCCS, as they gave starter Jason Fink a comfortable lead as he returned to the mound in the third inning.
• Fink had a dominant outing, though he allowed all seven of the Wildcats hits, none would come around to score, as Wayne State marooned eight baserunners in the season opener.
• The Mountain Lions would add four runs in the fourth inning, to push the lead to an even more cushioned 9-0.
• Fink would give way to James Harbison who made his UCCS debut after transferring from Northeastern Junior College. Harbison was very effective as he fanned two hitters and walked just one on his way to two scoreless innings for UCCS.
• Colton Trudeau came on in the top of the eighth inning and shut the door as he set the Wildcats down scoreless, allowing UCCS to secure the mercy rule scoring their tenth run in the bottom half of the inning to open the year with the 10-0 victory.

               
GAME STATISTICS

• Evan Steinberger (2B), Kit Wigington (2B), Dillon Vroman (3B), and Caleb Chance (3B) all recorded extra base hits.
• Jason Fink (1-0) earns the win in the dominant five inning performance, as Jackson Shelburne (0-1) take the loss.
• Two of the newcomers, Mikey Brinton (3) and Trevor Dale (2), accounted for five of the ten Mountain Lion runs scored.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• UCCS earns their first shutout since April 19^th, 2021 when they defeated CCU 7-0 in Lakewood.
• This is the second series of RMAC play that UCCS has opened with a win. (MSU Denver Mar. 17^th was the first).
• James Harbison, Trevor Dale, Bryce Peterson and Mikey Brinton all made their UCCS debuts in Tucson.

UP NEXT

• The Mountain Lions and Wildcats will face off again tomorrow at 10 a.m. with UCCS taking on the University of Mary at 2 p.m.

 
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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.