COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs baseball team recorded 20 hits in route to a 13-6 victory over Adams State University in first home game of the season.
INSIDE THE MATCH UP
- Final Score: UCCS 13, ASU 6
- Records: UCCS (6-3, 0-0 RMAC) | ASU (2-11, 0-0 RMAC)
- Facility | Location: Mountain Lion Park | Colorado Springs, Colo.
- All-Time Series: The Mountain Lions move to 20-9 all-time against the Grizzlies.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The first inning started just how the Mountain Lions wanted, as starting pitcher, Jason Fink, faced the minimum at the top of the inning before the offense got started on a double over the head of the center fielder by Mikey Brinton. Looking to go up, the next two UCCS batters advanced Brinton on flyouts to go up 1-0. After a clean top of the second, the Mountain Lions answered with yet another run in by way of the long ball off the bat of Nolan Oliver to take a 2-0 lead heading into the third.
- After retiring the side in the top of the third inning, UCCS added yet another run as designated hitter Kit Wigington sent a ball over the left center fence to take a three run lead into the fourth. The Mountain Lions finally strung some hits together in the bottom of the fourth as they tallied five to put up four more runs and go up 7-0.
- Fink ran into some trouble in the fifth and sixth innings, allowing three runs with a two-run homerun in the fifth. After limiting the Grizzlies to just three runs, the Mountain Lions put up three of their own in the bottom of the sixth when Wigington and Hayden Iverson hit back-to-back doubles to score one before singles by Trevor Dale and Nolan Oliver scored the next two to take a 10-3 lead into the seventh inning.
- After James Harbison came in for Fink in the seventh and retired all three batters he faced, Brinton led off the bottom of the inning with a hard-hit triple to right center. Bryce Peterson would then come up with a runner in scoring position and hit a sharp double down the left field line to go up 11-3 heading into the eighth inning.
- The Mountain Lions tacked on two more runs in the eighth inning after retiring the side in the top half when senior outfielder Dillon Vroman launched a home run to right center with a runner on second for his first long ball of the season. Senior pitcher Colton Trudeau came in for the top of the ninth inning and immediately ran into trouble as the first three batters all reached safely and scored to move the score to 11-6. Trudeau would go on to strike out the final two batters to give the Mountain Lions the victory before any more damage could be done.
GAME STATISTICS
- The Mountain Lions recorded 20 hits to the Grizzlies' seven.
- Dillon Vroman led UCCS with four RBI's on the afternoon, with two coming off his home run in the eighth inning.
- Jason Fink (2-1) recorded his second win of the season, pitching six innings and allowing three runs on five hits with six strikeouts.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- The Mountain Lions 43 at bats were the most for the team to begin the season.
- UCCS hit three home runs during Saturday's game, marking the most they have tallied in a game this season.
UP NEXT
- The Mountain Lions will stay at home to take on Colorado School of Mines for a two game set starting on Sunday, Feb. 23 with first pitch scheduled for 12:00 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.
