DENVER, Colo. –  The University of Colorado Colorado Springs baseball team fell to the Regis University baseball team Thursday afternoon after surrendering nine runs to the Rangers.  

 
INSIDE THE MATCH UP 

• Final Score: Regis 9 – UCCS 6 

• Records: UCCS (14-6, 4-1 RMAC) | Regis (14-9, 4-1 RMAC)  

• Facility | Location: Regis Baseball Field | Denver, Colo. 

• All-Time Series: The series is tied at 19 games a piece for both programs.  

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• UCCS got off to a nice start thanks to a leadoff double from Mikey Brinton. Kit Wigington would then poke a single through to advance Brinton to third and put himself on first. A nice pickoff from starting pitcher Stephen Moraski made it two outs when Wigington was caught taking too big of a lead. It was then that Hayden Iverson knocked one deep into the outfield gap for a standup triple making it 1-0 headed to the bottom of the first. Despite a runner reaching on a hit by pitch, UCCS made quick work in the bottom half of the inning thanks to starting pitcher Jason Fink.  

• Trevor Dale and Evan Steinberger would continue the hot hitting streak for the Mountain Lions with back to back single with one out to put runners on first and second. A wild pitch put them on second and third, but nothing came from it as the next two batters would go down with outs. In the bottom half of the inning, the Rangers found themselves with the bases loaded with 2 outs. A walk would bring one in and keep them loaded for Garrett Rede who would single and bring two more in. The last action of the inning was a double from Adam Paniagua who scored two more ultimately making it 5-1 at the end of the inning.  

• The third inning was a dud that brought little action for both teams keeping the score 5-1 moving to the fourth inning.  

• While the fourth inning failed to add anything to the scoreboard, the fifth inning finally brought some movement. In a bases loaded situation, Hayden Iverson was walked and brought in a run. The next batter, Caleb Stubbings, hit a sacrifice fly ball to center field that scored another. Headed to the bottom of the fifth, the score was 5-3.  

• In the bottom half of the inning, Paniagua sent one deep to extend the lead back to three. Then, a passed ball scored a runner making the lead 4. All of a sudden it was now 7-3 with Regis still on top.  

• The Rangers would tally on two more in the bottom of the seventh inning as they attempted to stall the Mountain Lion comeback. This came thanks to two infield hits and good baserunning from Regis players. It was now 9-3 Regis still in the lead.  

• Mikey Brinton would answer with a homer of his own to make it 9-5 in the top of the eighth.  

• In the ninth, the Mountain Lions found a bases loaded situation but couldn't make much work of it as the only run to come from it was a sacrifice ground ball to the second baseman from Trevor Dale. This scored Wigington and made it 9-6, but that is how the game would end.  

GAME STATISTICS 

• Cam Bushnell records his first win of the year and goes to (1-0) while Jason Fink drops to (3-2) on an overall impressive campaign so far.  

• All but one starting batters record a hit in an at bat for the Rangers, helping lead a balanced offensive attack on their way to a 9-6 win. 

• UCCS notches 15 hits compared to Regis but can't score enough as they strand 11 on base to Regis's 4.  
  BEYOND THE BOX SCORE 

• Mikey Brinton padded his already stellar season with a 3-5 day at the plate with two RBIs and three overall hits.  

• Bushnell records his first win of the year in a relief position today.  

• This Mountain Lion loss ties up the overall series record at 19 wins a piece.  

UP NEXT 

• The Mountain Lions next opponent is Regis University again tomorrow afternoon for a doubleheader starting at 12pm. 

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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.