DENVER, Colo. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs baseball team loses game four by a 13-3 final score to Regis University in northwest Denver.
INSIDE THE MATCH UP
- Final Score: UCCS 3, RU 13
- Records: UCCS (14-9, 4-4 RMAC) | RU (17-9, 7-1 RMAC)
- Facility | Location: Regis Baseball Field | Denver, Colo.
- All-Time Series: The Rangers build on their lead in the all-time series 22-19.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Mountain Lions were able to get on the board first with a pair of runs in the top of the third inning, as Dillon Vroman worked a one out walk, then was joined on base by Mikey Brinton on the next plate appearance when he was hit by a pitch. Nolan Oliver then came up and provided a productive out when he grounded to short and moved Vroman and Brinton both to scoring position. Kit Wigington would follow and delivered a two-out single that plated both runs, as UCCS went to the bottom of the third with the first lead of the game.
- Regis wasted no time responding to the Mountain Lions, as a three-run home run from Garrett Rede erased the Mountain Lions lead with one swing of the bat. Ayden Harrison who had reached on an error, and Clay Conn who singled to center both scored on the Rede homer, and UCCS had relinquished their lead without recording an out. To make matters worse, Adam Paniagua went back-to-back with a homer of his own, and in a flash, it was a 4-2 Regis advantage. The Rangers would add a fifth run on a Peter Goldy sacrifice fly, as the Rangers captured the three-run advantage in the inning.
- The Mountain Lions learned their lesson as they intentionally walked Paniagua on his next at bat, but the decision would still burn UCCS as the free pass was followed by an Ethan Wood double to score Paniagua to make the lead four at 6-2.
- Dillion Vroman and Nolan Oliver combined in the seventh for the Mountain Lions as Vroman earned a leadoff single, then stole second before a wild pitch advanced him to third. Oliver would ground out two batters later, and UCCS earned a run back to cut the lead to 6-3.
- The Rangers shut the door over their final two trips to the batter's box, with the Rangers adding seven runs in the seventh in the eighth innings. UCCS didn't help themselves as the Ranger push was helped along by a balked in run in the seventh, as the Rangers blanked the Mountain Lions the rest of the way to sweep the weekend series and earn the 13-3 game four victory.
GAME STATISTICS
- The Mountain Lions were able to threaten throughout the day with eight hits in the game, though they were unable to execute with runners on as they left 11 baserunners onboard.
- The Rangers blasted four homers on Sunday including two from Adam Paniagua, a performance that earned the reigning player of the week two intentional walks to finish his final at-bats.
- Nick Jacobs (2-1) earns his second victory of the season behind his five inning performance, Joe McDermott (2-2) falls to even as he suffers the loss for UCCS.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- One week after beginning the conference season with a sweep of CCU, UCCS suffers their first negative sweep as they leave Denver going 0-4 on the weekend.
- The Rangers complete the regular season sweep of UCCS, going 5-0 overall on the year.
UP NEXT
- The Mountain Lions return home on Friday to open a four-game set with Adams State at 3 p.m. at Mountain Lion Stadium.
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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.
