COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. –  The University of Colorado Colorado Springs baseball teams falls short of Adams State University 11-7 in game one of four as the Grizzlies visit the Mountain Lions. 

 
INSIDE THE MATCH UP 

• Final Score: ASU 11 – UCCS 7 

• Records: UCCS (14-10, 4-5 RMAC) | ASU ( 9-18, 5-4 RMAC)  

• Facility | Location: Mountain Lion Park | Colorado Springs, Colo. 

• All-Time Series: The Mountain Lions now have a 20-win, 10-loss (20-10) record versus the Adams State Grizzlies.  

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• The game was off to a bang with a double from Braden Watkins who advanced to third on a sacrifice grounder and would score on a sacrifice fly ball to right field from Seth Reker. UCCS starting pitcher Jason Fink would strikeout the last batter to get out of the inning down 1-0. The Mountain Lions would respond in a hurry with a solo homer from Mikey Brinton to lead off the inning. A single from Bryce Peterson and a wild pitch set up a RBI double from Kit Wigington. Wigington would score on a single from Caleb Stubbings making it 3-1 UCCS. The inning wasn't over there as Caleb chance would find his way on base with a single setting up a Trevor Dale three-run moon shot to left field resulting in a 6-1 lead headed into the second inning.  

• The Grizzlies responded in a similar fashion leading off the inning with a homer making it 6-2. Fink would then hit a batter and surrender a double, two singles and a handful of walks to give up four more runs. This tied the game up and Nick Miszuk would be called on to pitch for Fink. He would ultimately get them out of the inning but they could get nothing going in the bottom half.  

• With a 6-6 ballgame, neither team would make a move in the third as it brought six consecutive outs. The fourth brought much of the same with no changes. 6-6 headed into the fifth.  

• Adams State capitalized on a one out single by adding a double from Christian Altamirano putting runners in scoring position. A single would bring one in and then a double would score Altamirano. On the same play, Caleb Eiguren, who had just hit the RBI single, was thrown out trying to score at home sending things to the bottom half of the inning 8-6 ASU. Despite a few baserunners, the Mountain Lions struggled to add anything to the scoreboard and headed to the sixth down two.  

• Both teams would find one baserunner in the sixth but find nothing from it. The seventh began with two outs for ASU looking like a repeat of the sixth, when they then found a single from Altamirano. He advanced to second on a wild pitch and scored on a double from Eiguren making it 9-6. The next batter, Ethan Abegg, sent one over the wall for two more runs making it 11-6. UCCS made it out of the inning but couldn't shorten the lead in the bottom half.  

• The eighth was more defensive work as the only baserunner came from a leadoff double for the Grizzlies.   

• The Mountain Lions did a great job of getting out of the top of the ninth without surrendering anymore points. In their final effort to win or send it to extras, Trevor Dale homered making it 11-7, but that was all the Mountain Lions had to offer and the game would end 11-7 ASU.  

GAME STATISTICS 

• Cesar Loma picks up his first win of the year improving to (1-6) on the year. The loss goes to Nick Miszuk and he falls to (0-1) on his first decision of the year.  

• Adams State records 13 hits and strands five runners to UCCS's nine hits only stranding two. They also managed five more walks resulting in quite the offensive showing. 

• ASU had eight total extra base hits including two homers during their display at the plate. Meanwhile, on the other side, Dale homers twice along with two doubles from Wigington and another homer from Brinton. 
  BEYOND THE BOX SCORE 

• Trevor Dale ties the team high home run count for the year at five with his two shots today.  

• Kit Wigington improves his RMAC batting average to an impressive .462 after his two double this afternoon. 

• The offensive dominance helped the Grizzlies grab their 10th all time win versus the UCCS program. 

UP NEXT 

• The Mountain Lions will take on Adams State University again tomorrow for an RMAC doubleheader at Mountain Lion Park.  

 
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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.