UCCS BASEBALL SEASON IN-REVIEW

• The University of Colorado Colorado Springs baseball team enjoyed a bounce back season in 2025 as they added seven wins from their total from the spring of 2024, returning to the postseason for the first time since 2022.
• The Mountain Lions got off to a strong start to the season as they opened on the road with a pair of non-conference weekends. Their first series was a round robin weekend in Tucson, Ariz. that featured a pair of games against Wayne State, and a pair of games against the University of Mary. A one-run loss (6-7) to the Marauders of the University of Mary was the only setback of the first weekend, as UCCS then traveled to Tahlequah, Okla. for a four-game set with Northeastern State, which they split. Two weeks into the year, UCCS held a 5-3 record, as they returned to the Springs for their first home action of the season.
• The Mountain Lions continued their momentum in their first home games of the year, as they took two of three games in another split opponent weekend. With three games on the docket, UCCS played Adams State in a single game before facing Colorado School of Mines in the final two contests. UCCS dropped the finale 8-7 to CSM but still captured the weekend going 2-1 in the three tilts.
• The Mountain Lions then embarked on a stretch where they won seven of eight games played, with every win coming against the Colorado Chirstian, the first three in the final non-conference series of the early season, and the final four wins also over CCU to start Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference action. The lone loss was a narrow 8-9 affair to Regis University in a neutral site game with Regis University in Lakewood, Colo.
• The scales then tipped back to even for UCCS as the squad then dropped seven of eight against Regis and Adams State in RMAC action, with the lone win of the skid coming in an 8-4 triumph over ASU.
• Sitting at 15-12, UCCS hit the road for a six-game stretch comprised of four games in Las Vegas, N.M. against New Mexico Highlands University, then a pair in Hays, Kan. Against the then 22^nd ranked Tigers of Fort Hays State University. UCCS took three of four in New Mexico in a series that saw the Mountain Lions turn not one, but two triple plays in consecutive games, with UCCS splitting their doubleheader with the Tigers in Kansas the following weekend.
• The Mountain Lions returned home for a weekend series against the 13^th ranked, and perennial RMAC favorite Colorado Mesa, with their work cutout for them as the Mavericks came in with just one conference loss. UCCS then put the conference on notice as they split the series with CMU, winning the first game 14-8 then walking off the Mavericks in the series finale 11-10 behind six unanswered runs in the eighth and ninth innings.
• UCCS' trip to Golden, Colo. for a series with Colorado School of Mines on Easter Weekend was halved due to weather in the foothills, as the teams only got two of their four scheduled games in. The teams each took a game for their own, as UCCS turned their attention to the final two series of the season.
• With eight games remaining, UCCS needed just one win to capture a berth in the RMAC postseason, and though they got the win vs CSU Pueblo in the final series of the season, that would be the only win of their final eight games as they were swept in the state capital by MSU Denver, before CSUP took three of four in Colorado Springs.
• The Mountain Lions made their first appearance in the RMAC Baseball Tournament since 2022 as they headed to Grand Junction as the sixth and final seed in the field. UCCS, however, could not find success in Mesa County as they were downed 9-3 by Colorado Mesa and 6-4 by Adams State to bring the season to a close. The squad closed the year with a 23-26 record, improving over the 2024 season by seven wins.

AWARD WINNERS
The 2025 season showcased 12 different Mountain Lions earning accolades throughout the year: 

• Bryce Peterson: ABCA All-Region First Team, All-RMAC Second Team, CSC Academic All-District, RMAC All-Academic First Team
• Ryder Mancuso: RMAC All-Academic First Team, All-RMAC Second Team, Two-Time RMAC Pitcher of the Week (February 18, April 1)
• Caleb Stubbings: UCCS Thomas F. McLaughlin Award
• Kit Wigington: RMAC All-Academic First Team
• Joshua Zotto: RMAC All-Academic First Team
• Kasey Campbell: RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll
• Caleb Chance: RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll
• Gerrit Erickson: RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll
• Jason Fink: RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll
• Ronan Hella: RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll
• Vander Hodges: RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll
• Joe McDermott: RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll

STATISTICAL LEADERS

• Bryce Peterson paced the Mountain Lions offensively this season as he led the team in at-bats (183), Hits (74), Doubles (20), Total Bases (123), and Walks (27).
• Mikey Brinton and Kit Wigington led the scoring efforts for UCCS as Wigington captured the team RBI crown with 42, as Brinton led the team in Runs (51) and Home Runs (10).
• Ryder Mancuso and Jason Fink highlighted the Mountain Lions rotation as both captured five wins. Mancuso (7.41) narrowly edged out Fink (7.80) for the lead in ERA of qualified pitchers, as both hurlers finished the season with a 1.76 WHIP. The duo combined for an impressive 109 strikeouts on the season, with Mancuso fanning 59 hitters, and Fink sitting down 50.
• Joshua Zotto continued to show his value in relief in his second season of action with UCCS, as he led all Mountain Lion pitchers with his sizzling 2.66 ERA. Zotto (3-0) joined Ben Ruckman (2-0) as the only two pitchers on the team that earned decisions without any losses.
• Against conference opponents, Mikey Brinton (.463), Caleb Chance (.409), Bryce Peterson (.408), and Kit Wigington (.407) all shined at the plate as they led qualifying hitters in average. With the four being .400+ in conference games, the team finished with half of their qualifying hitters slashing .400 or better.

HOT TAKES

• Ryder Mancuso and Jason Fink became the first pair of Mountain Lion pitchers to strikeout 50 or more batters in the same season in Mountain Lion Baseball history.
• Caleb Stubbings continued to cement himself as one of the most productive offensive players in the programs nine years of competition. Stubbings extended his home run record to 41, chances to 1,277 and putouts to 1,179. While setting new program marks in RBIs (181), and Double Plays Turned (131).
• The team's slugging percentage for 2025 checked in second best in program history (.541) with the squads .420 on base percentage also ranking second best.
• UCCS' hit total of 554 tied the 2023 campaign for second most, with their 123 doubles also tying the '23 squad for second place.
• UCCS earned 200 walks in 2025, the first time they have reached the bicentennial mark, as they crushed the previous record of 180 (2021).
• UCCS turned two triple plays this season, both against New Mexico Highlands in consecutive games. The turns were the first two triple plays in the program's nine years of competition.

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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.