COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs baseball team can't overcome middle inning struggles to fall to Fort Hays State 18-12 in series finale.
INSIDE THE MATCH UP
- Final Score: UCCS 12, FHSU 18
- Records: UCCS (1-2, 0-0 RMAC) | FHSU (2-1, 0-0 MIAA)
- Facility | Location: Mountain Lion Park | Colorado Springs, Colo.
- All-Time Series: The Mountain Lions hold a 2-3 record in games against Fort Hays State.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- UCCS made it three straight days scoring first when Quinn Medin led off the Mountain Lion first inning with a double, then moving to third on a throwing error. Tyson Mayberry followed with a groundout but kept it to the right side allowing Medin to score.
- It took Fort Hays three innings to find paydirt, but they did so in a big way in the third. A lead off walk got the Tigers started, with Erick Ordonez blasting a two run homer two batters later. Tony Moore would then reach on a single, with Derek Woolwine following with a RBI double to the gap in left center field. Dylan Salcido kept it going with a second two run shot with two outs, totaling five runs in the inning for Fort Hays.
- UCCS scored the next three thanks to a Trevor Dale solo homer in the fourth, as UCCS manufactured another pair of runs in the fifth to pull within a run 5-4.
- The final four innings were eventful with the Tigers exploding for a13 run stretch in the sixth, seventh and eighth innings, with UCCS fighting back with eight of their own. The UCCS effort would come up short, however, with the Mountain Lions falling 18-12 to drop the series, two games to one.
GAME STATISTICS
- Bryce Peterson led the charge for UCCS with four RBIs, helped along by multi-RBI days from Trevor Dale (3), and Tyson Mayberry (2).
- Walks were a thorn in the Mountain Lions side, allowing 11 free bases to the Tigers.
- Burke Sharpsteen (1-0) earns the win for the Tigers with Ryder Mancuso (0-1) suffering the loss for UCCS.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Matthew Shipley left the yard with a pinch-hit solo homer in the 8th inning for UCCS, marking his first collegiate home run and hit in his first career plate appearance.
- Trevor Dale picks up his fourth career multi-home run performance, doing so for the second straight day.
UP NEXT
- The Mountain Lions open a three-game set with Minnesota Crookston on Friday at 2 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.
