COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs baseball team takes the first two games in their four-game series against Regis, winning 17-12 and 20-9 (7 innings).
INSIDE THE MATCH UP
- Final Score Game One: UCCS 17, RU 12 | Game Two/7: UCCS: 20, RU 9
- Records: UCCS (17-7, 6-0 RMAC) | RU (9-15, 0-6 RMAC)
- Facility | Location: Mountain Lion Park | Colorado Springs, Colo.
- All-Time Series: The Mountain Lions move to 22-22 record all time vs RU.
HOW IT HAPPENED | GAME ONE
- Mountain Lions starting pitcher Jason Fink retired the Rangers in order to start off the game before UCCS designated hitter Tyson Mayberry started the scoring with an RBI single to left as Matthew Shipley came around to score. With the bases soon loaded, Brendan Killeen hit a ball through the left side of the infield to push the score to 3-0. The Mountain Lions would ultimately go on to bat through the order and plate eight runs on four hits and two errors in the first.
- Regis would score one run in the second to move the score to 8-1 before the Mountain Lions went down in order heading into the third. The Rangers would then go on to plate two more in the top of the third to make it 8-3 in favor of the Mountain Lions.
- The scoring came to a halt in the fourth and fifth innings, as both teams went down in order in each inning. Leading off the sixth inning, RU's Ayden Harrison hit a solo shot to left center field to move the score to 8-4. The Rangers would add another run to lessen the deficit to three runs.
- With James Harbison taking over on the mound in the seventh after a scoreless bottom of the sixth, the Rangers would tie the game up on an RBI double by Ethan Wood and a two-run home run off the bat of Harrison for his second of the day.
- The Mountain Lions created some action on the base paths in the bottom of the seventh, as Shipley led off with a walk and swiped second and third before Bryce Peterson walked. With runners on the corners and one out, Regis pitcher Rocco Harmon balked in Shipley to give the lead back to UCCS. Killeen would extend the lead with a bases loaded, RBI single to left center, followed by a bases loaded walk by Cayden Gonzalez to go up 11-8. With the bases still loaded, Ruben Velasco hit a long grand slam to left field to take a 15-8 lead.
- Mayberry would come up to the plate with a runner on second and hit a line drive home run to right field to add two more to the Mountain Lions' lead. Joshua Zotto would come out to finish the game for UCCS and allowed four runs on a grand slam off the bat of RU's Jack Moulin. The Mountain Lions would ultimately claim a 17-12 victory in game one of Friday's double header.
GAME STATISTICS | GAME ONE
- Velasco led the Mountain Lions with five RBIs. Killeen and Mayberry had three of their own as well.
- Velasco hit his second home run of the season.
- James Harbison (1-0) grabs his first win of the season, pitching two innings in relief, giving up three runs on four hits. Rocco Harmon (1-3) finished with the loss for RU.
HOW IT HAPPENED | GAME TWO
- Starting pitcher Joe McDermott tossed a scoreless first inning to kick off game two. In the bottom half of the inning, the first three Mountain Lions reached safely. Harbison would plate the first run of the game on a sacrifice fly to right field. The Rangers would retire the next two batters as UCCS took a 1-0 lead heading into the second inning.
- After another scoreless inning from McDermott, the Mountain Lions added eight more to their total, as Killeen added a three-run shot of his own for his first home run of the season. Harbison also contributed a solo blast of his own in the process.
- McDermott ran into some trouble in the top of the third, allowing five runs including a grand slam to Jack Moulin that went over the batter's eye in center field, moving the score to 9-5. The Mountain Lions responded in the bottom half of the inning, as Shipley hit a two-run home run to take an 11-5 lead. UCCS would soon add eight more to that to take a 19-5 lead into the fourth.
- The Rangers answered back in the fourth, plating two runs on a two-run home run off the scoreboard in left center field from George Smith. The Mountain Lions would score one more run in the sixth, followed by two RU runs in the seventh as UCCS went on to win 20-9.
GAME STATISTICS | GAME TWO
- Matthew Shipley led the Mountain Lions in RBIs with four in the second game on Friday. Killeen and Nolan Oliver contributed three apiece as well.
- Killeen, Harbison, and Shipley all hit a home run for UCCS.
- Christian Klehr (2-0) gets the win for UCCS, pitching an inning and two thirds, striking out one and allowing no runs. Ryan Chesser (0-4) takes the loss for RU.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Harbison notched his first win of the 2026 season in game one of Friday's double header.
- Velasco's five RBIs in game one were the most he has tallied in a game this season.
- Killeen hit his first home run of the season in the second inning of game two.
UP NEXT
- The Mountain Lions finish their series with Regis tomorrow, Saturday March 14th. First pitch of game one is scheduled for 12 p.m., and game two is scheduled for 3 p.m.
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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.
