COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs baseball team completes the sweep of the Adams State Grizzlies with a 3-1 Sunday pitching gem.
INSIDE THE MATCH UP
- Final Score Game: UCCS 3, ASU 1
- Records: UCCS (22-7-1, 11-0-1 RMAC) | ASU (10-20, 5-7 RMAC)
- Facility | Location: ASU Baseball Field | Alamosa, Colo.
- All-Time Series: The Mountain Lions hold a 24-13 record all time vs ASU.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- UCCS made it four games straight of scoring the first run, this time doing so in the third inning as the final game proved to be a pitchers duel. James Harbison reached with a two out single to keep the inning alive, as Trevor Dale then doubled to center to bring in the games first run in Harbison. Brenden Killeen then came up and traded places with Dale to score a second for UCCS, as they headed to the fourth inning up 2-0.
- Scoring quieted until the seventh, when UCCS found paydirt once again. Nolan Oliver led off with a walk, but was erased on a double play, setting up James Harbison reaching with a two-out single. Dale got it done once again with a RBI triple, pushing the UCCS lead to 3-0.
- Adams State would answer back in the bottom of the frame, with a single, and two doubles to score their only run of the game, as UCCS won 3-1 to secure the series sweep.
GAME STATISTICS
- UCCS only allowed six Grizzly hits on Sunday. Walking just three.
- Trevor Dale drove in two of the three UCCS runs, both on extra base hits.
- Gerrit Erickson (4-2) gets the win for UCCS, as Liam Whalen earns his second save. Joseph Marek (3-3) drops back to even on his year with the loss for Adams State.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- The Mountain Lions are unbeaten in 15 straight contests, the longest streak in the conference.
- UCCS can tie or surpass their win total of 23 wins from last season next weekend versus New Mexico Highlands.
UP NEXT
- The Mountain Lions are back in action on Friday for a four game series, first pitch is set for 3 p.m. 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.
