COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.- The University of Colorado Colorado Springs baseball team falls in final game with #1 Colorado Mesa 7-3 after late Maverick Push.
INSIDE THE MATCH UP
- Final Score UCCS 3, #1 CMU 7
- Records: UCCS (25-12-1, 14-5-1 RMAC) | #1 CMU (38-3, 24-0 RMAC)
- Facility | Location: Bus Bergman Sports Complex | Grand Junction, Colo.
- All-Time Series: The Mountain Lions hold a 11-33 all-time series against the Mavericks.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Mavericks would take the first lead in the bottom of the first, capitalizing on a UCCS error.
- The Mountain Lions found the board in the top of the fourth, as Brendan Killeen and Bryce Peterson led off with back-to-back singles. James Harbison and Trevor Dale both moved runners up with groundouts with Peterson coming home on Dale's for the first UCCS run.
- The Mountain Lions took their first lead in the seventh inning, as again it was Trevor Dale doing damage at the plate, this time blasting one out to left to put UCCS in front 2-1.
- The Mavericks got back to even at 2-2 in the same fashion in the bottom of the seventh with a leadoff homer, adding another run after the Mavericks went triple, walk, groundout after the big fly, then leading 3-2.
- The Mountain Lions traded right back in the top of the eighth, with Ruben Velasco leading off with a single, coming home to score two batters later on Brendan Killeen's double down the line in left.
- Things came unraveled in the bottom of the eighth for UCCS as the Mavericks blasted three homers to bring in four runs, effectively finishing off the Mountain Lions and completing the series sweep with the 7-3 win.
GAME STATISTICS
- Trevor Dale launched his 18th homer of the year.
- Brendan Killeen notched the only double of the game for UCCS, his 11th of the year.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- UCCS is swept for just the second time this season.
UP NEXT
The Mountain Lions begin a four-game set versus Colorado School of Mines on Friday at 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.
