COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs baseball team drops game one of Saturday's double header 8-2 (7 innings) and wins game two 12-6 (7 innings).
INSIDE THE MATCH UP
- Final Score Game One/7: UCCS 2, MSUD 8 | Game Two/7: UCCS: 12, MSUD 6
- Records: UCCS (30-14-1, 19-7-1 RMAC) | CSM (34-11, 22-5 RMAC)
- Facility | Location: Mountain Lion Park | Colorado Springs, Colo.
- All-Time Series: The Mountain Lions move to 15-27 record all time against the Roadrunners.
HOW IT HAPPENED | GAME ONE
- After a scoreless first inning, the Roadrunners jumped on top in the second thanks to a solo home run to right center field off the bat of Brayden Oram. The Mountain Lions would not answer back before heading into the third inning.
- The pitchers duel would continue through the fourth inning, as UCCS starting pitcher Joe McDermott held the Roadrunners to one run, while MSUD starting pitcher Alejandro Maltos-Garcia held the Mountain Lions hitless. Despite McDermott's pitching effort, the Roadrunners would plate an unearned run in the top of the fifth to extend their lead to 2-0.
- The Mountain Lions would break up the no hitter in the fifth inning as Tyler Genrich hit a solo shot of his own to center field to make it a 2-1 ball game. UCCS catcher Cayden Gonzalez followed up the home run with a hit to left field and soon advanced to second on a hit and run. Gonzalez would not come around to score as the deficit stayed at one run heading into the sixth inning.
- The Roadrunners quickly extended their lead after a long two-run home run to left field in the top of the sixth, as well as four more runs in the seventh. The Mountain Lions were unable to mount a successful comeback, plating just one run in the seventh as they fell 2-8.
GAME STATISTICS | GAME ONE
- Trevor Dale, Matthew Shipley, Genrich, and Gonzalez were the only Mountain Lions to tally a hit, with one apiece.
- Starting pitcher McDermott (4-2) takes the loss, pitching six innings, allowing four runs on eight hits with one walk and two strikeouts.
- Maltos-Garcia (5-1) finished with the win for MSUD.
HOW IT HAPPENED | GAME TWO
- UCCS starting pitcher Jacob Brown ran into some trouble in the first as the Roadrunners loaded the bases with no outs. Brown would ultimately escape the jam with no runs allowed after a strikeout and a double play up the middle.
- Quinn Medin and Shipley would both reach safely to lead off the bottom of the first inning. Bryce Peterson came up to bat next and grounded into a double play, but Medin would score in the process as the Mountain Lions took a 1-0 lead.
- The Mountain Lions would extend their lead in the bottom of the second after Genrich doubled to right center field to plate right fielder Nolan Oliver. With the bases soon loaded with one out, Medin lined into a double play to center field as the 2-0 UCCS lead remained heading into the third inning.
- The first run of the game for MSUD came in the top of the third inning on an RBI single to left center field to move the score to 2-1 in favor of UCCS.
- Dale would come up to the plate with a runner on first in the bottom of the third and launched his 25th home run of the season to left field to extend the lead to 4-1. The Roadrunners soon responded in the fourth with two runs of their own to lessen the deficit to just a run.
- After a scoreless bottom of the fourth, the Roadrunners would take the lead in the fifth as they plated three runs to go up 6-4. With the bases loaded in the bottom of the fifth, Oliver drew a walk to move UCCS within a run. The Mountain Lions went on to take a 9-6 lead after Genrich hit a grand slam to left center field and would plate two more to make it an 11-6 ball game.
- The Mountain Lions tacked on another in the bottom of the sixth thanks to an RBI double from Oliver to plate James Harbison from first base. MSUD would not plate another run as UCCS claimed a 12-6 victory.
GAME STATISTICS | GAME TWO
- Four Mountain Lions recorded an RBI in game two, as Genrich led the team with five.
- Genrich led the team in hits with three.
- Jason Fink (2-2) gets the win for UCCS, pitching 3.2 innings, striking out two and allowing three runs. Michael Banderas (2-3) takes the loss for MSUD.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- McDermott's six innings pitched in game one tied for the most he has completed in a game this season, matching his game last week on April 19 against Colorado School of Mines.
- Genrich's five RBIs in game two are the second most he has notched in a game this season.
UP NEXT
- The Mountain Lions will head to Pueblo, Colo. for their final regular season series of the season against Colorado State University Pueblo. The first game is on Thursday, April 30, and first pitch is scheduled for 2:00 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.
