Box Score COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.- The University of Colorado Colorado Springs baseball team take the series opener at CSU Pueblo 7-6.

INSIDE THE MATCH UP

• Final Score UCCS 7, CSUP 6
• Records: UCCS (31-15-1, 20-8-1 RMAC) | CSUP (24-23, 16-13 RMAC)
• Facility | Location: Rawlings Field | Pueblo, Colo.
• All-Time Series: The Mountain Lions hold a 16-21 all-time series against the ThunderWolves.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Mountain Lions got the scoring started in the top of the second inning, scoring four in the frame. Trevor Dale struck out leading off, but a passed ball on the third strike allowed him to reach first, with Brendan Killeen taking his spot on a fielder's choice that eliminated Dale at second base. Tyler Genrich worked a walk with both him and Killeen moving up ninety feet on a wild pitch. After a Cayden Gonzalez K, Rueben Velasco worked the second walk of the inning to load the bases, setting up Quinn Medin's two run single up the middle. Matthew Shipley kept I moving with an RBI single of his own, with Bryce Peterson following suit, but Shipley was thrown out at third trying to advance two bases, as UCCS grabbed the early 4-0 lead.
• The ThunderWolves got a pair back in the bottom of the second with a leadoff walk coming home on a one out triple. A second run followed two batters later on a groundout to short, with UCCS holding the 4-2 lead after two innings.
• An early pair of ThunderWolves hits would come back to haunt UCCS in the bottom of the third inning, as Jimmy Pelletier slashed a two-out single up the middle to score another pair, as UCCS and CSU Pueblo would head to the fourth knotted at four runs a side.
• A leadoff walk to Matthew Shipley would come into score on the single to left from Bryce Peterson, with both advancing an extra base on a fielding error in left. Brendan Killeen would bring home Peterson two batters later on his single to left, as UCCS restored their lead to two at 6-4.
• The ThunderWolves would pull back to even in the bottom of the seventh inning when two infield singles and a double plated another pair of runs, as the game headed for the eighth inning tied at six.
• James Harbison came on in the eighth inning and allowed a one-out baserunner on a hit-by-pitch but came back to get a groundout and a huge strikeout to end the inning.
• UCCS got it going quickly in the ninth with a one out single from Quinn Medin, before Matthew Shipley reached on an error to put runners on first and second. Bryce Peterson came up to deliver a huge base hit through the left side to allow Medin to the plate, with UCCS grabbing the late 7-6 lead. Nolan Oliver and Trevor Dale both went down on strikes to end the frame, but the Mountain Lions were in control in the middle of the 9^th.
• In the bottom of the ninth, Liam Whalen came on and shut down the ThunderWolves three up-three down to end the game and give UCCS, at worst, the three seed in the RMAC tournament.

GAME STATISTICS

•  Bryce Peterson went a dazzling 4-5 on the afternoon, with delivering the winning run as one of his two RBIs.
• Quinn Medin matched Peterson for the lead in RBIs on the day, both with two.
• James Harbison and Liam Whalen both delivered huge outings in relief, as each went a complete inning with two strikeouts.
• James Harbison (2-1) gets the win for UCCS as Liam Whalen picks up his fourth save. Jack Novak (1-6) suffers the loss.

 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• UCCS earns its 31^st win of the season, setting a new program record for wins in a season.
• With today's win, UCCS clinches the third seed in the RMAC tournament, with the opportunity to the second seed still in play.

 
UP NEXT
The Mountain Lions head to Grand Junction to open the 2026 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Baseball Championships on Wednesday.
 
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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.