Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 Colorado Christian traveled to Phoenix, Arizona to take on Providence Christian College for a three game set which opened up with a doubleheader on Saturday. The Cougars were able to walk away with a sweep on the day as they won the first game 9-6, and followed it up with a win in the second game by a final score of 9-5. The bats came alive for CCU as they were able to provide their pitching staff with the insurance needed to get both victories on the day.
 
Ryan Erazo got the start in game one as he looked to set the tone early on the day. Providence was able to string a few hits together in the first inning off of Erazo, and scored two early runs to take a brief lead. CCU answered in the bottom half of the first inning with three runs of their own. Bryce Brenton delivered a clutch two out hit to drive in two runs, and Branden Amenta followed that up later in the inning with an RBI single of his own, which gave the Cougars a 3-2 lead after one inning of play. Erazo settled in after the first and pounded the strike zone throughout the game. He retired the next ten hitters he faced, and did not allow another hit until the sixth inning. He came close to throwing a complete game, but Providence got to him in the seventh inning which forced coach Gregg Mucerino to call in his closer Mike Marlar. Marlar finished the game off to earn his third save of the season and give the Cougars their third win by a final score of 9-6.
 
Offensively, Colorado Christian was led by Jerry Gallegos who finished the game going 3-4 with a triple, one RBI and three runs scored. Austin Atkerson finished the game 2-3 with two RBI, and Weston Wiederhold went 2-4 with a triple and an RBI. The first eight batters for CCU all had at least one hit in the game.
 
Danny Graves got the start in the second game for CCU and had his best outing of the year as he was able to earn his first victory on the season. After the Cougars took a 1-0 lead early, the Sea Beggars battled back and scored four unanswered to take the lead 4-1 after three innings of play. From that point on it was all CCU as they scored two runs in the fourth and followed that up with six runs in the fifth inning to take the 9-4 lead. Providence added one run in the seventh to make the final score 9-5 in favor of Colorado Christian.
 
Weston Wiederhold finished the game perfect by going 3-3 at the plate and collected two RBI in the game. Austin Atkerson went 1-2 with three RBI to finish out the day. The Cougars were patient at the plate and were able to create traffic as they drew eight walks in the game.
 
The two wins on the day improve the Cougars record to 4-8 on the year. They will be back in action on Sunday as they will take on Providence Christian College for the final game of their three game series. First pitch is scheduled for 11AM MST. 

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