GOLDEN, CO – Amid chilly temperatures and overcast skies, the Cougar nine left the Golden City feeling gray.
Colorado School of Mines used a solid fourth inning to help propel them to a 6-1 victory in a non-conference contest on Sunday afternoon.
HOW IT HAPPENED: Colorado Christian put the first run on the scoreboard in the second inning when a groundout to second base from Sam Gallegos scored Tommy Orr. In the next frame the Cougars looked to have scored their second run of the game on a Zayne Willems sacrifice fly. However, Blake Mattey was deemed to have left to early from third base and was called out on appeal.
The Orediggers scored in fourth inning when Dylan McDermott knocked a single to leftfield. A misplay on the hit in the outfield led to Noah Kuzma to crossing the plate. Later in the frame, I-ly Hsue hit a 1-2, two-out pitch over the leftfield wall for a three-run homerun.
Colorado School of Mines added another run in the seventh inning when Kuzma's sacrifice bunt Trevor Howard from third base. Hsue rounded out the scoring in the eighth frame when his doubled with two outs scored Jason Hall.
During the last five innings the Orediggers pitchers allowed a base runner in each innings but didn't allow a runner to get pass second base. A trio of Colorado School of Mines pitchers allowed six hits with four walk while also striking out eight.
COUGAR LEADERS: Frankie Shearn III had a pair of hits, including a double, while Matt Kimura, Mattey, Willems and Gallegos each had a single. Mattey also had his team leading six stolen base of the season.
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE:
- Willems extended his reach base streak to 10 games
- Michael Spain's nine-game hitting streak ended at nine games
- Tyler Henning struck out four the last seven batters he faced
- Colorado Christian left 10 runners on base
UP NEXT: The Cougars start RMAC play next weekend when they travel to UCCS for a four-game set with the Mountain Lions.
