KylarRiordan
3
Colorado Christian CCBA 4-7, 0-1 RMAC
4
Winner UCCS UCCS 8-6, 1-0 RMAC
Colorado Christian CCBA
4-7, 0-1 RMAC
3
Final
4
UCCS UCCS
8-6, 1-0 RMAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Colorado Christian CCBA 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 6 2
UCCS UCCS 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 9 2

W: Daniel Silva (1-0) L: Riordan, Kyler (1-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Stephen Hinkel

UCCS Walks Off in RMAC Opener

COLORADO SPRINGS – A dramatic finish to the start of RMAC play didn't end the way Colorado Christian wanted.

In a tightly played pitchers contest, UCCS scored the winning run with two outs in the ninth inning to claim a 4-3 victory on Friday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED: Colorado Christian crossed the plate first when Hunter Hays popped his first homerun of the season in the second frame. The righthander knocked the first pitch he saw over the leftfield wall for a solo shot. The home team responded in their half inning when Evan Richards hit a one-out line drive double in the rightfield gap that scored Jaeden Hegmann and John Mallon.

The Mountain Lions added to their one-run lead in the fourth stanza when Walker Rumsey's single through the rightside, with one down, scored Ryan Schmidt. Colorado Christian knotted the scored during their next opportunity when an infield hit by Matt Kimura scored Sam Gallegos then an error allowed Hunter Hays to scamper home on the same play.

In the eighth inning the Mountains Lion put together a threat as runner reached second base with two outs. On a 1-1 pitch, Schmidt lifted a ball deep into leftfield that looked to destined to clear the fence. However, Heath Hays made a beautiful catch at the wall to keep the score knotted at 3-3.

Both teams starting pitchers stayed steady through the first eight innings. Kyler Riordan struck out a pair and was at 93 pitches while Daniel Silva had four strikeouts in 88 pitches.

In the ninth inning the Cougars put a runner on second base with one out but Silva was able to get out of the jam with an infield pop-up and strikeout. UCCS ended the game before extra innings when a two-out passed out allowed Evan Richards to touch home plate moments before Riordan was able to tag him.

COUGAR LEADERS: Hunter Hays went 3-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored to pace the offense. The trio of Zayne Willems, Kimura and Gallegos each had a base knock.

Riordan threw his first complete in his Cougar tenure. The righthander went 8.2 innings with a pair of strikeouts during his 102-pitch effort.

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

  • The briskly played game was complete in two hours
  • Both starting pitchers went the distance
  • The teams combined to leave just 11 runners on base

UP NEXT: The Cougars continue their RMAC set with UCCS tomorrow with a doubleheader beginning at 11 a.m.

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