LAKEWOOD, CO – The #18 Mavericks of Colorado Mesa University took two more wins from the Cougars on a windy and cold Saturday afternoon.
GAME ONE
It was a tough start for Colorado Christian on day two against CMU. The first inning of game three saw the Mavericks taking off and scoring 13 runs in the first inning. Colorado Mesa continued to chip away at their lead, finishing with 38 runs. The Cougars landed a single run in the bottom of the seventh, which got started on a double from
Russell Cruz. Cruz then advanced to third thanks to a
Dorian Pacheco single, then scored on a sac fly from
Tucker Willingham.
GAME TWO
The final game of the series saw the Cougars continue to fight despite the tough loss in game three. Colorado Christian got on the board in the bottom of the second thanks to
Gabe Ramos hitting a homerun to start the inning. Another pair of runs for CCU were earned in the bottom of the sixth when
Major Maydon singled,
Aaron Morgan followed him with a double, then Maydon scored on a ground out from
Caden Walton. Morgan then crossed the plate after
Frankie Shearn singled. The fourth and final run for the Cougars came in the bottom of the seventh when Thompson homered to right field. The final score was in the favor of Colorado Mesa, 13-4.
Colorado Christian will play at UCCS next on Friday, March 31
st, for a four game series spanning over three days.