LAKEWOOD, CO- The Cougars closed their four-game series with UCCS with another doubleheader on Sunday at All Star Park. It was a dominant day for CCU as they surged their way to a pair of mercy-rule victories 9-1 and 10-2.
GAME ONE
Danae Lopez got the scoring started with an RBI single in the first, and
Peyton Marvel doubled home another run to make it 2-0.
Rachel Williams notched a timely two-RBI single in the second as the lead grew to 4-0 for CCU. Two more runs came across in the third as
Elyse McMullin picked up an RBI groundout and WIlliams notched another RBI with a single for a 6-0 advantage.
After the Mountain Lions plated a run in the fourth, the Cougars came back with two of their own for the 8-1 lead. Needing just one more run to run-rule their opponent,
Mia Stankiewicz provided the walkoff with a squeeze bunt that plated
Leah Garcia for the 9-1 win.
McMullin earned the complete game victory with just one run allowed on three hits. Williams notched 3 RBI while 5 other Cougars each had one RBI in the game.
GAME TWO
The second contest of the day had a different feeling to it as UCCS struck first with two runs in the second. Stankiewicz responded with a solo homer to centerfield to bring her team to within a run at 2-1 after two.
The offense truly exploded in the third, starting with the tying run coming home on a wild pitch that allowed
Cheyenne Stark to score easily. Williams continued her clutch hitting, roping a two-run double into the gap in right center to give her team a 4-2 lead. Lopez followed with an RBI single, and Marvel unloaded on a pitch to blast a two-run home run to over the right field fence to cap a six run third inning and put her team on top 7-2.
Garcia got in on the long ball hitting with a two-run big fly in the fourth as the lead ballooned to 9-2. The Cougars found themselves in a similar position as game one, leading by 7 runs heading to the bottom of the fifth. True to form, McMullin stepped up and doubled home a speedy Stark who came home from first base as the Cougars picked up their second run-rule victory of the day 10-2.
Emma Duncan recorded win number 4 on the season with a complete game effort, striking out 3 with just 2 runs allowed. The combo of McMullin, Williams, Garcia and Marvel tallied 8 RBI for their team with 2 apiece for each player.
With a conference-leading 8-0 record to start RMAC play, CCU will look to extend their winning streak on February 28 with a doubleheader at Fort Lewis at 12 and 2 p.m. MST.
