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UCCS baseball sweeps CCU for 9th straight win

Posted at 10:52 PM, Mar 08, 2020
and last updated 2020-03-09 00:52:21-04

COLORADO SPRINGS — The University of Colorado Colorado Springs baseball team completes the series sweep of Colorado Christian University with a 10-7 victory in the series finale this afternoon.

UCCS has now won nine straight games since returning home and are 11-7 overall this season, with a 4-0 record in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.

Matt McDermott led the team offensively today, going 4-for-5 with a double, a triple and two RBI.

Jonathan Cowles (3-0) secured his third win of the season after going seven complete innings and allowing four runs (three earned) off eight hits while racking up seven strikeouts.

The Mountain Lions are back in action next weekend as they will host Dixie State University in a four-game series at Mountain Lion Park. The first game is scheduled for Friday, March 13 at 3 p.m., followed a double header on Saturday, March 14 at 12 p.m. and 3 p.m., respectively. The series finale will be on Sunday, March 15 at 12 p.m.