Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 DENVER, Colo. – On day two of the three-day series between the Regis University baseball team (7-6, 1-2 RMAC) and the University of Colorado – Colorado Springs Mountain Lions (7-7, 2-1 RMAC), the teams split the doubleheader matchup 1-1 as Regis won 11-0 in game one, and dropped the second 10-1.

Game One: The Rangers got on the board early on after junior Andrew Bryniarski connected on a no-doubter to left field in the bottom of the first inning to go up 1-0. RU extended that lead by one run in the next half inning as freshman Ryan Tierney singled through the left side bringing junior Garrett Skillings around to score from second base.

One inning later, the home squad put a four spot on the board to take a 6—0 lead. Most of the damage came on a two-run dinger to left-center field off the bat of Skillings. Regis added to their lead in the bottom of the fourth and fifth innings plating five runs, taking a commanding 11-0 advantage over the Mountain Lions.

Junior Noah Gotsis (W, 2-1) picked up his second victory of the season as he pitched a complete game shutout going seven innings, allowing only two hits on the day, and striking out nine batters without registering a single walk. Gotsis did hit two batters, but the righty settled in and got back to work, dominating hitters all game long.  

Game Two: Both teams threatened to put up big numbers in the first inning as UCCS had the bases loaded, and Regis had runners at second and third. Neither team was able to capitalize on the chances.

The Mountain Lions struck first in the top half of the second inning on a two-run shot to left-center field. In their next at-bats, the visitors added two more runs on a single down the right-field line to take a 4-0 lead heading into the bottom half of the third inning.

UCCS once again added to their lead with three straight doubles, and a single, in the top of the fifth inning to take a 9-0 lead. The visitors capped off the day with a sacrifice fly to right field scoring their tenth run of the game, and the home team pushed across one run in the bottom of the seventh, but the game ended with the Mountain Lions on top 10-1.  

Game Notes: Senior Josh Newell finished the first game 3-4 with two doubles and one run batted in (RBI). Bryniarski (2-3, HR, RBI) and sophomore Logan Heflebower (2-3, 3 RBI's) each had two hits in the game. Skillings added two RBI's in game one going 1-for-2 at the plate with a homerun. The team combined for 11 runs on 11 hits.

Regis struggled from the plate in game two as only three players managed to collect hits in the game. Among those, senior Josh Newell finished game two 2-for-2, senior Max Fabricant was 1-for-1, and redshirt-senior Geordy Smith went 1-for-3. Junior Chris Quackenbush (L, 1-2) picked up his second loss of the year, hurling 4.1 innings and allowing five earned runs.

Next up for the Rangers: The Regis University baseball team will look to even out the series score with UC-Colorado Springs tomorrow's series finale at noon.