{"id":25839,"date":"2017-02-16T14:21:13","date_gmt":"2017-02-16T21:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=25839"},"modified":"2017-02-16T14:21:49","modified_gmt":"2017-02-16T21:21:49","slug":"mountain-lions-host-nebraska-kearney-in-first-home-baseball-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=25839","title":{"rendered":"Mountain Lions host Nebraska-Kearney in first home baseball game"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The first 100 people to attend Friday’s baseball game will receive a commemorative ball.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The UCCS baseball team will make its home debut and start a four-game series against the University of Nebraska-Kearney at 3 p.m. Feb. 17 at Spurgeon Field in Colorado Springs.<\/p>\n

The Mountain Lions (4-3) and Lopers (4-4) will play a single nine-inning game on Friday, two seven-inning games on Saturday at noon, and close the first home series in program history with a single nine-inning game on Sunday at noon.<\/p>\n

The first 100 fans will receive a souvenir baseball to celebrate the inaugural season of UCCS baseball. Chancellor Emerita Pam Shockley-Zalabak will throw out the ceremonial first pitch before the game in recognition of her efforts to establish the baseball program before her retirement from UCCS.<\/p>\n

Spurgeon Field is located at 1315 East Pikes Peak Avenue. It was the original home for the Triple A Colorado Springs Sky Sox before the club built Security Service Field in northeast Colorado Springs. The facility underwent minor renovations with new bullpens to accommodate college baseball.<\/p>\n

UCCS won its first series in program history last weekend in a 2-1 record at Colorado State-Pueblo in nonconference action. The Mountain Lions have won three of their last four games since an 11-1 win against Hope International on Feb. 4.<\/p>\n

he Mountain Lions have the third-best record in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference through the first two weeks of the season, behind the 3-0 start for Colorado Mines and the 3-1 record for preseason favorite Colorado Mesa. This weekend will mark the final nonconference games for UCCS before the RMAC season starts March 3-5, in a four-game series at Regis.<\/p>\n

All of the games will be broadcast for free on the UCCS Athletic Network, with coverage on the team’s Facebook page.<\/p>\n

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