COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. --- The New Mexico Highlands baseball team dropped its series opener at UCCS 5-1 Saturday at Mountain Lion Park.
The Cowboys (3-14, 1-4) tallied 12 hits, but couldn't string enough together to beat the Mountain Lions (5-10, 1-0).
Lubby Marujo led the Cowboys at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a home run while
Estevan De La O and
Aidan McNichol had two hits apiece.
Hunter Waugh picked up the loss, going 5.1 innings and giving up five runs on 11 hits with three strikeouts and one walk.
Hunter Vancurler (1.2 IP) andÂ
Eston Storm (1.0 IP) combined for 2.2 innings of scoreless relief.
The teams meet again Sunday for a doubleheader in Colorado Springs.