Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Metro State sophomore Derek Stimpson (Colorado Springs/Doherty H.S.) blanked No. 15/21 St. Mary's (Texas) in his first career start on Saturday as the Roadrunners split a doubleheader with the Rattlers in San Antonio, Texas. STMU won 6-5 on a walk-off two-run single in Game One before Stimpson led the Roadrunners to a 4-0 win in Game Two. MSU Denver is now 1-3 on the season, while the Rattlers are 8-2.

Game One
Metro State scored three times in the top of the sixth to take a 3-1 lead in the seven-inning game. Danny Westerberg (Parker, Colo./Chaparral H.S.) and Gavin Purvis (Albuquerque, N.M./Cibola H.S.) hit back-to-back one-out singles and Mitch Gibbons (Franktown, Colo./Ponderosa H.S.) was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Darryl Baca (Loveland, Colo./Loveland H.S.) tied the game with a sacrifice fly before Zac Baldini (Lakewood, Colo./Green Mountain H.S.) gave the Roadrunners a 3-1 lead with a two-run single.

St. Mary's tied the game up in the bottom of the sixth, chasing starter Mike Thill (Littleton, Colo./Columbine H.S.) two batters into the inning. Reliever Eli Ford (Casper, Wyo./Kelly Walsh H.S.) allowed both inherited runners to score to tie the game, but escaped more damage with a double play.

After a scoreless seventh, the teams went to extra innings. Purvis led off with a triple to left-center and later gave the Roadrunners a lead when he scored on a wild pitch. Baldini doubled home Mitch Gibbons (Franktown, Colo./Ponderosa H.S.) to give Metro State a 5-3 lead.

All five batters reached base for St. Mary's in the bottom of the inning as the game ended on a two-run single by Drake Roberts.

Thill struck out four in five innings. Purvis, Gibbons and Baldini each had two hits.

Game Two
Stimpson overmatched the Rattlers, striking out five, allowing six hits and walking no one in the gem. The sophomore pitched just four games last season as a freshman.

The game was scoreless until the top of the seventh when the Roadrunners took advantage of two errors. Sean Reeves (Arvada, Colo./Ralston Valley H.S.) drove in Gibbons for the game's first run. Danny Miller (Denver/Denver Christian H.S.) drove in a run when he reached on an error and Chris Spirek (Arvada, Colo./Ralston Valley H.S.) forced home a run by drawing a walk. Alex Walker (Wheat Ridge, Colo./Wheat Ridge H.S.) capped the inning with a sacrifice fly.

Stimpson struck out two in the bottom of the seventh and pitched around two singles to close out his shutout.

Reeves led the Roadrunners with two hits.

Metro State will open Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference play on Feb. 28 at home against Colorado State-Pueblo.