VANCOUVER, B.C. – No. 21 LC State Baseball suffered its second consecutive loss to No. 10 British Columbia on Saturday to fall behind in the four-game series 2-1. The Thunderbirds rallied late to defeat the Warriors 8-5 in Vancouver.
Bo Stinson homered in the contest.
The Warriors’ record falls to 7-2 overall and 1-2 in Cascade Conference play.
HOW IT HAPPENED
UBC struck first with a two-run home run in the bottom of the second inning. LC State answered with a solo shot by Stinson in the next half-inning.
Jackson Cloud settled in for quick frames in the third and fourth, and an RBI triple off the bat of Zeller after a hit by Jordan Justice evened the score 2-2.
Four UBC hits in the fifth off Cloud and reliever Mason Goodson led to a 5-2 deficit.
The Warriors put together a three-run top of the sixth to even the score. Izzy Madariaga led off with a double and scored on a base hit by Anthony Karagiannopoulos. Kason O’Neil drew a walk and Brandon Nguyen singled to plate a run. Free passes to Stinson and Spencer Zeller evened the contest 5-5.
A walk and an error fueled a two-run bottom of the seventh for UBC to put the Thunderbirds back in front. British Columbia shut down the Warrior offense and added a run in the eighth to earn the victory.
STAT RECAP
Karagiannopoulos led the Warriors with two hits and Zeller drove in two runs.
Goodson took the loss in the game with three runs given up, but none were earned. Zach Elsos threw the ninth for LC State and gave up a run on one hit.
