Skip To Main Content

The Official Athletics Site of the Fresno Pacific University Sunbirds

Baseball Written by Patrick Ota

Sunbirds fall to Master's College

Master's bounce back to defeat Sunbirds 15-4

SANTA CLARITA, Calif. - Fresno Pacific (28-13, 20-10 GSAC) had the tables turned on them after their big win over Master's College (20-15, 19-11 GSAC) at home, falling to Master's 15-4.  The Sunbirds struggled to get runs on the board and to respond to Master's offensive streaks.

 

The Master's College opened much like Fresno Pacific did a day earlier, after three innings Master's had a 5-1 lead over the Sunbirds; the lone run from the Sunbirds coming from a solo homerun from Josh Jackson in the second inning.  Master's continued to pull away with seven more runs in the next two innings.

 

The Sunbirds managed to score twice in the ninth inning, but it was too late to make up the 15-2 deficit, finishing up 15-4.

 

Jackson's RBI was accompanied by RBIs from Joey Norwood and Jared Coleman.

 

Jake Burns and Matt Mazzoni split time on the mound, both pitching four innings.  Burns allowed seven hits and eight runs while Mazzoni allowed eight hits and seven runs.

 

The Sunbirds finish split with Master's College this week, and 1-3 against them on the season.  The Sunbirds are currently ranked 8th in the country while Master's is holding on to 23th in the NAIA.

 

The Sunbirds will look to bounce back as they head down to San Diego to take on No. 4 Point Loma Nazarene.  The Sunbirds split their previous doubleheader with Point Loma, winning 5-4 and losing 2-0.  The doubleheader is scheduled for Saturday, April 18 at 12:00 noon.

Print Friendly Version