FRESNO, CA -- This year there will be no run to the NAIA World Series for the Fresno Pacific baseball team.

Playing on their home field, the Sunbirds lost in the Opening Round Tournament with a 6-3 defeat to British Columbia.

That loss at FPU Field, added to Tuesday's 14-12 defeat by Point Loma Nazarene, eliminated the Sunbirds in the double-elimination event. In between, they  beat Ohio Dominican 15-1 on Wednesday morning.

Kelyn Schellenberg (11-4), winner of the morning game in a six-inning starting role, threw an eight-inning  complete game in the nightcap. He gave up three earned runs.

FPU managed just one run in eight innings off British Columbia starter Mark Hardy (7-2). Andrew Douglas blasted a two-run homer in the ninth that made the final score 6-3.

Last year, Fresno Pacific won five straight elimination games in a regional to earn its first trip to the NAIA World Series.

The Sunbirds end the season 36-17, finishing runner-up in the GSAC behind Cal Baptist.  This was the second season in a row the Sunbirds qualified for the NAIA National Championship Opening Round.