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Fresno Pacific completed a four-game sweep of The Master's with two wins over the Mustangs in Santa Clarita on Saturday. FPU (14-8, 8-4 GSAC) got strong starts from Aaron Lynn and Ryan Castadio and totaled 23 hits on the day to earn 8-2 and 5-1 wins.

Game 2

The Sunbirds are right where they want to be heading into next week's series with first-place Cal Baptist, having won five in a row and propelled themselves back near the top of the GSAC standings after a 5-1 win in the second game.

Ryan Castadio went five innings to earn the win, Wes Dorrell extended his hitting streak to 16 games with a 2-for-4, three-RBI, performance and Michael Rivera homered and tossed a scoreless ninth.

Dorrell's two-RBI single in the 5th inning would score Trent Soares and Alex Santacruz to give the team a commanding 5-1 lead. Aaron Kirkpatrick and Rivera pitched well out of the bullpen to seal the deal.

The Sunbirds scored first in the second inning when Andrew Douglas doubled and eventually scored on a double play. TMC immediately tied it in the bottom half though as Joe Riddle gave the team its first home run off Sunbird pitchers this series.

FPU would regain the lead though off a Ryan Acevedo double and Dorrell single, then add another when Rivera smashed a homer to left in the 4th.

The Sunbirds travel to Cal Baptist (23-4, 10-2 GSAC) on Wednesday for a key conference doubleheader before returning home for another doubleheader with the NAIA #3 Lancers next Saturday.

Game 1

Fresno Pacific won its fourth straight game with an 8-2 victory at The Master's in game one of a Saturday doubleheader. Aaron Lynn had his best start of the year, going six innings strong, and the Sunbirds pounded out 14 hits in the win.

Tyler Pryor and Alec Mehrten had three hits apiece to pace the Sunbird lineup and Michael Vaughn smacked his first collegiate home run as every FPU starter had at least one hit.

The Sunbirds got on the board in the second inning after three straight singles by Michael Rivera, Mehrten and Blaine Taylor. After a double play and a walk, #Scott  Laird# wore one for the team with an RBI hit-by-pitch. FPU would strand the bases loaded however.

FPU would take a 2-0 lead in the 5th in an improbable manner as Andrew Douglas managed to steal home. With Lynn dealing, the Sunbirds began to open things up in the bottom of the 6th.

Mehrten set the table once again with a leadoff single and would come around to score on an RBI-hit from Trent Soares. Soares would then come around to score on a single from Laird, his second RBI of the day.

The Mustangs would score their first run of the game, but Vaughn hit his solo shot in the 8th and Pryor added an RBI single to extend the lead. FPU got two more in the ninth off a Mustang error, as TMC continued its defensive struggles from earlier this week with three more errors in the first game.

JT Adams started for the Mustangs and gave up four runs in six innings to take the loss. Lynn got the win for FPU, improving to 2-1, while David Hawes and Michael Jimenez were effective in relief.

Around the GSAC
California Baptist (H) 10, Azusa Pacific 3
Azusa Pacific 7, California Baptist (H) 3
Biola 5, Westmont (H) 3 (12 inn.)
Biola 9, Westmont (H) 1
Concordia 6, Point Loma Nazarene (H) 4
Point Loma Nazarene (H) 7, Concordia 3
Vanguard 8, San Diego Christian (H) 7
Vanguard 5, San Diego Christian (H) 4