IRVINE, Calif. – The Fresno Pacific baseball team came up just short twice on Friday afternoon, falling in the opener of a PacWest doubleheader by a final of 5-4 before dropping the nightcap 8-7 in 12 innings.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Game 1: Concordia 5, FPU 4 | Game 2: Concordia 8, FPU 7 (12 innings)
Records: FPU (15-21, 12-18 PacWest), Concordia (16-24, 13-17 PacWest)
Location: Eagles Field|Irvine, Calif.
All-Time Series: FPU trails 23-18
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GAME 1:  
• Concordia third baseman Hunter Holland opened the scoring with a two-run shot to left in the home second, and teammate Haloa Dudoit extended the lead with a sac fly an inning later.
• Tony Garcia put the Eagles in front with a sac fly of his own in the fourth, and Dudoit struck again with an RBI single in the bottom of the eighth.
• Eddie Sievers and Tristen Alvarez opened the final inning with back-to-back walks, and Hunter Villanueva followed with a double to left that got FPU on the scoreboard for the first time.
• Catcher Braden Frankfort and designated hitter Robby Steves each picked up an RBI single, and Nick Dodd plated a run two batters later to cut the deficit to one.
• The Sunbirds stranded the tying run at third base, allowing the Eagles to hang on for the series-opening victory.
• Esteban Lizaola took the loss for the Blue and Orange after allowing four earned runs over 7.1 innings.
• Reliever Carson Schellenberg struck out the only two Eagles he faced out of the Sunbird bullpen.

GAME 2:  
• Sievers and Jarrett Anton began Game 2 with back-to-back doubles, and a Villanueva single helped the Sunbirds take an early 2-0 lead.
• Behind some help from an FPU error, the Eagles answered with three runs in the second inning to take their first lead of the game.
• Nick Dodd tripled home a pair in the top of the sixth, but the Eagles got them both back on a double off the bat of first baseman Bailey Collins in the home half.
• Frankfort opened the eighth inning with his fourth homer of the season, tying the game at 5-5.
• Two Eagle runs came in to score in the eighth inning, but the Sunbirds refused to go quietly, loading the bases in the ninth frame.
• Frankfort was hit by a pitch and Ross Dodds drew a walk, helping FPU to tie the game at seven apiece.
• Both teams had opportunities over the next three innings, but Concordia outfielder Alex Dimascio finally ended the game with a walk-off sac fly in the home 12th.
• FPU starter Alex Garcia issued a season-high five walks and allowed 10 hits for just the second time, but just one of his five runs were earned.
• Tyler Rumbaugh took the hard-luck loss in relief, allowing the final run over 3.2 innings of work.
 
ON DECK:
• The Sunbirds and Eagles will wrap up the series on Saturday, with first pitch of the doubleheader scheduled for 12:00 p.m. from Irvine.