ST. GEORGE, Utah. – After letting a 5-2 lead evaporate in the ninth inning of game one to fall 6-5, the Sunbirds stormed back with a dominant 12-3 victory over Dixie State in the nightcap.  
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Game 1: Dixie State 6, Fresno Pacific 5 | Game 2: Fresno Pacific 12, Dixie State 3
Records: FPU (15-14, 12-11 PacWest), DSU (17-20, 13-14 PacWest)
Location: Bruce Hurst Field |St. George, Utah   
All-Time Series: Dixie State leads 15-8
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GAME 1:  
• The Sunbirds took the early lead with two runs in the first and later extended it to 5-0 behind a Hunter Villanueva home run in the fifth and a Villanueva RBI triple in the sixth.
• The Trailblazers got two back in the sixth but FPU starter Alex Garcia was cruising through eight innings, with the Sunbirds up 5-2.
• DSU finally got to Garcia in the ninth as the Trailblazers strung together three hits and three walks in the final frame, culminating in a walk-off single by third baseman Joe Raymond off reliever Jonathan Molina. Raymond finished 3-for-5 to lead DSU.
• In addition to a big day from Villanueva (2-for-4, HR, 3B, 2 RBI), Braden Frankfort and Ross Dodds each tallied three hits for the Sunbirds.
• Villanueva's home run was his 10th of the season, tying the program's single-season record shared by Justin Keeney (2009) and Case Rigby (2010).
• Villanueva also became the seventh player in program history to reach 150 career hits.

GAME 2:  
• Showing resiliency after the game one loss, the heart of the Sunbird order picked up right where it left off by jumping out to a 3-0 lead in the third inning. Villanueva came through with a two-RBI double and was driven in by Frankfort.
• DSU cut the deficit to 6-3 after five, but the Sunbirds poured it on late, highlighted by a Frankfort grand slam in the seventh that made the score 12-3.
• Frankfort finished a single short of the cycle, going 3-for-5 with three runs scored and five RBI.
• Eddie Sievers went 3-for-5 and Nick Dodd finished 3-for-4 with two RBI in the win.
• Josue Mendivil earned the win, going 4 2/3 innings before running into trouble in the fifth and being relieved by Tyler Rumbaugh, who tossed a scoreless 2 1/3 innings while striking out four to earn the save.

ON DECK:
• The Sunbirds and Trailblazers wrap up the series on Saturday, when the Blue and Orange will look to salvage the series split. First pitch from Bruce Hurst Field in St. George is scheduled for 11:00 am PST.