OAKLAND, Calif. – The Fresno Pacific baseball team picked up a pair of wins on Wednesday, defeating Holy Names 10-5 in the opener of a doubleheader before taking the nightcap by a final of 14-2.  
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:?
Final: Game 2: FPU 10, Holy Names 5 | Game 2: FPU 14, Holy Names 2
Records: FPU (18-26, 15-23 PacWest), HNU (10-38, 6-32 PacWest)
Location: College of Alameda Field | Oakland, Calif. 
All-Time Series: FPU leads 20-2
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GAME 1: ?
• After FPU starter Esteban Lizaola retired six straight Holy Names hitters, William Ruiz plated the first run of the afternoon with a solo homer to left field. 
• Nick Dodd opened the Sunbird fifth with a single to left and came around to score on a double off the bat of Tristen Alvarez three batters later. 
• Hawk shortstop Alex Denobriga answered by homering on the second pitch in the bottom of the inning, again giving the home nine a one-run edge. 
• Robby Steves and Adam Aleman each singled to left to begin the sixth, and Dodd followed with a sac bunt attempt that turned into a base hit.
• With the bases loaded and just one away, Eddie Sievers grounded into a fielder's choice, but it was enough for Steves to cross the plate for a 2-2 game. 
• The Sunbird offense exploded over the next two frames, scratching across four runs in the seventh before matching that mark again in the eighth. 
• Holy Names mustered three runs over the final two chapters, but the Sunbirds were able to hold on for the series-opening victory. 
• Alvarez and Ross Dodds each picked up three hits in the victory, while Sievers and Aleman drove in two runs apiece. 
• Lizaola picked up the win on the mound, striking out eight and surrendering three runs over 7.2 innings of work.
 
GAME 2: 
• The Blue and Orange wasted no time in the nightcap, giving starter Alex Garcia a 4-0 lead before he finished his warmup tosses. 
• A defensive blunder gave the Hawks a run in the home half, but the Sunbird offense went right back to work the following inning. 
• Tristen Alvarez and Hunter Villanueva each provided an extra-base hit in the second to give Fresno Pacific a 6-1 lead. 
• Two Sunbird runs came in to score in the fourth behind an RBI single from Braden Frankfort and a fielder's choice from Villanueva. 
• The Hawks hit their third long ball of the day in the bottom of the inning, and the two teams exchanged zeroes for the next three chapters. 
• FPU went back to work in the final innings again, putting up six runs on seven hits in their final two trips to the plate. 
• The offense provided plenty of backing for Garcia, who picked up his fifth win after whiffing ten and allowing just one earned run over 7.2 innings. 
• Lefthander Kobie Anton picked up the final four outs of the day without allowing a hit, and the 'Birds were able to take a 2-0 series lead. 
 
ON DECK:?
• The Sunbirds and Hawks wrap up the series on Thursday afternoon with the final doubleheader of the season. First pitch from Oakland is slated for 12:00 p.m.