FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno Pacific baseball team fell twice on Friday, dropping the opener of a doubleheader against Holy Names by a final of 4-3 before the Hawks took the nightcap 4-2. 
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP: 
Game 1: Holy Names 4, Fresno Pacific 3
Game 2: Holy Names 4, Fresno Pacific 2
Records: FPU (6-13), HNU (9-15)
Location: FPU Diamond | Fresno, Calif.
Series: FPU leads 20-6
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
• A leadoff double to start the game helped the Hawks get on the board first, but singles from Brian Hefner and Christian Collins pulled the 'Birds even in the second.  
• Holy Names took a 2-1 lead on a sac fly in the top of the fourth, and FPU's baserunners were limited until the seventh. 
• Garrett Cooper and Nick Dodd each singled following the stretch, and Michael Warkentin lofted FPU's third hit of the inning into shallow right field to plate them both and give the home nine its' first lead of the day. 
• The Sunbird bullpen combined for three walks in the top of the eighth, allowing Holy Names to retake the lead for the final time.
• The Hawks started the scoring with two unearned runs in the third inning of the nightcap, and FPU finally broke through with an RBI-double off the bat of Matt McGrady in the sixth to cut the deficit to one.
• Holy Names got a two-run shot from Joshua Nelson in the top of the ninth to provide some insurance, and a Ross Dodds RBI hit in the home half was the closest the 'Birds would get.  
 
STATS FROM THE DAY
• Right hander Esteban Lizaola once again pitched into the eighth inning, surrendering three earned runs on seven hits while fanning seven.
• Relievers Carson Schellenberg and Josh Acosta provided little help out of the FPU pen, combining to retire just one of the five batters they faced.
• Southpaw Tyler Rumbaugh picked up the final four outs of the day, doing so on just 19 pitches.
• Fresno Pacific gave the ball to Nic Boatman for the nightcap, and the righty answered by recording a career-high 10 strikeouts over 7.2 innings of work.
 
BEYOND THE BOX:
• Neither of Boatman's charged runs on Friday were earned.  
• Hefner has now turned in seven multi-hit games this season, the highest mark on the team.
• Tristen Alvarez saw his streak of reaching base in ten straight come to a close.
 
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UP NEXT:
• The Sunbirds and Hawks wrap up the series with another twin bill on Saturday afternoon. First pitch is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. from FPU Diamond.