FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno Pacific baseball team picked up a victory in the opener of a twin bill on Friday, defeating Western Oregon 10-7 before dropping the nightcap by a score of 4-1. The Sunbirds will carry a 2-1 series lead into Saturday's finale.  
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUPS: 

• Game 1: FPU 10, WOU 7
• Game 2: WOU 4, FPU 1 
• Records: FPU (4-5), WOU (1-2)
• Location: FPU Diamond | Fresno, Calif.
• All-Time Series: FPU leads 3-2

 
HOW IT HAPPENED: 
Game 1

• The Wolves started the scoring early, scratching across a pair of runs in the first while making FPU starter Justin Fuson labor through more than 30 pitches.
• Michael Warkentin and Garrett Cooper opened the home half with back-to-back walks before coming in to score on a throwing error to tie the game. 
• Andrue Lackey lifted his second homer of the season in the third, a two-out solo shot that put the Blue and Orange back in front 3-2.
• Jack Foote gave FPU a sac fly in the fourth to make it 4-2, and Warkentin followed with an RBI triple to dead center to add another run for the home nine.
• Fresno Pacific got to the Western Oregon bullpen before putting up a total of five runs in the sixth and seventh innings to take a 10-2 advantage.
• The Wolves refused to go quietly, sending 11 hitters to the plate and pushing across five runs to make it a save situation, but Sunbird southpaw Tyler Rumbaugh was able to get the job done. 

 
Game 2

• A wild pitch gave WOU their first run of the game, but again the 'Birds answered in the home half after Angel Flores singled in the equalizer.
• A sac fly off the bat of preseason All-American Connor McCord put the Wolves in front for good, but two insurance runs came across in the top of the sixth.
• FPU managed to bring the tying run to the plate in the final inning but were unable to get any closer, giving Western Oregon their first win of the season.

 
STATS FROM THE DAY: 

• Fuson earned his second win of the year after allowing just one earned run and picking up five strikeouts through six innings of work.
• Rumbaugh picked up his first save of the year after picking up a key strikeout in the top of the ninth.
• Cooper reach base four times in the opener, while Lackey and Flores were also credited with a multi-hit game.
• Junior Matt Stearns turned in a strong dominant five innings for the Sunbirds, striking out nine Wolves while allowing just one hit.  

 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE: 

• Warkentin extended his hitting streak to four games, one shy of Matt McGrady's best on the Sunbird season.   
• Stolen bases continue to be a big part of the offense for FPU, as the Blue and Orange are now 27-for-30 as a group this spring. 

 
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ON DECK: 

• FPU and Western Oregon are set to wrap up the series on Saturday at FPU Diamond. First pitch is scheduled for 12:00 p.m.