FRESNO, Calif.- After pitching helped dictate the first two games of the series, offense tilted Tuesday's doubleheader away from the Fresno Pacific Sunbirds (16-14 overall) in a pair of non-conference losses to the Biola Eagles (16-20-1 overall) at the FPU Diamond.
 
The 'Birds lost 15-3 in the first game of the day and dropped the second game 11-9.
 
Walks plagued FPU throughout the day as they used 15 different pitchers between the two games but surrendered 24 walks in 14 innings.
 
In game one, FPU was only able to answer crooked numbers by Biola in the odd numbered innings with single runs in the first, third, and fifth.
 
After Biola came out hitting to get 11 hits over the first four innings, the walks piled up in the final innings to end the game after 7 using the run rule.
 
Trent Mallonee was 3-3 before being lifted late in the game.
 
Game two started with Fresno Pacific starter Gino Helmuth aggressively attacking the zone and retiring Biola in order.
 
With the game scoreless, Biola struck for three runs in the 2^nd inning to jump back in front.
 
The Sunbirds responded with a bases loaded RBI single from Gabe Henderson.
 
Andrew Valdez followed that up with a grand slam down the left field line to give FPU its first lead of the day at 5-3.
 
Biola responded with three more runs in the top of 3^rd to take a 6-5 lead.
 
Henderson lifted a sac fly to right field to tie the game in the bottom of the inning before Valdez tripled home a run to push FPU in front 7-6.
 
The 'Birds took a 9-6 lead in the 4^th on Shane Pursell's two-run single.
 
But the offense slowed for FPU and Biola put up five runs over the final three innings to force the split of the four game series.
 
Fresno Pacific returns to conference play on Saturday, heading to Westmont for the first doubleheader. The Sunbirds return to Fresno on Monday, April 8^th to complete the series against the Warriors.

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