Playing under the lights at Escondido High, Cougar baseball lost on Friday night to Concordia, 11-2.

CSUSM is now 13-8 on the year.

After Concordia pushed across a run in the top of the first, CSUSM manufactured one of their own in the bottom of the inning.  James Scott was hit by a pitch, Ricardo Moran singled, and back-to-back groundouts by Dane Ponciano and Scott Clement plated Scott to tie it at one apiece.

Concordia would add a run in each of the next three innings, chasing Cougar starter Chris Skaalen from the game.  Reliever Eric Julienne would throw a scoreless fifth, getting help from a nice pick and throw by third baseman Austin Coleman.

Concordia scored a pair in the sixth, though CSUSM would get one back in the bottom of the inning thanks to an Austin Coleman RBI single that made it 6-2.

But the Eagles' offense would prove to be too much, as they continued hitting the ball out of the park with alarming regularity, led by Mike Gonzalez.  Gonzalez was 5-for-5 with a home run at the plate, and on the mound he threw seven innings to pick up the win.

Cougar baseball will host Sioux Falls for a double-header on Monday.