Box Score 1 | Box Score 2
The Cal State San Marcos Baseball team was just a break or two away from sweeping defending NAIA Champions and #2 ranked Concordia in a three game series, but came up just short on Saturday, losing a pair of heartbreakers.
 
Game 1 (Concordia 7 - CSUSM 6) *10 innings

Box Score

The Cougars led 6-2 early in the game after a six-run second inning in which they knocked 8 hits. However, the Eagles slowly crept back before finally tying the game at 6 in the 5th inning. San Marcos would retake the lead in the 6th inning after a Mark Ortivez double brought home Corey McCloskey, who had tripled earlier in the inning.

That lead would not stand either, and Concordia tied it back up in the bottom of the seventh, and although the Cougars recorded hits in the 8th, 9th, and 10th innings, they were not able to bring a runner home. Concordia hit a 2-out, walk-off single in the bottom of the 10^th to take the game.

Andrew Larson (0-2) pitched very well, allowing just the one run in 3 and 1/3 innings, but took the loss in the game. Offensively, shortstop Jeremy Baum went 3-for-5 with 2 doubles, and 5 other Cougars had multi-hit games.
 
Game 2 (Concordia 6 – CSUSM 5)

Box Score

Once again, the Cougars would jump on Concordia early, this time scoring 4 runs in the third inning to jet out to a 4-0 lead, but the Eagles would chip away and come back for the second time Saturday.

CSUSM held a 5-3 lead heading into the bottom of the 6th, but gave up 3 runs in the frame and trailed 6-5 the rest of the way. The Cougars had a few strong chances to tie the game or take the lead, knocking 2 hits in both the 8th and 9th innings, but could not get the run across. Shawn Sanford took the loss, and dropped to 2-3 on the year. 

Austin Coleman smacked his team leading 5th homerun of the season in the 3rd inning, and leadoff hitter Kyle Secciani had 3 hits on the afternoon.
The Cougars will play next at home against La Sierra on Tuesday, March 13^th at 2:00 pm.