VANCOUVER, B.C. – Mountaineers Baseball fell in the first game of day two in their series against the British Columbia Thunderbirds, 8-4. Eastern Oregon looked to bounce back in the series finale, but extensive rainfall ultimately suspended the game in the top of the fourth. 

EOU led 2-1 in the top of the fourth in game two with two outs. A potential makeup date for the game will be determined at a later date. For the series as a whole, UBC ultimately has the win at 3-0. With the game one loss on day two, the Mounties record falls to 9-27 overall and 2-9 in league play.

Game 3 – British Columbia 8, Eastern Oregon 4
How it Happened
• Despite dropping the game, Eastern statistically had a better game. The Mounties outhit the T-Birds (17-19, 5-6 CCC) 11-9. The game produced seven errors with UBC having four of them.
• Through the first three innings the game was knotted at a 1-1 tie. UBC scored in the first on an RBI groundout, while an error by the 'Bird allowed Austin Gerding to score the first EOU run.
• The game went back in the T-Birds favor in the fourth as they produced four runs on a pair of hits and had help from an EOU error. An RBI single and a two RBI double made it a 4-1 game.
• The fourth run for UBC came on an infield error. The runner ultimately scored on an earned run to give the 'Birds a four-run edge, 5-1, going into the fifth.
• EOU responded in the top of the fifth, scoring two runs on three hits. UBC helped in the Mounties' scoring efforts as the team committed two errors.
• An RBI single by Garret Kollar through the left scored Brooks Dyer to make it a 5-2 score. A fielding error in the next at bat then scored Elliott Marks to get EOU within two, 5-3.
• The T-Birds got both runs back in the bottom of the fifth to stay in front by four, 7-3. A fielding error allowed the first run to score before double to left field scored the second run.
• The final run for the home team came in the sixth. After a leadoff strikeout, the T-Birds got three straight base hits to bring in their runner for an 8-3 lead.
• Eastern tacked on its final run in the top of the ninth. A leadoff error got Matt Garcia on as he advanced to second. A wild pitch got Garcia to third before Marks sacrifice fly scored him.
• EOU looked to rally with just the one out, but ultimately came up short. UBC allowed just one hit in the next three at bats. They closed the game with a strikeout and groundout.

Mountaineers Stat Leaders
• Elliott Marks hit 2-4 with one RBI and scored one run.
• Brooks Dyer also batted 2-4 and scored one run.
• Tomo Horie had the most hits, going 3-5 at the plate.
• Nick Jennings (1-2) pitched four frames in the start and had two strikeouts in the loss.
• Reliever Dylan Myers fanned two batters in two innings of relief.

For the Thunderbirds
• Mike Fitzsimmons hit 2-4, scoring two runs and had one RBI.
• Ty Penner batted 1-3 with two RBI and scored a run. He also drew a pair of walks.
• Ryan Beitel (3-2) pitched 5.1 innings in the start to secure the win. He had four strikeouts.
• Graham Seltzer closed out the final 3.2 innings on the hill and also recorded four strikeouts.

By the Numbers
11 - EOU tallied a series best 11 hits in game three against UBC.
10 - The Mountaineers surrendered a season-high 10 walks in Sunday's first game.
1 - Sunday's series finale is the first weather suspended game EOU has had since reinstatement.

Up Next
• The resumption of play of the series finale will be determined at a later date. In the next week or so, the conference office will determine if the final game has potential effects on entry or seeding for the CCC Tournament. If it does, a date will be selected to resume the game. If it does not, the game will go down as a no contest.
• Looking ahead, EOU is scheduled to return home this upcoming weekend for a four-game series against No. 3 Lewis-Clark State. The series is set for three days, April 8-10. Day one will be a single game starting at 3 p.m. Day two will feature a doubleheader with first pitch set for 12 & 3 p.m. The series will wrap up with another single game on day three that will begin at 11 a.m.

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