WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - Marian University baseball (2-2, 0-0 NACC) defeated Concordia College 6-5 in extra innings before falling to the Cobbers 6-3 to open its spring trip.
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GAME 1 (W, 6-5, 8 Inn.)
- Concordia College opened the scoring in the third before Marian evened the scoring in the bottom of the fourth by taking advantage of an error.
- The Cobbers retook the lead at 2-1 in the sixth.
- The lead didn't last long as junior Charlie Zimmer ripped a two-out, pinch-hit double in the bottom half of the inning to give Marian its first lead of the game, 3-2.
- The Cobbers were able to put together a rally in the seventh scoring three times to lead 5-3.
- Marian was able to force extras in the bottom half with sacrifice flies from juniors Lucas Lemons and Jason Sims.
- The Cobbers loaded the bases in the top of the eighth with nobody out, but Marian escaped the jam with a strikeout and a double play.
- With that momentum, the first three hitters for the Sabres reached safely before sophomore Arjay Valdez scored the winning run.
GAME 2 (L, 6-3)
- A Cobber home run opened the scoring in the second and sparked CC to take a 6-0 lead after six innings.
- Marian battled back loading the bases in the top of the seventh.
- With two outs, Sims was able to hit a double to right field to clear the bases.
- This would be as close as Marian would manage, however, as the Cobbers retired the next Marian hitter.
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GAME 1
- Marian was outhit 12-5 in the game.
- Each team had two errors with Marian scoring two unearned runs and CC one.
- The Sabre pitching staff left multiple Cobbers on base in three innings.
GAME 2
- The Cobbers had a 6-4 advantage in hits.
- Neither defense had an error.
- The Sabres allowed five walks in the defeat.
- Marian is now 3-5 all-time against Concordia College having taken three of the last four meetings.
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