The Concordia University baseball team dropped a double header Sunday to Dakota Wesleyan University in GPAC action at Memorial Field in Seward, Neb.
In what is becoming second nature the Bulldogs, bad weather in South Dakota forced the double header to be moved to the Bulldogs home field yet Concordia was still away team for both games.
In game one after holding the Bulldogs scoreless in the top of the first, the Tigers put up eight runs on six hits, two walks and a hit batsman. The Bulldog offense was held in check by the Dakota Wesleyan starter holding Concordia to three base hits as the Tigers cruised to an 11-1 victory.
Jacob Shaffer (0-6) was tagged with the loss for the Bulldogs as he gave up 11 runs (nine earned) on 10 hits.
Game two's beginning felt a lot like game one as the Tigers were able to push across five runs in the bottom of the first, but the Bulldogs responded with five runs of their own and in the top of the third took a 6-5 lead on a solo home run by junior first baseman Jack Holmberg. The Bulldogs added another run in the top of the sixth but the Tigers tied the game at 7-7 in the bottom of the sixth.
Both teams were held scoreless in the seventh inning, in the top of the eighth the Bulldogs loaded the bases with two outs as BJ Swearer drew a walk and Joe Bercerra was hit by a pitch. Matt Specht then singled but the Tigers were able to keep Swearer from scoring. Then with the bases loaded Jake Roberts was induced into rolling over and Dakota Wesleyan ended the Concordia threat as Specht was forced out at second.
In the bottom of the seventh a lead off walk would come back to haunt the Bulldogs. After an intentional walk and a hit batsman the Tigers had the bases loaded with one out. The Bulldogs then failed on a double play attempt, allowing the winning run to score from third, 8-7.
Reliever Jacob Yurich was tagged with the loss and the blown save allowing two hits and walking three. The Bulldogs were led offensively by Holmberg who went 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored. Matt Specht added two hits and an RBI for Concordia.
The Bulldogs will next be in action April 14 as the will play Doane College in a make up game originally scheduled for April 11, at Memorial Field in Seward, Neb.