RIVERSIDE, Calif. – The Point Loma baseball team dropped the second game of its four-game series at No. 20 California Baptist, 15-4, on Friday, Mar. 23.
 
The Sea Lions got out to the early lead with two runs in the top of the first inning, but then the Lancers broke out the long ball. CBU hit three home runs over the next three innings, two by Andrew Bash, to take a 6-2 lead. California Baptist continued to add on with six more runs in the fifth inning en route to the victory.
 
Bash finished the game 3-for-5 with a double, two home runs, five RBI and two runs scored. John Glenn was also 4-for-5 with three runs scored. John Balliet and Tyler Flores each recorded multi-hit games for the Sea Lions.
 
Team Records
Point Loma (15-12, 11-7 PacWest), California Baptist (16-8, 9-5 PacWest)
 
PacWest Implications
The win moved CBU back ahead of PLNU for third place in the PacWest standings. California Baptist is currently ahead of Point Loma based on percentage points (.643 to .611). Both teams still trail Biola and Azusa Pacific in the standings.
 
Schaefer speaks
Coach Schaefer was not available for comment at the time of this release.
 
News and Notes
> The top four hitters in the CBU lineup combined to go 11-for-20 with two doubles, three home runs, nine RBI and 10 runs scored
> California Baptist scored 15 unanswered runs
> PLNU did not have an extra base hit in the game while CBU had eight
> Of the four runs scored by the Sea Lions, only one came on an RBI
> Balliet has recorded two or more hits in the last four games
> Tyler Flores is on an eight-game hitting streak. He has already posted a 14-game hitting streak this season
 
Up Next
The Sea Lions will conclude their four-game series at California Baptist with a doubleheader on Saturday, Mar. 24 starting at Noon.