Baseball was back in action on Sunday for another doubleheader at Point Loma Nazarene University. The Sea Lions got the better of the Eagles in both games, winning 11-3 in the first and 7-4 in the second on a walk-off home run.

SEA LIONS EXPLODE LATE

Point Loma got on the board first with two runs in the second inning, but senior left fielder Jerron Largusa responded with a solo home run in the fourth. The Sea Lions continued to tack on runs in the fourth and sixth innings to gain a 6-1 advantage.

Senior third baseman Joey Magro reached on an error that scored Largusa in the seventh inning, and sophomore center fielder Brandon Cody scored on a groundout, but it was too little too late for the Eagles. Point Loma exploded for five runs in the eighth inning to break the game wide open and win by a final score of 11-3.

HEARTBREAKING DEFEAT

Much like the first game, the Sea Lions scored first in game two with a solo shot in the first inning. This time around, though, the Eagles responded with three consecutive runs of their own. Sophomore shortstop Connor Kostecka got Biola’s scoring started with a single to plate sophomore first baseman Ryan Gallegos in the second inning.

Sophomore designated hitter Jackson Collins uncorked a solo blast in the fifth inning to put the Eagles ahead 2-1, and junior right fielder RJ Bates followed suit the next inning with a solo home run of his own to extend the lead to 3-1.

Point Loma rallied back in the bottom half of the sixth with a two RBI single to tie the game at three. Largusa came up big yet again with an RBI double to put the Eagles ahead 4-3. However, the Sea Lions won in walk-off fashion with a grand slam in the bottom of the seventh to take three games out of four off Biola and win the series.

The Eagles (12-9, 6-6 PacWest) will look to bounce back on Friday at University of Saint Katherine at 11 a.m.