Baseball: Vanguard drops one to Concordia

COSTA MESA - The Vanguard University baseball team let a strong

pitching performance go to waste in a 4-2 Golden State Athletic

Conference loss to visiting Concordia Thursday.

Marcus Harris pitched seven innings and allowed no earned runs on six

hits with two strikeouts for the Lions (10-5, 2-2 in conference).

Concordia (6-6-1, 2-1) took advantage of a Vanguard definsiv miscue

and scored four unearned runs in the fifth inning.

VU designated hitter Anthony Walker had a solo home run, while Michael

Bair added three hits and an RBI.

GOLDEN STATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

Concordia 4, Vanguard 2

Concordia 000 040 000 - 4 7 0

Vanguard 000 001 100 - 2 6 1

Stockton, Jones (6), Pickel (8), Binnie (8) and Swanson; Harris,

Shaffer (8), Williams (9) and Garner. W - Stockton, 1-1. L - Harris, 2-1.

Save - Binnie (1). 2B - Stockton (C), Chop (VU). 3B - Bair (VU). HR -

Walker (VU).