Texas Lutheran Drops Two in Concordia Classic

AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas Lutheran Baseball dropped both games of their Saturday doubleheader in the Concordia Classic in Austin, Texas, falling 12-2 to Pacific Lutheran in game one and 7-3 to George Fox in game two at Tornado Field.

Blake Cappadona (Mont Belvieu/Barbers Hill) collected his first RBI of the 2023 season, driving in a run scoring Kyle Gates (La Vernia/La Vernia) in the bottom of the 2nd to give the Bulldogs an early 1-0 lead. The Lutes responded with five runs in the third inning and 12 unanswered runs in total to seal the victory. Carson Draehn (Brenham/Brenham) would drive in the Bulldogs second run in the bottom of the ninth.

In Game 2, the Bruins of George Fox University jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning and would hold the Bulldogs scoreless through six innings. Meanwhile, George Fox would score at least one run in each of the first three innings to take a 5-0 lead after three innings. The Bulldogs were able to avoid the shutout - scoring runs in the seventh and eighth innings.

Texas Lutheran - who finished fourth in NCAA Division-III in fielding percentage (.978) a season ago - had an uncharacteristic day in the field, committing five errors across the Saturday doubleheader.

The Bulldogs will be back in action against Pacific Lutheran Sunday morning to conclude the Concordia Classic with first pitch slated to take place at 9 AM. All streaming and live stats links will be available on tlubulldogs.com.

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