Box Score SAN MARCOS, Calif. --- The saying is that everything is bigger in Texas, but on Tuesday everything was bigger in San Marcos. The walks, hits, runs and error totals were all huge in Biola's 17-11 loss to CSU San Marcos, with the errors being the Eagles' nail in the coffin.
 
The two teams combined for 28 runs off 32 hits, and 12 errors allowed the run totals to skyrocket even higher. Seven of those 12 errors came while Biola was in the field, by far their highest single-game total of the season.
 
It was easy to see why the gloves were a bit stiff, as Biola played Tuesday for the first time since March 29. It was easy to see the rust, and it was even easier to see how it cost them a win.
 
"The poor fielding effort pretty much was the game," said Head Coach Jay Sullenger. "They (CSUSM) hit the ball hard at times, but we just didn't make the plays. Each of the first four runs they scored could have been stopped."
 
The Eagles had one of their best offensive games of the season, which will be overshadowed by the insufficient defensive display and rough go of it on the mound.
 
Biola's one through four hittiters combined for six hits and nine of the Eagles' 11 runs. Sean McCarrell returned from injury to be an anchor of the offense at the No. 2 slot. He was 2-for-6 with three runs scored. Rob Groeschell, David McNeill and Luke Klocek scored the other six of those top-of-the-lineup runs.
 
Jimmy Gallarda and Andres Rodriguez also had big days at the dish, combining to go 4-for-7, reaching base five times and accounting for the other two runs.
 
"It is not every day we score 11 runs, so that was nice," said Sullenger. "McCarrell had a few hits today, which was encouraging. Andres (Rodriguez) was also on base all day long."
 
The Eagles did a great job to work their way back into the gam after giving up 14 runs through the first five innings. The Cougars got a minimum of two runs per inning between the second and fifth frames.
 
Biola did not get on the board until they put up a three-spot in the third inning. That was followed by a big five-run inning in their portion of the fifth. Even with that scoring they still trailed 14-8 with four innings to play.
 
The Eagles pulled within three runs as late as the eighth inning, but could not come all the way back because of CSUSM's three runs in the bottom of that inning.
 
"We had a chance to get all the way back in it at times, but just couldn't get the big hit we needed," said Sullenger. "It was one of those things that whenever we scored they got some runs back immediately after."

Biola may have been aided by an extra-base hit. However, despite getting 14 hits in the contest, none of them were for more than a single base.
 
So, Biola will file this lengthy, unorthodox game away and begin prep for No. 6 Concordia on Friday. The Eagles stay on the road for a three-game set in Irvine this weekend. Some wins can help Biola stay out of the cellar as the team currently sits in front of Arizona Christian by 2.5 games.