Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 SANTA BARBARA, Calif. --- The sun was shining in Santa Barbara on Saturday, but its rays were not kind to the Eagles, as Biola Baseball dropped each of the final two games of a three-game set at Westmont to be swept for the second time this Golden State Athletic Conference season.
 
The Warriors barely escaped with the victory in game one, as Biola lost it 5-7 after it could not push home the game-tying run with the bases loaded and one out in the eighth.
 
Game two was not quite as suspenseful as the Eagles ran up against a great pitching performance from Andrew Vasquez. Biola mustered just two hits and its pitching staff ran out of gas, resulting in an 11-1 loss.
 
Game one looked as if it was on its way to being a convincing victory for Westmont, when after three Eagle defensive errors, a few wild pitches and some more fundamental miscues the Warriors built a 6-2 lead heading into the eighth inning.
 
However, Biola took advantage of five singles and one of Westmont's two errors in the opener to plate three runs and have the bases loaded with one out and a chance to tie the game or move ahead. Unfortunately Biola grounded into a double play, ending the threat and ending any chance of a comeback as they went down in order in the ninth right after Westmont tacked on its seventh, and final, run.
 
It was another tough-luck loss for Eric Diomatich, who drops to 0-4 on the year after his six innings of work, which saw him allow four runs to the Warrions, but just one of them earned due to some sloppy defense behind him.
 
Micah Beyer pitched the two innings of relief and allowed the other three runs, again just one of them earned.
 
Biola was held at bay throughout the game because, although they posted seven hits on the afternoon six of them were singles, making it challenging to move runners forward against a talented Warriors pitching staff.
 
Game two saw the Eagles blow through Daniel Jang, Buddy Brouwer and Jimmy Gallarda, each of whom had been solid relievers this year, with no chance at slowing down the Westmont bats.
 
In five innings of work the trio allowed 11 runs to Westmont, all but two of them earned.  The Eagles' defense again committed three errors. The only time Biola was able to slow down the Warriors bats was when Head Coach Jay Sullenger brought in Julian Jarrard in a mop-up role in the sixth inning. He struck out the side in a perfect inning.
 
Biola's lone run came in the top of the seventh, when Rob Groeschell crossed the plate on an error by Westmont's shortstop, Andrew Devian.
 
The Eagles fall to 4-11 (2-10 GSAC) following two more losses on Saturday and have now lost six straight. Westmont continues to shine, improving to 13-2 (8-2 GSAC).
 
Biola will again look to reverse its fortune this season and break the losing streak with a Friday-Saturday three-game home series with Arizona Christian this upcoming weekend.