Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 LA MIRADA, Calif. --- As much as Biola Baseball intended to seize momentum from their 7-5 comeback victory over No. 18 Concordia on Friday, the squad could not force the tide to turn on Saturday, losing both games of the doubleheader.

The Eagles' offense continued to score in bunches today, but it was the pitching that scuffled, surrendering a combined 14 runs across the 5-4 and 9-5 losses.

Before the games started Colton Ribeiro threw out the ceremonial first pitch to Rawley Hughes. Ribeiro and his family have been befriended by the 2015 Biola Baseball program and were out to enjoy the games on Saturday. Colton suffers from Mitochondrial disease, which is a disease that effects his cells and their ability to generate energy.

Eric Diomartich took the ball from Ribeiro to start game one, and he appeared to be on the fast track toward his first victory of the season after posting three zeroes to open the ball game. With two outs in the fourth and a 1-2 count on Concordia third baseman Atlee Schwab, it looked as though Diomartich would wiggle out of another jam and hold onto Biola's two-run advantage. Schawb had other ideas, singling home two runs and knotting up the score.

Despite jumping out to a two-run lead in the bottom of the first, Biola's offense did not capitalize any further against Concordia starter Collin Orellana, who gets his second win. The visitors opened up the scoring again in the top of the sixth with more two-out hitting.

With the bases loaded and two out, Ryan Goodman tripled to the right center field wall, clearing the bases and giving Concordia a three-run lead. Goodman would be the last batter Diomartich faced, forcing the lefty to exit after 108 pitches en route to his third loss when all was said and done.

First baseman Julian Jarrard tugged Biola closer in the bottom of the seventh with a solo homerun to the opposite field on an Orellana fastball to make the score 5-3. Concordia learned firsthand that it is dangerous to throw the heat in Jarrard's strikezone. Jarrard also homered in the bottom of the first. The big flies were numbers three and four on his season, both coming on fastballs. His bat constituted the Biola offense until the bottom of the ninth.

In that frame Biola touched up Concordia closer Tyler Mark for a run and had the tying run at third with one out. But Mark kept another Biola comeback at arms-length, producing two fly balls to earn his second save of the season.

In game two, righty Micah Beyer had impressive movement on his pitches, but continually seemed to be on his heels in three innings of work. Consistent pressure from Concordia led to three runs innings in both the first and third innings. Runs came on a smattering that included a wild pitch, a sacrifice fly and only one run producing hit. Spencer Nielsen sent two runs home with a single in the third.

This time a five-run deficit after three innings was too much for Jay Sullenger's squad in the seven-inning series capper. Biola had four doubles in game two, two of which produced four runs, but a total of six hits could not match Concordia's nine-run tally.

There was a flash of hope in the bottom of the six after an Andres Rodriguez RBI groundout and a two-run double by Tanner Swire shrunk the gap to four runs, but reliever Nick Boyett buckled down for Concordia, retiring the side one-two-three in the seventh.

With two losses Saturday, Biola slips to 2-7 in Golden State Athletic Conference play and 4-7 overall. Concordia keeps pace at the top the GSAC standings at 7-2. They are 8-2 overall.

Biola Baseball has another home tilt scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Tuesday against the Bethesda Flames.