LEAVENWORTH, Kan. - The University of Saint Mary baseball team came up short in game one to McPherson College Saturday, falling 16-1. The second game was a thriller where the Spires were able to fight back and pick up a 6-5 win – giving the Bulldogs their first loss of the season.

Saint Mary is now 1-11 overall and 1-1 in the KCAC.

The Spires got off to a slow start in game one giving up five runs in the top of the second to make it 5-0. The Spires did not fold as Steele Sadler got Saint Mary on the board with a two out RBI double in the bottom of the 5th. The Spires fell in game one, 16-1.

In game two the Spires started off stronger – taking an early lead in the first of off Antonio Valentin's RBI double. The Spires did a good job early in the second game slowing down the hot bats of McPherson holding them to just two runs through three innings and only down 2-1. Then, in the bottom of the third Saint Mary heated up and rallied for three runs making the score 4-2. The two teams traded off runs throughout the middle innings and by the start of the 7^th the Spires had a 5-4 lead. The Spires gave up just one run to send the game to the bottom of the 7^th. With the bases loaded DH Oscar Osorio hit a ground ball to the third baseman who threw an errant ball scoring Myles Thompson to win their first game of the season, and giving McPherson their first loss.

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Saint Mary will return Sunday at home at 1 p.m. to finish the series against McPherson.