Concordia Uses Big Fifth Inning to Defeat Vanguard

Concordia scored four unearned runs in the fifth inning and defeated host Vanguard, 4-2, Thursday in a Golden State Athletic Conference baseball game.

With two outs and no one on in the top of the fifth, Concordia’s Chris Carey reached on an error. The Eagles (6-5-1, 2-1) then banged out four hits, including a two-run single by Jeff Curcio and a two-run double by Rick Stockton, to take a 4-0 lead.

Stockton went four for four and also pitched 5 2/3 innings to improve to 1-1.

Vanguard scored runs in the sixth and seventh innings.

Michael Bair went three for three with an RBI for the Lions (10-5, 2-2).

In a nonconference game:

Chapman 5, San Francisco State 4--Andrew Tisdale pitched a 10-hitter for visiting Chapman, striking out seven and walking one. Alex Taylor went two for five with an RBI and scored a run.