The Pioneers closed out their four-game weekend series against the George Fox Bruins, falling 10-6 (box score) in extra innings in game one and 11-4 (box score) in the finale. Sam Holman had three hits for the Pioneers.

 In the first game, the Pioneers broke open a 5-5 tie in the bottom of the sixth. Roland Greene (freshman, Encinitas, Calif.) walked to leadoff the inning for the Pioneers. Jordan Shibata (senior, Pearl City, Hawaii) bunted him over to second. Back-to-back singles scored the run to put the Pioneers up 6-5 and three outs away from victory in the seven-inning game.

The Bruins had other plans. Dan Winterstein hit a one-out single, followed by hits from Todd Siler and Kyle Seymour to tie the game. After the Pioneers failed to score in the bottom of the seventh, the game moved into extra innings.

In the top of the eighth, the Bruins' leadoff hitter Pat Bailey took the first pitch he saw and drove it over the left-center field wall, making it a 7-6 game. The Bruins added three more runs in the inning before Bailey came up for the second time in the eighth and recorded the third out, taking a 10-6 lead. The Pioneers Jordan Shibata doubled to lead off the bottom of the eighth, but the Pioneers could not advance him, falling 10-6.

Nick Hedgecock of George Fox earned the victory, coming on in relief in the third inning. He pitched the final 5.2 innings, allowing just the lone run in the sixth, on five hits with three walks and four strikeouts. Evan Fairmont (junior, Boulder, Colo.) took the loss for the Pioneers, throwing the final three innings of the game.

Pat Bailey had three other hits in addition to his game-winning home run, going 4-6 with three runs scored and two driven in. The Pioneers' Jordan Shibata extended his hitting streak to 15 games (dating back to last season) with a 3-4 performance. Ryan Kostecka (freshman, Napa, Calif.) also had three hits for the Pioneers.

In game two, Evan Fairmont came back out to start the game for the Pioneers. The Bruins scored three runs on a 2-RBI double by Ryan Fobert and an RBI single by Kyle Kuenzi to jump out to a 3-0 lead.

The Pioneers tied the game in the bottom of the third on RBI singles from Tucker Laurence (freshman, San Martin, Calif.) and Neal Finch (junior, Boulder, Colo.) and an RBI double from TJ Witkowski (sophomore, Tooele, Utah).

A game that seemed destined for extra innings, deadlocked at 3-3, was broken wide open by a seven-run fifth inning for the Bruins. The Bruins had five hits in the seventh to drive the seven run explosion. The Pioneers scored a run in the bottom of the seventh, but fell 11-4.

The Bruins' Shane Dalgleish improved to 3-0 on the season, working 5.0 innings, scattering five hits. The Pioneers scored three runs, only one earned, off Dalgleish. David La Douceur (freshman, The Dalles, Ore.) took the loss for the Pioneers.

Pat Bailey had another strong game for Fox, goning 2-3 with two runs scored. Kyle Kuenzi also went 2-3. Matt Wyckoff and Ryan Fobert both went 2-4 with 2 RBI.

TJ Witkowski was 2-4 for the Pioneers. Sam Holman (freshman, Eugene, Ore.) was 1-4 with 2 runs scored. Holman had three hits on the afternoon for the Pioneers.

With the four game series sweep, the Bruins improve to 10-3 and remain in first place in the NWC with a 7-1 record. The Pioneers fall to 3-9, 1-7 NWC.

The Pioneers are on the road next weekend, heading to Tacoma for a four-game set against the Pacific Lutheran Lutes.