Box Score SAN ANGELO, Tex. – The Regis University baseball team (1-2) lost the series finale of a three-game set with the Angelo State University Rams (2-1) on Sunday afternoon.  
 
How It Happened: For the third straight time, the home team drew first blood scoring one run in the bottom of the second inning. Regis responded in the top of the fourth inning when an error by the right fielder allowed junior Andrew Bryniarski to score from second base.
 
ASU countered with a three-run bottom half of the fourth, a five-run fifth and one more run in the sixth to take a commanding 10-2 lead heading into the top half of the seventh. The Rangers cut into the lead when senior Josh Newell launched a three-run shot over the fence, bringing the score to 10-5.
 
The Rams got one more run in the bottom of the eighth inning extending their lead by one with three outs to go in the contest. With two outs in the top of the ninth, RU strung together a few hits to get runners on base. Junior Garrett Skillings laced a single, scoring senior Max Fabricant. Junior Christian Bitar followed with a two-run single bringing Regis within three runs, 8-11. A balk from the pitcher allowed Skillings to score from third base, and advanced Bitar to second base. The next batter, representing the tying run in a 9-11 ballgame, flied out to right field ending the Rangers' comeback attempt.
 
Game Notes: Junior Chris Quackenbush (0-1) picked up his first loss as he went four innings, giving up four earned runs on eight hits, striking out three despite not giving up a single extra base hit. Newell finished the day with three hits, one double, a three-run homer and four RBI's to lead RU. Bryniarski, Skillings and junior Chris Kobar each went 2-for-5 on the day while Bitar ended 1-for-2 with two RBI's. Regis left eight runners on base, committed two errors in the field and had 11 hits on the afternoon.
 
Next Up for the Rangers: The baseball team will have 12 days off before they travel to Pueblo, Colo. for a non-conference game against the Colorado State University-Pueblo ThunderWolves on Friday, February 17 at 1 p.m. The following day, the team will play one game against the Adams State University Grizzlies at 11 a.m. in Pueblo and the weekend will finish with a second game against CSU-Pueblo on Sunday, February 19 at 11 a.m.