A five-run 8th inning was the difference as the University of British Columbia defeated the 5th ranked, and top-seed Lewis-Clark State in the NAIA National Opening Round Baseball Tournament presented by Avista Wednesday night at Harris Field 7-4.
Nathan Shute had four hits and drove in 3 runs and Cameron Sanderson was 2-4 with a two-run double for the Thunderbirds.
Luke White
Luke White hit his team-leading 19th homerun and Aidan Nagle hit his 15th for the Warriors who lost
Aidan Nagle
for just the 5th time this season. LC will have one more chance to advance to the 65th Avista NAIA World Series Thursday morning.
The winner-take-all championship game is scheduled for 11 a.m. at Harris Field with live coverage on FM 95.5 and AM 950 KOZE or online, streaming free at koze.com.
