NEWBERG --- The George Fox baseball team hosted its third game of a weekend series against the Occidental College Tigers and fell 4-1 in the finale.

Recap

The Bruins put Matt Voelzke on the mound to start and got six quality innings from the senior, but it was the Tigers that jumped on the scoreboard first. A run in the top of the third broke up a pitchers' duel and gave Oxy the lead for good.

The Bruins got runners on in the first, third, fourth, and fifth innings but stranded them on base each time in a 3-0 game that kept the momentum on the Tigers' side. Finally, a leadoff double by Matt Ramirez in the sixth was cashed in for a run by Chase Fetzer with a sacrifice fly into right field.

The Bruins were unable to scratch another run across, however, and the Tigers tacked on one more in the top of the ninth to ice a 4-1 win.

George Fox committed uncharacteristic errors on defense during the game on routine plays but also found a way to make the plays it needed in key moments on defense, including helping its pitching staff out of two bases-loaded jams in the third and the seventh innings to help preserve their chances.

Top Performers

Voelzke went six innings with 11 strikeouts and three runs – only two of them earned – and two walks in his second start of the season. At the plate, Gee reached base four times after he went two for two with two singles and a pair of walks, while Fetzer was two for three with the Bruins' lone RBI tally.

What It Means

The Bruins fall to 4-2 overall and are 1-2 against the Tigers in a four-game season series that wraps up in Southern California later this season.

What Happens Next

The Bruins open Northwest Conference play this weekend with a series against Pacific Lutheran in Newberg on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 22 & 23.