Dirtbags back to their winning ways

LBSU used a four run seventh against Pepperdine Monday afternoon to get their first victory in their last six games and give them some much needed momentum heading into a big series with Cal State Northridge this weekend at Blair.

Jordan Casas and Kellen Hoime had a pair of hits and an RBI while Derek Legg continued his stellar freshman campaign with a big two-run base knock that brought in two of those four seventh innings runs to erase a 4-1 Dirtbag deficit and catapult LBSU to a 5-4 lead -- a margin they would preserve for the win.

David Born (1-0) got the win in relief throwing 2 1/3 innings of three-hit, one-run ball while Charlie Ruiz worked the bottom of the ninth for his seventh save.

The Dirtbags (15-17, 2-4) are back home this weekend for more Big West action.

Cal State Northridge (14-20, 3-6) has played well of late and should provide a good test for a LBSU squad looking to take advantage of some home cooking to get back in the conference race.

While the sweep at UCI dropped the Dirtbags 4.5 games back of the Anteaters for first place in the Big West they are only 1.5 games out of second.