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LEWISTON, Idaho – Senior Steven Candelaria (Farmington, N.M.) and junior Steven Blum (Salem, Ore.) each collected two hits Friday, but it was not enough as Corban's baseball team opened its 2011 season with a 15-3 loss to the NAIA's No. 4-ranked Lewis-Clark State in Game #3 of the Red Lion Tournament at Harris Field.

Both Canderlaria and Blum would drive home the Warriors' lone runs of the afternoon, as Canderlaria put Corban on the board in the top of the third with a double to center field that drove home freshman Sage Poland (Spokane, Wash.). Four innings later, Canderlaria would bring home the Warriors' second run of the game with a single to left field that scored sophomore Kyle Kunkel (Bremerton, Wash.) before Blum plated sophomore Andy Hill (Eugene, Ore.) one batter later on a single to left field that capped Corban's scoring.

Lewis-Clark State would break the scoring wide open in the bottom of the first inning with a seven-run out burst before adding two more in the bottom of the second making the score 9-0 before Corban got on the board.

Another three runs in the bottom of the fourth by L-C State made the score 12-1 until the seventh inning. After Corban pulled to within nine runs (12-3), the host Warriors plated two in their half of the seventh before capping the game's scoring in the bottom of the eighth with Lewis-Clark State's second home run of the afternoon making the final score 15-3.

Sophomore Kris Bos (Jerome, Idaho) started the game and faced the first seven batters without recording an out, while giving up seven runs (six earned) on six hits before his day was done. Sophomore David Hull (Kelso, Wash.), junior Luke Loberg (Sublimity, Ore.), and sophomore Caleb Virtue (Vancouver, Wash.) combined to pitch eight innings of relief allowing a combined eight earned runs on 12 hits to go along with one strikeout.

Lewis-Clark State was led offensively by three Warriors – Kevin Lovelace, Lucas Shaw, and Jake Eccles – that all collected two hits, while Shaw and Trent Bridges both hit home runs for the nationally-ranked home team. On the hill, Zach Arneson went the opening 4.0 innings allowing one earned run on three hits before turning the ball over the Carsen Nylund and Alex Murrieta for the final five innings.

With today's result, Corban falls to 0-1 on its young season and Lewis-Clark State remains unbeaten at 2-0. The Warriors will remain on the diamond this afternoon for a 3:00 p.m. contest against fellow Cascade Collegiate Conference member Concordia in Game #4 of the four-day Red Lion Tournament in Lewiston, Idaho.