IRVINE, Calif. — Eagles Baseball honored its eight seniors with a 7-4 comeback win over Biola on Senior Day. Senior pitchers Neil Lang and Jason McLellan earned the win and the save. Lang pitched eight innings, allowed six hits, and struck out two batters. In the bottom of the sixth inning in his last game as an Eagle, Nick Daley smacked a game tying two-run home run over the left field fence.
Lang struck out the side in the fifth inning and worked to force a 1-2-3 inning in the sixth, seventh, and eighth. A three-run seventh inning secured the Eagles fate. Dillon Millar tripled to center field to start the rally, followed by a walk each from Haloa Dudoit and Bailey Collins. Alex Dimascio crushed a base clearing double down the left field line, knocking in Millar and Dudoit. Collins scored on a wild pitch soon after and the Eagles led 7-4.
McLellan entered in the ninth inning, faced four batters, and brought home the win.
Senior Highlights
Prior to the first pitch, Concordia Baseball thanked seniors Nick Bates, Nick Daley, Davis Tominaga, Mike Nava, Jason McLellan, Dillon Millar, Hunter Holland, Neil Lang,
Juno Beach, Florida native Nick Bates completed three years on the Eagles Baseball team. He posted a career high batting average of .333% and On Base Percentage of .556% in 2017. Bates was also named Academic All-PacWest for the 2016-17 season.
Nick Daley completed three years on the Eagles Baseball team and earned Academic All-PacWest for the 2016-17 season. Daley hit his first career home run in his final game of college baseball.
In his first season as an Eagle, Davis Tominaga totaled 42 hits, 29 RBIs, 6 home runs and a Slugging Percentage of .460%. As the designated hitter, Davis' batting average for the 2018 season was .280.
Mike Nava completed four years of Eagles baseball and finished his senior year with a .918 Fielding Percentage. Mike was also named Academic All-PacWest after the 2016-17 season.
In his senior season, Jason earned three wins, one loss, and one save on the mound. He allowed only one homerun and struck out 17 opponents. Jason was also named Academic All-PacWest after the 2016-17 season.
Dillon Millar has registered 35 hits, 13 RBI and 11 doubles in his senior season. In 2017, Dillon posted a career high fielding percentage of .975%. Millar went 2-for-4 with a triple in his final game as an Eagle.
In Hunter Holland's senior season, He recorded 36 hits and 23 RBIs. Hunter broke the Concordia Baseball record for most Hit By Pitch's in a single season with 20, in his final doubleheader as an Eagle.
