LOS ANGELES, Calif. - UC Riverside fell to the Loyola Marymount Lions, 11-5, in their midweek matchup at Page Baseball Stadium.

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• Sean Blandino put the Highlanders on the scoreboard first, sending in a run in the top of the second inning. Blandino smacked a double to left center to send Jayden Lopez, on base from a walk, home.
• In the bottom of the third, the Lions answered back with four runs. One scored on a wild pitch, one on a passed ball, and one on a throwing error. Just one unearned run was scored by LMU on a single in the inning.
• Blandino hit a two-run home run in the top of the fourth to cut the deficit down, 4-3. 
• The Lions did some more damage in the bottom of the six, with three runs coming across off two LMU singles. 
• Andrew Rivas grounded out at first to score Blandino in the top of the eighth, cutting the Lion's lead down to 7-4.
• Zachary Chamizo hit a ball through the right side jn the same frame, sending Nick Poss home to bring the Highlanders within two runs of Loyola Marymount.
• The Highlanders bullpen couldn't hold the Lions at bay in the top of the eighth inning, with four more runs coming across home plate for a final score of 11-5. 

HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTS 

• Blandino had a hand in three of five Highlander runs this evening, going two for four (a double and homerun) with three RBI and one run. 

UP NEXT 

• UC Riverside will resume Big West play on the road Friday, April 12, traveling to nearby Fullerton for a three-game set against CSUF. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on ESPN+.