LACEY, Wash. - Falling 17-10 in the game one slugfest, the Northwest Nazarene University baseball team will continue game two against Saint Martin's University beginning at 11:30 a.m. tomorrow morning.  Game two was suspended due to darkness on Friday with the score tied at 3-3.  The teams will continue their Great Northwest Athletic Conference four-game series with the Saturday doubleheader following the completion of today's game.

The Crusaders (10-4, 0-1) were led by Ryne Phillips and Zach Aakhus who accounted for five of the Crusaders 10 RBI.  Phillips finished three-for-four with two RBI, while Aaukhs was one-for-two with three RBI, including a two-run double in the first.

The Saints (6-6, 2-2) exploded for eight runs in the second inning of the opener and would hold off the Crusaders for the remainder of the game, adding four in the fourth and two in both the seventh and eighth.  The eight-run second was highlighted by a Craig Yuhas grand slam home run.

Alex VanOeveren (2-1) took the loss for the NNU, while Kevin Jones (1-1) earned the win for Saint Martin's.