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Chico, Calif. – After ten innings of play the Northwest Nazarene University baseball team defeated nationally ranked No. 5 Chico State University 6-5 in game one of today's double-header action in Chico, California.
 
The Crusaders hand the No. 5 Wildcats their first loss of 2013 season and only the sixth non-conference home loss for CSU in 16 years.
 
Charlie Gorzo hit a home run in the first inning to get the Crusaders on the board first. Gorzo was 2 for 4 from the plate with 1 RBI. Logan Parker went 3 for 5 with 1 RBI and Jamie Mitchell was 2 for 4 from the plate.
 
Aaron Vaughn (2-1) earned his second win of the season on the mound, pitching all ten innings, giving up only 8 hits and walking 2 batters.

"Aaron Vaughn was very impressive today," commented head coach Tim Onofei, " He had four pitches that he could throw for strikes and kept a good offense quiet in game one."

In game two, the Crusaders fell 6-2 against the Wildcats.
 
After a 5-run first inning by the Wildcats, the Crusaders scored their only two runs in the fifth inning.
 
Logan Parker was 3 for 4 from the plate to lead the Crusaders. Fernando Robles went 1 for 2 with an RBI.
 
Tyson Flannery (0-1) receives the loss on the mound for NNU.
 
Both teams will be back on the field tomorrow at 2:30 (PST) for the final game of this four game series held at Nettleton Stadium in Chico, California.

 Live stats for tomorrow's game are provided here: http://www.sidearmstats.com/csuchico/baseball/xvisitor.htm