Gwynedd Valley, PA - A day after being over-powered by Gwynedd-Mercy College, Cairn University returned to the diamond against the Griffins in doubleheader action and put on a better showing, but ultimately lose the season series.

In game one, Caleb Lang led the charge for the Highlanders who took an early 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Following consecutive base hits from Caleb Moore and Kenneth Searle, Caleb Lang launched an RBI double. Kyle Parisi kept things going with Cairn's fourth straight hit, driving in Searle. Trent Fiori helped make it 3-0 when his single drove in Lang, Cairn's fifth straight hit.

In the bottom of the third, the Griffins would strike for eight runs, taking a commanding 8-3 lead. Gwynedd-Mercy would add one more run in the sixth, shutting out Cairn the rest of the way.

Caleb Lang finished 3 for 3 with one run and one RBI.

Jon Sanville was on the mound for the Highlanders, seeing five innings of work and had the Griffins hitless until the fateful 8-run third inning. Andrew Gordon came in as relief in the sixth.

Game two saw a reversal of roles. Gwynedd-Mercy took the early lead this time around, scoring six runs in the second and one run in the third, jumping out to a 7-0 lead.

It was Cairn's turn to mount a comeback this time. After being held off the scoresheet for the first four innings, the Highlanders tallied two runs in the fifth, sixth, and seventh narrowing the lead from 7-0 to 8-6, following a Griffins run in the fifth.

The rally started in the fifth when Eric Hodges' double scored Joey Nieves-Markee, and later scored himself with Chad Hollinger getting credit for the RBI. In the sixth inning, Kenneth Searle scored on a wild pitch, followed by a Lang run on a Ryan Miller RBI. Heading into the seventh, Cairn trailed 8-4 but threatened to reduce the deficit even more. Two early errors on the same play helped the Highlanders tally a quick run. Lang registered his second RBI of the day when his single drove home Jeremy McAlack, cutting the lead to 8-6 with still two outs to give. The Griffins were out of danger though when they turned a 4-6-3 double play the very next at-bat and ended Cairns rally.

Ryan Miller went 1 for 1 at the plate, earning an RBI, while Eric Hodges finished 1 for 2, scoring once and knocking in another. Lang also tallied a run and an RBI, going 2 for 4.

Michael DeLuca got the start for Cairn, lasting four innings allowing only three hits. Dean Diernbach saw two innings of work, striking out four and allowing a single hit.