FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 28th,  2026
 

Vancouver, B.C.| Warner Pacific Knights Baseball traveled up north to Canada and faced The University of British Columbia in a four game series. In their first two matchups, the Knights would lose both 5-4, 10-2.

Game One  

Warner Pacific struck first in the opening inning on an RBI single, then extended the lead in the second with a solo home run to make it 2–0. However in the bottom of the second, British Columbia would get it started responding with a solo shot of there own and took control in the third inning having good situational hitting while capitalizing on a defensive error to grab a 4–2 lead. The Knights not yet out of it though with RBI singles in both the fourth and sixth inning to tie the game at 4–4, but an error in the seventh allowed the go-ahead run to score, being enough to get the win.

At the plate, Warner Pacific was led by Anthony Zisa, who went 2-for-4 with two RBIs, while Haden Mirante added a strong 2-for-5 performance and Trenten Lowe provided power with his solo home run his fourth of the season. Big hits coming from Jarrod Seibel and Collin Schiller, who each scored a run, and Cesar Rodriguez, who added a double. On the mound, Donny Tober delivered a solid start, fighting through this lineup going six innings and allowing four runs, three earned  while striking out five. Payton Smith took the loss in relief, giving up the go-ahead run over two innings. 

Game Two 

This games scoring got started in the second After taking a 1–0 lead in the second on an RBI groundout, Warner Pacific responded in the third with timely hitting to get in two runs to take the lead. That momentum quickly shifted though as British Columbia exploded in the bottom half of the inning. With multiple hits and ending that ending with a two run home run scoring four runs. UBC would chip away in the later innings with no answer from the Knights scoring solo runs

Offensively, only four hits in this one after they got shut down after those early innings. Hank Kern got an RBI with a hit along with Mitchell Thom-Britt getting an RBI. On the mound it would be Ayden Yaegar to get the start and would work through six inning six work but would get touched up. Allowing seven earned runs on 10 hits. Brooks Frere would come in relief for two innings and after pitching a clean first inning would give up three in his second inning of work. 

Next Up

Knights look to flip the page and get back to work tomorrow as they finish their four game series against UBC. These games held once again at Tourmaline West Stadium first pitch at 11 am.