The No. 5-seeded IUP baseball team suffered a 2-1 defeat to No. 4 Point Loma (Calif.) in the first round of NCAA Division II College World Series on Saturday in Cary, N.C.
First baseman Brady Yard knocked in the lone run for IUP in the top of the eighth inning. Second baseman Harrison Pontoli was 2 for 4 with a walk. Third baseman Peyton Johnson also was 2 for 4 with a double.
Mark Edeburn took the loss after allowing two runs on seven hits with two walks and three strikeouts in eight innings.
Eric Smelko and Esai Santos knocked in runs for Point Loma (46-11-1). Dylan Miller earned the win after scattering seven hits with two walks and seven strikeouts in seven innings.
IUP (38-17) fell into the elimination bracket and will play the loser of No. 1 Central Missouri and Angelo State at 1:30 p.m. Monday.
