HILLSBORO, Kan. - The Tabor College Men's Baseball Team gave Heart of America Athletic Conference foe William Jewel College all it could handle before dropping two heart breakers in the final innings Saturday afternoon in a contest played at Butler County Community College in El Dorado, Kan.

In game one each team would notch a run in the second inning to tie the score at one apiece before the Cardinals scored two runs in the top of the seventh to earn the 3-1 victory.

Despite earning the loss the Bluejays got a strong pitching performance from sophomore Jonathan Murray (Wichita, Kan.) who pitched six and a third innings allowing just one earned run on eight hits while striking out two.

Offensively Tabor left nine men on base while recording eight hits in the game. Senior Dustin Dick (Hutchinson, Kan.) led the Bluejays attack as he went 3-4 from the plate with Tabor's only RBI of the game.

In game two seven innings was not enough as both teams traded leads back and fourth before the Cardinals scored twice in the bottom of the eighth to earn the 7-5 victory.

Tabor built an early 1-0, lead after the first before William Jewel would regain the lead at 2-1, after two innings of play. The Bluejays would regain the lead at 3-2, after three and extend the lead to 4-2 after adding a run in the bottom of the fifth.

However William Jewel would answer back with two runs in the top of the sixth inning to tie the score at four apiece, and take the lead back with a run in the bottom of the seventh.

With their backs against the walls Tabor would push the game tying run through in the bottom of the seventh to send the game into extra innings. The Cardinals would answer back quickly with a two run eighth inning to earn the victory and the two game sweep.

Tabor was led offensively by seniors Andrew Cook (Rockwall, Texas) and Tyson Kendrick (Arkansas City, Kan.) as both players went 3-4 from the plate with two RBI's each. Dick also chipped in offensively as he went 1-2 from the plate with three runs scored.

Freshman Will Wood (Combine, Texas) got the start for the Bluejays and pitched five and two-thirds innings allowing four earned runs on five hits while striking out two.

Tabor (2-4 Overall) will host Clarke College (Dubuque, Iowa) in a double-header at the West Urban Sports Baseball Complex in Wichita, Kan. Monday March 1, with game one set for 1 p.m.