(Ann Arbor, MI) – Concordia baseball completed pod play on Friday morning with another contest against Indiana Tech. The Cardinals overcame a 3-0 deficit to claim an 8-4 victory and win their pod. 

Bryon Mane started on the mound, going 5.2 innings with 3 strikeouts.  Indiana Tech scored in the 3rd, 4th, and 6th to take a 3-0 lead.  Trey Acker pitched the final 3.1 innings with a strikeout. 

In the bottom of the 6th, Kyle Hebner drew a bases-loaded walk to force Jordan Sherman home.  In the 7th, Justin Kozlowski walked with the bases loaded and Aaron Brazelton hit the game-tying RBI single. 

A 5-run 8th put Concordia in the lead, starting with Jordan Sherman and Justin Kozlowski drawing bases-loaded walks.  Aaron Brazelton was then hit by a pitch and Kyle Hebner hit a 2-RBI single to extend the lead. 

Cardinal fans began to applaud as Trey Acker secured the final 3 outs in the 9th, clinching an 8-4 win. 

Concordia will now host the WHAC championship series against Madonna next Monday and Tuesday.