CALDWELL, Idaho - A ninth-inning rally centered around Adam Eskil's double, fell short as the Saints fell 5-3 to College of Idaho at Wolfe Field.

SMU (1-4) trailing 5-1, down to their final out, found life when Steven Sordahl singled to third base and later scored, along with Alec Hagerman, on a Eskil that found grass in left center. However, the Yotes (6-8) forced a groundout to close the door on the comeback and clinched the 5-3 victory.

College of Idaho took the first lead of the game in the bottom of the third on a RBI single through the right side of the infield, scoring the runner on second.

The Saints tied up the game in the fifth after Adam Feist, who reached base on a pass ball then stole second, scored on a RBI single from catcher Cameron Mosier.

C of I broke open the score in the seventh inning driving in three unearned runs on a double and single. The Yotes plated an insurance run the bottom half of the eighth on a sacrifice bunt to take a 5-1 lead.

Alec Hagerman reached base after being hit by a pitch and advanced on a fly out to right center from Isaac Hegamin. Next batter Sordahl chased the Yotes' starter from the game with a single to third. Eskil picked up his second hit of the ball game on a double, driving in both runners but the final out rally fell short on a groundout to short.

Aaron Shoup (0-2) got the start for the Saints, picking up the loss, after going 6.2 innings, giving up four runs, one earned, on eight hits and striking out five. Trevor Young finished the game, pitching 1.1 innings, allowing one unearned one on one hit and punching out one.

As a team, the Saints collected five hits, two from Eskil and one from Hagerman, Sordahl and Mosier. Three Saints crossed the plate, while none reached on walks and seven struck out.

Up Next: SMU faces the Yotes for games three and four tomorrow of the five game series. First pitch is scheduled for noon.