VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- After stretching its winning streak to 16 games Wednesday afternoon, the Lewis-Clark State baseball suffered its first loss in a month in the second half of a doubleheader with British Columbia.

In L-C's 9-0 victory, pitcher Carlos Fisher limited the Thunderbirds to six hits over eight innings. But in the Warriors' 8-2 loss, UBC racked up seven hits and seven runs during pitcher Chris Kissock's 2l innings.

The Warriors now stand at 24-5. Their most recent loss had been on March 6, when Portland beat them 11-9 during the Banana Belt Tournament.

UBC (21-11-1) took command of the second game with a seven-run third inning. The first five batters in that frame reached base to start the threat, and then Steve Bell-Irving smacked a two-run single.

That blow chased Kissock, a freshman who had won all four of his decisions this season. His replacement, Derek Landavazo, then allowed a three-run homer from the first batter he faced, Tyler Willson.

LCSC, which tallied seven hits, failed to capitalize on scoring chances. The Warriors had the bases loaded with one out in the sixth, but Gavin Concepcion flew out, then Justin Fuller was picked off.

In the first game, Fisher allowed six hits, walked two and struck out six. He forced the Thunderbirds to strand eight baserunners.

L-C scored its runs in piecemeal fashion. In the fifth, Joey Dyche scored from third on a double steal ran with Dan Morrow. That made it 3-0.

And in the eighth, Nicolas Benton stroked a two-run single that put the Warriors up 8-0.

LCSC will return to Lewiston to take on Concordia in a four-game series beginning Friday at 6:30 p.m.

NOTES -- Two losses last week by defending national champion Cumberland, Tenn., allowed the Warriors to jump up one spot to second in this week's NAIA Top 25. L-C drew six first-place votes and 579 total points, leaving it five points behind the new No. 1, Embry-Riddle, Fla. (36-3). Cumberland (33-9) dropped to eighth. Following L-C are Houston Baptist (26-5); Lyon, Ark. (37-7); Bellevue, Neb. (28-7); Oklahoma City (38-7); and Lee, Tenn. (35-9).