LANCASTER, Calif. - It took longer than planned, but after a rain delay the No. 5 Lewis-Clark State baseball team emerged from the dugout ready to take back the game against the No. 7 Antelope Valley Pioneers. The Warriors trailed 6-5 after the sixth when the game was halted, but struck for four runs in the top of the seventh to gain an advantage over the Pioneers. Kyle Callahan sparked the offense with the game-tying solo shot to lead off the seventh.

Game two was called with the two teams tied 2-2 after five innings due to the lack of light.

GAME ONE: LCSC defeats UAV 13-6

Jesus Duran began the game by beating out an infield single before stealing second, but this is as far as LC would get in the top of the first.

The Warriors found themselves in a hole early as the Pioneers loaded the bases with no outs. A double play turned by A.J. Davis and Dalton Duarte helped eliminate part of the threat and hold UAV to just one run in the inning.

Kody Garvin drew a leadoff walk in the second and advanced to scoring position on a groundout by Duarte. Thomas Lampkin came up with a clutch two-out double to the gap in left center to even the game 1-1. Davis kept the hits coming with a shot to center to knock in Lampkin and put LC up 2-1.

The Pioneers answered quickly, striking for three runs on three hits to take a 4-2 lead after two.

Tanner Simpson took over on the mound after a leadoff double by the Pioneers in the bottom of the third, reliving starter Rian Bassett. UAV scratched one more run across to grow their advantage to 5-2. They added on one more in the fourth.

Davis and Duran took advantage of Pioneer mistakes in the top of the sixth and both advanced on a passed ball. A wild pitch brought in Davis to cut the deficit to one at 6-5.

After nearly an hour long rain delay, Kyle Callahan stepped to the plate in the top of the seventh and crushed a ball over the right field wall to tie the game 6-6. Darren Trainor worked a walk and Kody Garvin wore a pitch before Jeff Bart bunted for a base hit to load the bases. Lampkin lifted a ball into center for a sacrifice fly to put LC on top before an error by the left fielder allowed two more to come in to bring the Warriors' lead to 9-6.

Lalo Porras took over on the mound in the bottom of the seventh and struck out two to keep UAV off the board. Garvin cut down a runner trying to stretch a single into a double to start the bottom of the eighth before Porras forced two popups to end the inning.

Bart and pinch-hitter Isaac Wersland were both hit by a pitch to begin the top of the ninth, and Lampkin reached on an error to load the bases with no outs. Davis dropped a ball into no-man's land behind third base, knocking in a run for LC. Duran grounded into an RBI fielder's choice and Needham took a ball off the leg, the third hit batter of the inning, to load the bases. Callahan brought in a run with a sacrifice fly to center to bring the score to 12-6. Trainor kept the inning alive with an infield single, knocking in Duran and the Warriors led 13-6 heading into the bottom of the ninth.

Joe Riley came in to close out the game, doing so while collecting two strikeouts.

Davis led the offense with three hits, while Duran, Callahan and Trainor each notched two. Callahan and Davis both knocked in four runs.

Simpson picked up his first win of the season, going four innings without allowing an earned run and striking out three. Porras struck out two in two innings and Riley struck out two to close out the game.

GAME TWO: LCSC ties UAV 2-2

Andrew Najeeb-Brush got the start in game two and tossed two scoreless innings.

Needham and Jacob Gribbin started the second game with back-to-back base hits. Lampkin bunted and the UAV pitcher threw the ball into left which allowed Needham to score the first run of the game. Duran brought in Gribbin with a sacrifice fly to push the LC lead to 2-0.

Duran and Lampkin both came up with diving catches to keep UAV off the board in the second.

The Pioneers put up a run in the third off reliever Matt Becker to cut the LC lead in half, before tying things up 2-2 in the fourth off Kade Woods.

Jackson Fuller cut down a runner trying to take home on a wild pitch to keep the game tied in the bottom of the fifth.

The lack of light forced the game to be called at a 2-2 tie after five innings. It it the first tie for LC baseball since 1997 when the Warriors ended in a 2-2 tie against Gonzaga.

Davis, Trainor and Needham all recorded a hit in the contest and Duran had the lone RBI.

The Warriors return home to face NCAA DII Central Washington on Thursday at 1:30 p.m.