TYLER, Texas – The Concordia Baseball team came up short in their bid to reach the College World Series, falling to Cal Lutheran 9-7 in the West Regional championship game on Sunday.

Michael Evan was a perfect 4-4 on the day with three runs batted in, while Bret Leiferman had two hits and scored twice as the Tornados looked to rally from a five-run deficit heading into the seventh.

Trailing 9-4, Wilkes Swaim and Casen Novak reached base to begin the inning for CTX. Swaim would score on a Kingsmen error and Leiferman followed with a triple to right to make it 9-6. Evan would make it 9-7 on a sac fly.

Ryan Capel would throw two scoreless innings to keep it 9-7 as the Tornados head to the ninth for their final at-bat.

After quick two outs, CTX would load the bases on a Leiferman walk, Evan single and Jake Valadez hit by pitch. Tyler Johnson, pinch-hitting, grounded out to first to end the game and the season for the Tornados.

CTX finishes the season as the West Regional runner-up, where they won 30 games for the first time since the 2015 season.