For the second straight day, the University of Minnesota Duluth showed an ability to rally from behind but couldn't make up for three big innings, falling to Ohio Dominican University 4-2 in game one and 11-7 in game two of a doubleheader sweep in Lakeland, Fla. at the RussMatt Central Florida Invite.

The Panthers (8-4) got up early in game one when first basemen Anthony Raschilla hit a double and Brian Rudolph followed with a sacrifice fly. Ohio Dominican tacked on extra runs in the third and fourth, while pitcher Austin Bueter picked up his second win of the season for ODU. The gameplan seemed to be pitching around sophomore first baseman Alex Wojciechowski, who drew walks in his first three plate appearances before getting UMD (0-3) on the bored with a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning. Senior outfielder Max Ryan continued the rally with an RBI single, driving in senior left fielder Cody Aasen, but for the second straight game, the Bulldogs' rally came up short as reliever Vince Bartolone notched his first of two saves on the day in game one.

On the mound for the Bulldogs, sophomore Ryan Lakin (0-1) tossed four innings, allowing three runs on six hits with three strikeouts. Freshman Charlie Conkel pitched the final two innings, allowing the final run on a pair of hits.

Game two saw the UMD offense come alive in the early going for pitcher Spencer Diedrich (0-1). Sophomore third baseman Jimmy Heck drove in sophomore shortstop Kyle Comer in the third inning on grounder, but pitcher Daniel Mooney (1-0) shut out the Bulldogs through the rest of his five innings, scattering three hits while striking out five but walking four. ODU scored six runs in the third and five more in the sixth to put down the Bulldogs, led by Rudolph's pair of doubles, driving in three on the afternoon while scoring a pair.

UMD's offense again sparked in the final innings as Bulldog batters put together a six-run sixth against a pair of Panther relievers. Two walks and a hit batter started the inning before junior catcher Joe Balestreri hit a single, followed by a bases loaded walk to Comer for his second RBI of the night. An error by the shortstop got Jimmy Heck on base and drove in Balestreri, and Wojciechowski cleared the bases but was thrown out trying to stretch a double into a triple.

Sophomore Matt Schreder had strikeouts for three of his five outs on the evening in relief of Diedrich, who went five innings with four K's of his own. The Bulldogs had a pair of errors in the game for five in the doubleheader, and five walks came back to haunt UMD.

The Bulldogs return to the diamond Saturday after an off-day tomorrow to take on Wayne State (Mich.) University (9-2). Opening pitch is set for 11:00 a.m. CT at South Florida State College in Avon Park, Fla.