After eight hours of baseball, the Concordia Stingers gave up their crown in a 4-0 defeat at Carleton Ravens on Sunday. ConU played a triple header where a steady stream of errors proved costly, resulting in a loss in the opening and tie-breaking the match in the series.

The battle for first seemed very close for the first game, with both teams added a run in the first and third inning. It was not until the fifth, Stingers which was released with a one-run lead, but the initiative died before the Ravens released two races early in the sixth. With one inning remain, ConU failed to react back. This was a game where the Stingers fought on the defensive. A good number of works failed and drop relays which would allow base runners for them to hold.

This eventually causes the starter Kechayen Alex to fail and let them to rolls again, by losing 4-3. Alex declined to comment on their performance. After losing the first game of the series in last week against McGill, the Stingers were in a similar situation. Despite the abundance of obvious errors and lack of batting coach Howard Schwartz was confident.

At least we have the experience to know that we have to tank a game before you start playing and collapsed without doubt," said Schwartz, "When we play, we win." The sting shook his initial defeat and proceeded to win his second with the help of a three-run homer by shortstop Marco Masciotra slugging and reliever Brandon Bercovits keep them alive in the series.