ORANGE, Calif. – The Ithaca College baseball team had its three-game winning streak snapped on Wednesday afternoon by Chapman University, 23-1, at W.O. Hart Park in Orange, Calif. Ithaca is now 4-3 on the season with three games remaining on the West Coast, while Chapman improves to 14-6.

Chapman jumped on Ithaca early with four runs in the bottom of the first inning on five hits. The Panthers led off with a double and bunt single, and then a sacrifice fly brought in the first run of the game. The bases were then loaded on a hit by pitch and single, and another run came home on a fielder's choice. A two-run single ensued to cap off the inning.

The Bombers' deficit grew to 9-0 after the second inning as Chapman plated five more runs, including four with two outs. Chapman continued to pour it on from there and mounted a 23-0 lead by the sixth inning.

Sophomore Cam Fuoti got Ithaca on the board in the top of the seventh with an RBI single to bring home junior Domenic Boresta. Fuoti went 1-for-2 in the game, while Boresta was 1-for-1 in a pinch hit appearance.

Sophomore Adam Gallagher recorded two hits in the contest, while senior Ryan Henchey and sophomore John Peterson both doubled.

On the mound, sophomore Zach Zottola took the loss in 1.2 innings pitched. Freshmen Benjamin Cordova, Tom Cosentino and Yutaro Yamaguchi, sophomore Christian LaLomia and senior Logan Barer combined to throw the final 6.1 innings.

Ithaca heads to Whittier College tomorrow for another 2:30 p.m. PDT start.