LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Baseball dropped its home opener to Puget Sound, 6-4 at Anderson Field on Friday, February 15.
 
The Tigers first-year starting pitcher Alex Dexter showed flashes of dominance with five strikeouts in four-and-two-thirds innings of work.
 
Down 2-0 in the first inning, the Tigers clawed back with a Jeffery Cambra RBI single in the first, a Daniel Major squeeze in the second and a Jackson Short solo-shot to take the lead in the fourth.
 
The Loggers broke through in the fifth, a bases clearing double gave Puget Sound the lead for good.
 
Taylor Cann added a homer in the seventh to cap the Tigers scoring at four.
 
Occidental is back in action to finish the series with a double header against Puget Sound on Saturday, February 15.