YORK, Neb. - The York University baseball team dropped a 7-3 decision to Southwestern Saturday afternoon in the series finale.
 
The Panthers are now 15-26 on the season and 13-16 in KCAC action. 
 
Head coach Brian Walth's team trailed 1-0 until the third inning.  Jose Martinez reached on a fielding error and went to second on Gio Tarin's base knock up the middle. After each runner moved up on a sacrifice bunt, Sam Hodoly ripped a single to left field, plating both runners for a 2-1 edge. 
 
The visitors countered with three runs in the fifth for a 4-2 advantage.
 
In the bottom of the fifth, Martinez singled and scored on a Hodoly base knock up the middle, cutting the deficit to one, 4-3. The visitors pushed across a run in the eighth and two in the ninth for a four-run margin.   
 
For the game, Martinez led the way with four hits in five at bats. He also crossed home twice. Hodoly, Austin Petersen and Tarin notched two hits apiece. Hodoly drove in three runs.
 
On the mound, James McCown went four frames and had two strikeouts. Sam Reynolds tossed four innings while Dakota Angielski threw the ninth frame. 
 
The Panthers return to action Tuesday when they host Kansas Wesleyan at 4 p.m. Live stats and video will be available at Yorkpanthers.com.