Denver Hamilton and Hunter Alexander combined on the mound as UCA topped Stetson in the ASUN opener.
The Bears hit three home runs but couldn't hold off Lipscomb's 13-hit attack in the regular-season finale.
Lipscomb's offense racked up 20 hits and 16 runs Friday night to even its series with the Bears at 1-1.
Bears moved into a first-place tie in the ASUN Gold Division by beating Lipscomb 4-1 Thursday.
Jack Runsick scored on a wild pitch in the tenth inning to give UCA a 4–3 walk-off victory.
Bears reached the ASUN Championship final for just the second time in program history before falling 4-0.
Central Arkansas dropped the morning game but rallied past Jacksonville to earn a spot in Saturday's title game.
The Bears erupted for six runs in the eighth inning Friday, beating North Alabama 11-6 at Bear Stadium.
Senior pitcher Bailie Runner threw a near-perfect one-hitter as the Bears blanked the Dolphins 8-0 in five innings.
he top-seeded Bears open ASUN Championship play Thursday against Jacksonville, bringing a record-setting offense and six all-conference honorees.