Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 FORT MYERS, Fla. – Day three of the Edgewood College baseball team's trip to the Gene Cusic Classic hit a sour note with a pair of losses in a doubleheader to Defiance College. The Eagles failed to score on a couple of late opportunities in a 4-3 extra inning loss in game one. In game two, Edgewood College trailed by a run going into the seventh inning, but dropped a 9-6 decision to the Yellow Jackets.

Edgewood College (3-4) jumped ahead in game one with a pair of first inning runs, thanks to a Defiance error that allowed Andrew Lauritzen to score and and RBI groundout by Ryan O'Dell to send Danny Appino home. After Defiance tied the game with two runs in the second, Sean Thompson singled home Alex Jaskulski to put the Eagles back out front 3-2 in the third. The Yellow Jackets tied the game again in the fourth on an RBI single from Zach Reed.

The Eagles loaded the bases with two outs in both the sixth and eighth innings, but couldn't manage the go ahead run. Finally, in the bottom of the eighth Defiance's Patrick Masopust drove home Chris Donese for the Yellow Jacket's winning run.

The Eagles had 10 hits, all singles, in game one, led by Lauritzen, Jaskulski and Thompson who had two apiece. Lauritzen was on base four times in all, adding a pair of walks. Unfortunately, the Eagles left 13 runners on base in eight inning of play. AJ Verhage started on the mound for the Eagles and gave up two earned runs on five hits in 3.2 innings. Nate Averill came on to start the fifth inning, and suffered the loss.

The Eagles were forced to play from behind for all of game two, as Defiance College (5-2) jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning and made it 3-0 in the third. In the bottom of the third inning, the Eagles got a pair of runs back as Jaskulski laced a double to center field which scored both Appino and Lauritzen. Defiance and Edgewood College matched runs in the fourth with on an RBI groundout by Mitch Marty, and the Yellow Jackets carried a 4-3 lead into the final inning.

The wheels came off a bit for the Eagles in the top of the seventh as Defiance pushed across five runs on four hits with the help of a couple of Eagle errors. Still, Edgewood College managed to bring the tying run to the plate in the bottom of the seventh. Appino and Zack Creekmore hit RBI doubles, and Ostrowski drove in a third run with a single to cut the Yellow Jackets' lead to 9-6. Will Schlosser added a single to put two men on base, but Defiance closer Matt Clark induced a short fly ball from Thompson to end the game.

Jaskulski finished the game 2-for-4 with two doubles and two runs batted in. Schlosser and Ostrowski were also 2-for-4 with Schlosser recording the Eagles' first triple of the season. Lauritzen also had two hits and a pair of stolen bases. Brad Clark started for the Eagles and lasted until the third inning, taking the loss. Five other Eagle pitchers completed the game with most of the work going to Jacob Yellovich who allowed two earned runs in three innings pitched/

After three doubleheaders in three days, Edgewood College will take a break from games on Wednesday and Thursday. The Eagles resume their schedule on Friday with a doubleheader against UMass-Boston.