Pippas Passes, KY – Bears baseball lost their second straight on Wednesday evening, dropping 9-8 to Alice Lloyd. The Eagles crossed the winning run on a wild pitch in the final frame.

Ryan Ratliff manned the bump for the Bears and offered 4.1 innings of work, giving up five runs on five hits, striking out a pair. Nolan Fernandes went 3.2 innings in relief and allowed four runs on four hits and picked up the loss, making his record 1-1 on the season.

At the plate it was Tyler Freas who led the charge, knocking two doubles to go 3-5 and scored a pair of runs. Ryan Sartin and Tyler Maynard went 2-5 with Sartin adding a run scored. Cam Revolt blasted his first triple of the season in the second inning, later scoring the Bears first run.

The Bears went up 4-0 after the second inning, and held a lead up until the bottom of the fifth when Alice Lloyd crossed three runs to take a 5-4 lead. Demarco Miller changed that quickly in the top of the sixth frame, smoking a two-run homerun to left center. The knock is the second of Miller's career.

The Eagles scratched two more in the sixth to take an 8-6 lead they would hold until the final inning. Freas sparked a two run inning in the 9^th with a leadoff single, followed by hits from Sartin and Maynard. Revolt was intentionally walked before Houk reached on a fielders choice and Sartin darted home from third, causing an error.
T
he final inning ended in heartbreaking fashion as a wild pitch brought the winning run from third across home plate.

UPIKE baseball returns to the diamond on Friday, March 4^th for a 2:00 PM first pitch against Bethel at Johnnie LeMaster Field.