The Bearcats lost to Ohio Northern University in Sanford, FL by a score of 7-4.

Both teams were hitless through the first two innings, but ONU jumped to a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the third off Bearcat starter Ben Smith, with a 3-run home run the key hit.

Mike Adams doubled with one out in the 4th and scored on a single by Jared Lapkowicz to make it 4-1, but Ohio Northern added a pair of runs in the sixth to make it 6-1.

Lapkowicz led off the Bearcat seventh with his first home run of the season, then Sam Manna singled home Kenny Primeaux, who had reached on a hit batsman, to make it 6-3. Mark Shouey singled to drive home Chris Zampogna to cut the gap to 6-4, but SVC would get no closer.  ONU added a run in the bottom of the eighth to complete the scoring.

SVC drops to 4-3 with the loss, with one contest left on the Florida trip.  The team will face John Carroll University on Saturday morning at 10 at Lake Mary High School.