The Bearcats dropped a pair of contests at Westminster College, falling 16-3 in the opener and 8-7 in 10 innings in the nightcap.

In game one, the host Titans put the game away in the fifth inning, scoring eight runs to take a 10-1 lead.  They then scored two in the sixth and four in the seventh, as the Bearcat defense struggled, committing four errors.

Rob Patula and Abe Weimer led the SVC offense, each going 2-4 at the plate.

Jared Lapkowicz started for SVC on the mound and took the loss, working four innings.

In the nightcap, Westminster jumped out to a 1-0 lead after one inning, but SVC tied it up in the top of the second when Patula singled to right, scoring Mike Adams who led the frame off with a single.

The Titans took a 3-1 lead into the sixth inning before SVC's bats came alive.   Sam Manna, Mark Shouey, and Weimer all doubled and scored in the frame, while Adams, Patula, and Adam Miller all had RBI singles, and the Bearcats led 7-3 going into the seventh.

The Bearcats added an eighth run in the eighth inning, when a Weimer sacrifice fly scored Rob Galis.

Westminster evened things in the bottom of the ninth, as they loaded the bases with three straight singles, and then tied the contest on a base clearing triple.  After two intentional walks, SVC reliever Ben Smith induced an inning ending double play, and the game went to extra innings.

The Bearcats were unable to regain the lead in their half of the tenth, and Westminster ended it in the bottom half on a bases loaded single.

C hris Zampogna started for the Bearcats and took the hard luck loss, working eight innings and striking out four.

Patula again led SVC at the plate, going 4-5 with a pair of RBI's.  Adams, Manna, and Shouey each collected three hits, while Weimer went 2-4 with two runs batted in.  The Bearcats collected 17 hits, but also stranded 17 runners on base.

After the two losses, SVC's record falls to 9-11.  They will be back in action on Saturday, hosting a doubleheader with Bethany College beginning at noon.