Box Score
The College of Mount St. Joseph plated two runs in the first inning today, but was held scoreless the remainder of the game as they dropped a 5-2 decision at Franklin College. The Lions, 11-12 overall, 4-4 in the HCAC, will play a doubleheader at Franklin on Apr. 9.
Josh Denny (Huntsville, AL/Flushing) had an RBI groundout, and teamate Trace Norton (Reading, OH/Reading) added an RBI single in first to stake Mount starter Ben Hunterman (Cincinnati, OH/OaK Hills) to a 2-0 lead but Franklin came back with a run in the second and three runs in the third to take a 4-2 lead. The host Grizzlies would add one more run in the fifth against Hunterman as he dropped to 2-4 on the season. The Lions, who left 10 runners on base in the game, collected six hits against three Franklin pitchers.
John Pasquale (Cincinnati, OH/Colerain) and Ben Stroube (North Bend, OH/St. Xavier) led the offense with two hits each, while Craig Shanks (Erlanger, KY/St. Henry) had three walks.
