Box Score Mount St. Joseph traveled to Earlham on Tuesday evening for their last regular season road game of 2017. The Lions would send lefty Mike Hilliard (Loveland, OH / Clinton-Massie) to the hill to face off against the Quakers. Hilliard would throw well on Tuesday, going 4 innings, allowing just 5 hits and 2 earned runs while striking out 4.
The bullpen and the offense would struggle on Tuesday evening. The bullpen would work five innings on the day and give up seven runs with five of those being earned. The offense, on the other hand, would tally seven hits against the Quakers but would only be able to push one run across the plate.
The tough day for the Lions would end in a 10-1 loss to Earlham and would not allow for them to pick up a game on Franklin, who also lost on Tuesday and remain tied with MSJ for fourth in the standings.
LION AT THE PEAK
Roman Rothwell (Monroe, OH / Monroe) was one of the lone bright spots on the day for Mount St. Joseph. He was able to go 3-3 with two singles and a double. He also picked up the only RBI for the Lions on the day by knocking a sacrifice fly to center field in the third inning, tying the game at 1-1 at the time.
UP NEXT
The Lions have their final regular season series this weekend against Rose-Hulman. The first pitch of game one of the opening day doubleheader will come at 2:00 PM on Saturday at Marge Schott Stadium at the University of Cincinnati. Game two will begin directly following the conclusion of game one. Sunday will be senior day for the Lions and the first pitch of the final game of their regular season will come at 12:00 PM.
