It was too little too late for the Aces on Friday, as they were unable to get offensively until the final two innings of play in a 4-3 home loss to Union County.
Eighth grader Lane Hundley was dealing in his start on the mound, helping Owensboro Catholic go into the fourth in a 0-0 ballgame. The Braves came alive in the fourth though, using a myriad of singles to grab a pair of runs while adding one more in the top of the fifth on an RBI double that left the Aces trailing 3-0 going into the sixth.
Owensboro Catholic bounced back in the bottom of the sixth by scoring a run on a Union County error, but the Braves quickly retaliated with one in the top of the seventh to make it 4-1. The Aces didn’t bow out though, as a one-out walk led to an RBI triple by senior Grant Parson and an RBI single from senior Jamison Wall to cut it to a 4-3 game.
That would be all they would get though, as Owensboro Catholic popped out and lined out to end the game in the 4-3 loss as a result.
Parson, Wall and freshman Mason Moser led the way at the plate, all recording an RBI each while Wall, freshman Barrett Evans and sophomore Brady Atwell all had two hits each. Hundley took the loss in his five-inning start, allowing three earned runs on five hits and three walks, while also striking out four.
Senior Thomas Eyre handled the final two innings in relief, allowing one unearned run on a hit and a walk while striking out four. Back-to-back losses put the Aces at 15-8 overall, as they now look to bounce back against St. Mary at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday.
