the fifth. The Tigers sent 11 batters to the plate, scoring all five of its runs and was helped along considerably by two costly Irish efforts that easily allowed the Tigers to score three runs that they wouldn't have otherwise.

It was one solid inning and we were able to make it stand, Regez said.

Matt Highland was right in the middle of that offensive rally, collecting Herscher's first RBI on the second of his three hits in the game. That broke the scoreless tie and helped open the flood gates against McNamara starter Jeff Mussman (2-1), who pitched considerably better than his line might indicate.

I thought our pitcher threw well, but we gave them a couple of extra outs and they were able to take advantage, Coy said. You can't do that against good teams. We'll get through it. We'll get better, I'm still pleased, but we're just going through a slump right now.