Lions drop tough one at CNE

The Lions lost 4-3 at Clermont Northeastern in a battle for first place in the SBAAC American Division.

Will Shoemaker put the Lions ahead 3-2 with a towering 3-run homer to left center but the Lions, who committed four errors in the first inning to give CNE two unearned runs, couldn't hang on for the win as CNE scored the winning run on a two-out bloop single in the sixth inning.

Besides the homer from Shoemaker, New Richmond got three hits from Steven Binder and two from Dylan Senters but they couldn't deliver the key hits when needed lef the bases loaded twice and 9 runners on for the game.

Austin Warden recorded 9 strikeouts in picking up his first loss of the season after three straight wins.

The loss dropped the Lions to 5-2 on the season and 3-1 in the SBAAC. Northeastern, which must play a rematch at New Richmond on May 3, improved to 8-1 overall and 4-0 in the SBAAC.

The Lions play at Batavia on Monday.