Auburndale, Fl.- The SUNY Poly men's baseball team lost both games of a doubleheader in Florida against Wisconsin-Eau Claire. The Wildcats dropped the first game 11-0, before dropping the second game of the doubleheader 6-5.

GAME 1:

In the first game, the Wildcats struggled to swing the bats, recording only five hits over seven innings and striking out seven times. Eau Claire, however, was hot at the plate, recording 10 hits, which included one home run, one triple, and three doubles. Nicholas Meuser went all seven innings for the victory. 

GAME 2: 

In the second game of the doubleheader, the Wildcats received a strong start from Ryan Secor, who only allowed one earned run over three innings to keep the Wildcats in the game. After being down 5-0, the Wildcats answered with three runs in the top of the 4th on a Will Orlando ground out, and a Kurt Johnson double. After giving up a run in the 6th to make it 6-3, the Wildcats would score two runs in the top of the 7th, but it wouldn't be enough as Eau Claire would hold on for the 6-5 victory. Ryan Pelton and Ethan Merone had two hits each for the Wildcats.

UP NEXT: 

The Wildcats will wrap up their Florida trip on Saturday with a DH against SUNY Maritime and Union.