FROSTBURG, Md. - The Slippery Rock University baseball team had its six-game winning streak come to an end in an 11-2 loss Tuesday at Frostburg State University.
 
The non-conference defeat moves The Rock's record to 24-12 while the Bobcats improve to 28-11.
 
Slippery Rock and Frostburg State traded two-run first innings with SRU's coming by way of a Koby Bubash bases-loaded, one-out single through the left side that brought in a pair of runs only for FSU to answer in the bottom of the frame with an RBI-triple by Randy Steen and a Danny Estrada hit that brought in Steen.
 
However, the Bobcats went on to break the game open by compiling one-run innings in both the second and third as well as a three-run frame in fourth followed by two-run showings in the fifth and seventh en route to the eventual nine-run victory.
 
Bubash went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double to lead The Rock and stretch his career-long hitting streak to 17 games.
 
Joey Purcell, Cam Panyko Morris, Gage Gillott, Michael Kitko, Eddie Morris and Tyler Cerame all recorded one-hit games as well with Panyko Morris' being a double and Purcell and Gillott each scoring runs.
 
Kitko has now reached base in 16 consecutive appearances.
 
The Rock used five pitchers Tuesday. Joey Vanzin (0-1) took the loss, giving up four runs on five hits and four walks to go with three strikeouts in 2.2 innings. Parker Hogge then recorded the final out in the third inning after surrendering two runs.
 
Robert Herr came on for Hogge in the fourth and proceeded to pitch 1.2 innings with three runs yielded on six hits and two walks. Eoin Rossman would go 2.1 innings, striking out four and allowing one run while Gino Marra rounded out SRU's pitching contingent by tossing a scoreless eighth inning.
 
Jack Ray took the win on the mound for FSU. He limited The Rock to two runs through 5.1 innings. Estrada paced the Bobcats' bats by going 4-for-5 with four RBI.
 
Slippery Rock returns to Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Division competition with a four-game weekend series against Seton Hill.
 
SRU will host the Griffins in a doubleheader Friday before traveling to Seton Hill for two games Saturday. First pitch of game one on both days is set for 1 p.m.
 
 

 
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