MONROE - Walks came back to haunt the Monroe baseball team in a 12-3 season-opening loss to Oregon Tuesday.
Two Monroe pitchers combined walked eight. Oregon broke the game open with a six-run fourth inning. Monroe junior Max Lange started and pitched three innings. He gave up five earned runs on three hits, struck out one and walked six.
Junior pitcher Jared Cline tossed four innings in relief and gave up six runs on seven hits, struck out two and walked two.
"We were right around the strike zone all night long," Monroe coach Eric Losenegger said. "We walked too many guys and put our defense in some tough situations to make plays."
Oregon's Cam Schriber went 3-for-5 to lead the Panthers.
Monroe sophomore Jared Dillon went 1-for-2 and had an RBI single in the sixth. Lange finished 1-for-3 at the plate.
Oregon's Quinn Adler pitched four innings to get the win. He gave up two unearned runs on one hit, struck out seven and walked just two.
"I thought there were some positives and some things we need to work on," Losenegger said. "I think as the night went on our bats got better. It's the first time we have seen live pitching other than our own of the effort and the attitude. That is something we can build on. That's a positive sign for us."
Monroe will host Watertown in a doubleheader at 11 a.m. Saturday.
Two Monroe pitchers combined walked eight. Oregon broke the game open with a six-run fourth inning. Monroe junior Max Lange started and pitched three innings. He gave up five earned runs on three hits, struck out one and walked six.
Junior pitcher Jared Cline tossed four innings in relief and gave up six runs on seven hits, struck out two and walked two.
"We were right around the strike zone all night long," Monroe coach Eric Losenegger said. "We walked too many guys and put our defense in some tough situations to make plays."
Oregon's Cam Schriber went 3-for-5 to lead the Panthers.
Monroe sophomore Jared Dillon went 1-for-2 and had an RBI single in the sixth. Lange finished 1-for-3 at the plate.
Oregon's Quinn Adler pitched four innings to get the win. He gave up two unearned runs on one hit, struck out seven and walked just two.
"I thought there were some positives and some things we need to work on," Losenegger said. "I think as the night went on our bats got better. It's the first time we have seen live pitching other than our own of the effort and the attitude. That is something we can build on. That's a positive sign for us."
Monroe will host Watertown in a doubleheader at 11 a.m. Saturday.
