TUCSON, Ariz. – The Carthage College Red Men fell on Monday after a five-run ninth by the Buena Vista University Beavers doomed the Red Men in Arizona, 9-6.
 
The loss drops the Red Men to 3-5 on the season, while Buena Vista improves to 6-5 in 2017.
 
The Beavers jumped on starter Kyle Damon for a run in the first, but Damon was able to settle in and held BVU to just the lone run until the sixth.
 
The bats came alive in the fourth for the Red Men, as Zach Wade singled down the left field line to score Reed Hero and tie the game at 1-1.  Two batters later Alex Letto reached on an error that drove in Matt rave to give the Red Men their first lead of the day.  Next, A.J. Kaprelian hit a bases loaded doule to left scoring Ryan Rogers and Wade.  A second error in the inning by the Beavers' shortstop off the bat of Drew Korosic scored Letto to give the Red Men a 5-1 lead after four.
 
After recording the first out in the sixth, three consecutive batters reached base and Damon was lifted for Joe Sambucci.  A double and sac fly off the reliever scored all three that were on base and cut the Red Men lead to one at 5-4.  Damon's day ended being responsible for all four runs, three earned, through 5.1 innings, allowing five hits, two walks and striking out two in the no decision.
 
The Red Men carried that lead into the ninth as Sambucci went 2.1 innings, not allowing a run on two hits before being replaced by Alex Tinkoff.
 
However, the Red Men were unraveled once again by a five-run ninth for the second day in a row by their opponent.  The Beavers scored five times in the ninth off five hits to hand Tinkoff the loss on the day.
 
The Red Men made a comeback attempt with a run in, in the ninth following a Wade RBI single to score Hero.  The Red Men loaded the bases but were unable to score, sealing the 9-6 defeat.
 
The Red Men will return to action in Tucson on Wednesday with a doubleheader against Luther College.