GREENVILLE, Pa – Although the Thiel Tomcats outhit the La Roche Redhawks 11-8, they fell 6-4 in a non-conference game at Tomcat Park Tuesday afternoon.

La Roche scored five of their six runs in the first three innings of the game.

Cody Trinch (Franklin, Pa./Franklin) opened scoring for the Tomcats in the bottom of the third on a triple to right center field that brought Bryan Mitchell (Cleveland, Ohio/Padua Franciscan) to the plate. Josh Doody (Grove City, Pa. /Grove City) then scored Trinch with an infield single.

Trent Mosley (South Euclid, Ohio/Brush) led off the bottom of the fourth with a home run that sailed over the center field fence to get the Tomcats within two runs of the Redhawks, 5-3.

Conor Feikles followed Mosley with a home run of his own over the right field fence that pushed La Roche's lead back to three runs.

Austin Schwanke (Warren, Pa./Warren) hit a RBI single up the middle that scored Mitchell from second base in the bottom of the seventh.

Trinch, Mitchell, Schwanke and Ryan Brumbaugh (New Wilmington, Pa./Wilmington) each had two hits while Mitchell scored twice.

The Tomcats (26-11) will resume Presidents' Athletic Conference play on the road Friday against the Saint Vincent Bearcats. The first pitch of the nine-inning game is scheduled for 3 p.m.