Butler's Ryan Thompson surrendered four runs (three earned) in the bottom of the ninth inning as the BlueSox dropped their third consecutive Prospect League game, 5-4 to host Lorain County (OH) Sunday evening.

Butler (1-3) led 4-0 after three innings, but was shut out by Lorain over the final six frames.

BlueSox starter Ben Ballantine pitched well, allowing just one run on six hits in five innings of work.

Tyler Sciacca paced Butler's offense with two singles, a double, one run scored and two batted in.

n Butler managed just five hits and committed six errors in a 4-0 loss to Lorain Saturday night.

Lorain tallied 10 hits in the game, all of them singles, and scored a run in each of the first three innings.

Jon Craycraft and Adam Jury both doubled for Butler and southpaw Matt Broder was tagged with the loss after starting the game and working 5⅓ innings, giving up three runs (one earned) on eight hits. He struck out two and walked one.

Corey Young and Seneca Valley High product Derek Peluso both saw action in relief, with the latter setting Lorain down in order in the eighth inning on just 11 pitches.

Slippery Rock Sliders

Poor fielding also cost the Sliders as the team made four miscues leading to six unearned runs in a 13-7 loss to host West Virginia Sunday afternoon.

Matt Baer singled, doubled and scored a run for Slippery Rock (2-1), while Sam Trecaso singled, doubled, scored one run and drove in another.

Cory Baker shouldered the loss after surrendering six runs (five earned) on three hits in ⅓ innings pitched.

• In their first road contest of the season, the Sliders scored four runs in the final three innings of play in defeating West Virginia, 6-4 Saturday night.

Centerfielder Sean Mahley went 4-for-5 in the game and scored two runs in support of winning pitcher, Mark Allen Bounds, who pitched three innings of scoreless relief.

Andy Young hurled a scoreless eighth and ninth frame to earn the save.