The Lowell Red Devils built a 4-2 lead but fell in walk-off fashion to the Munster Mustangs 5-4 on Tuesday at Munster.
The game took place on Tuesday, April 21, at Munster.
Nate Southwell’s sacrifice fly gave Munster a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first. Lowell answered with three runs in the top of the fourth when Mason Umfleet singled home a run and Michael Reidenga tripled in two more to take a 4-2 advantage. Munster tied the game in the bottom of the fifth on a run-scoring single by Donovan Craig and a lineout by Nick Crowley.
An error in the bottom of the seventh allowed the winning run to score for the Mustangs. Gavin Gutierrez started for Lowell and went five innings, allowing four runs (one earned) on five hits. Roan Cantlon took the loss in relief, surrendering the unearned run in the seventh.
Michael Reidenga led the Red Devils with two RBIs on his triple from the ninth spot in the lineup. Mason Umfleet added two hits in three at-bats to highlight Lowell’s offense. The Red Devils stranded several runners in the late innings and could not overcome the defensive miscue.