Box Score Crestview Hills, Ky. - The baseball program at Thomas More would fall to the Cougars of Cincinnati Clermont by a score of 6-4 in a seven inning affair. With the loss the Saints record falls to 6-4 on the year.
- In the bottom of the second first-year infielder AJ Enginger (Hamilton, Ohio/Badin) would drive in the first run of the game with a ground out that would drive in junior Noah Weingartner (Cincinnati, Ohio/La Salle)) who was courteous running for catcher Jacob Caruso (Rootstown, Ohio/Rootstown) to make the score 1-0.
- The Cougars would score four unanswered runs to take a 4-1 lead into the bottom of the sixth.
- In the bottom of the sixth Thomas More would start a rally with three runs as a Gavin Pearson (Burlington, Ky. / Randall K. Cooper) single would score AJ Stewart (Florence, Ky. / St. Henry) and Enginger.
- Senior Casey Nowak (Burlington, Ky. / Covington Catholic) would score the fourth run for the Saints after the pitcher made an error to tie the game up at four all.
- A single in the top of the seventh would score two runs for UC Clermont and bringing the final to 6-4.
- Enginger went two-for-four in the game with two singles and a run scored.
- Nowak collected one hit in three at bats with one run scored.
- Pearson had a 1-4 stat line while collecting two runs batted in.
- Caruso had yet another solid appearance from the plate with a one-for-one stat line after drawing three walks.
- Sophomore Mason Berger (Cincinnati, Ohio/Elder) would start the game for Thomas More throwing 2 2/3 innings allowing two runs on two hits while striking out five.
- Senior Mitch Mierke (Milford, Ohio/Milford) pitched three and one third innings allowing two runs on three hits while striking out three.
- First-year Austin Dennis (Cincinnati, Ohio/Oak Hills) pitched the final frame allowing two runs on three hits.
- Weingartner and Stewart would each pick up a run scored in the contest.
Baseball will return to the field on Friday, February 25 when they will open up Mid-South Conference play as they host Cumberland (Tenn.) in a single nine inning game on Friday at 2:00 p.m. and a nine and seven inning game on Saturday at 12:00 and 3:00 ET.
