Port Charlotte, FL --- The WPI baseball team had a tough day on the diamond as they dropped a 7-5 decision to Loras (IA) before falling to Bethany Lutheran (MN) 9-3 in the nightcap.

The Engineers tied the opener at 5-5 in the sixth inning when Scott MacDonald (Gorham, ME) doubled to right center to score Ethan Brown (Lunenburg, MA) who had walked to begin the inning.  That would be all the scoring for WPI as Loras added single runs in the seventh and eighth innings to secure the victory.

MacDonald finished with a 3-for-4 performance including a double and one run batted in while teammate Scott McNee (Falmouth, MA) was 2-for-2 with two runs batted in and two runs scored.  Cody McGregor (Westfield, MA) and Matt Fiore (Wakefield, MA) each added two hits apiece for the Crimson and Gray.

Conor Fahey (Cumberland, RI) took the loss for the Engineers, pitching seven innings while allowing six runs (five earned) on eight hits while striking out five.

Despite putting up 13 hits on the board, WPI fell to Bethany Lutheran 9-3 in its second game of the day.  The Engineers did not get on the board until the eighth inning when Chuck Labbee (Northampton, MA) singled home Paul Galligan (Weymouth, MA) to make the score 6-1.  Fiore and McGregor each tallied RBI's in the inning to cut the Viking lead to 6-3, but the WPI rally would come up short.

Fiore was 3-for-5 with an RBI while McGregor was 2-for-5 with an RBI.  Pitcher Brian Duncan (West Suffield, CT) absorbed the loss for WPI allowing 10 hits and six runs (five earned) in seven innings of work.