Fairfield fell victim to Loveland and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (1-0), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. Their defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
For Loveland's part, they got a great performance from Drew Oerther as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over 6.2 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Loveland saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Derek Fleming, who went 1-for-3 with a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Ian Richards, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base.
Fairfield's loss dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Loveland, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season.
As of now, neither Fairfield nor Loveland have any future games scheduled.
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