The Highlanders baseball team lost 7-1 today to the Rochester Institute of Technology Tigers at Houghton.

The Highlanders got on the board first when Michael Knapp (Brockport, NY) ripped an RBI double into right center that scored Christopher McKay (Oakville, ON, Canada) from second base.

The Highlanders held the lead until the top half of the fourth when the Tigers put 2 runs on the board to take a 2-1 lead.

After another scoreless inning for the Highlanders the Tigers took advantage and scored 5 runs in the top of the fifth to jump out to a 7-1 lead.

From there the Highlanders and Tigers played scoreless baseball.

Freshman pitcher Brian Reed for RIT was credited with the win and Seth Cornell (Almond, NY) was handed the loss.

In the box score the Highlanders were led by McKay who went 1 for 2 with 2 walks and scored the Highlanders only run of the game.

The Highlanders next contest is a doubleheader Saturday, March 14 against Lancaster Bible College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.