The Sevastopol Pioneers baseball team found themselves down early and could not come back in a 9-2 loss to Manitowoc Lutheran on Thursday.

The Pioneers were down 5-0 before Reid Kacmarynski singled home a run to make 5-1. A four-run fifth inning clinched the decision for the Lancers, who would later give one of those runs back when Oliver Matthews was credited with an RBI thanks to a bases-loaded walk in the seventh inning. Frankie DeYoung went 2-4 on the day to pace all Pioneers' batters. Logan Schuh provided some stability after the Pioneers' first two pitchers combined to retire just one batter while allowing four runs. Schuh went 3/2/3 innings, allowing five runs (3 ER) and four hits while striking out two.

The Pioneers are back in action on Saturday when they face Peshtigo.