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The Tiffin University baseball team lost 21-8 to Ashland University in non-conference action.

The Eagles improve to 5-6 overall while the Dragons fall to 10-5 overall.  

With gusts of up to 40 mph, the balls were flying all over with Ashland opening the scoring in the top of the second with a home run from Rogers to left field that scored the runner on third to lead 2-0.

After Griffin Stevens singled up the middle Tim Orr homered to tie the score at 2-2. 

The Eagled started off hot with a home run for Austin Eifrid to lead by one. 

The Dragons answered again in the bottom of the third. With runners on the corners Nich Green flew out to center field to score Mario Pugnetti from third to tie the game at 3-3.

Tiffin held the Eagles scoreless in the top of the fourth and scored one run in the bottom of the fourth. Danny Donnelly opened with a double and reached third on a passed ball, then Jake Shier grounded out to second base, allowing Donnelly to score from third to take their first lead of the game at 4-3. 

Poor defense hurt the Dragons as they gave up four runs in the fifth inning with four errors in that inning. The Eagles added on eight more in the sixth inning on six hits, including a three-run homer and two doubles that scored a total of five combined runs. 

Tommy Thamann started off the bottom of the sixth with a first-pitch home run to bring the score to 15-5.

The Dragons scored three more runs in the seventh and eighth inning but a five-run ninth inning featuring a grand slam sealed the win for the Eagles 21-8.