Mount Union's baseball team (5-10) fell 8-4 to visiting Ohio Wesleyan (8-7) on Thursday, March 29 at 23rd Street Field in Alliance, Ohio.

The game was tied at four a piece before the Bishops struck for four runs in the eighth inning.

Brett Thomas (0-4) started and took the loss for Mount Union despite tossing 7.1 innings and striking out a career-high eight batters. Ohio Wesleyan's Sean Speed picked up the win in relief.

Offensively, the Purple Raiders were led by third baseman Nate McFarland, who was 3-for-4 with an RBI and leftfielder Andy Warner, who went 2-for-5 with a pair of runs batted in.

The Bishops were paced by a 5-for-5 effort from Logan Hronis. Jerrell Johnson aided the effort going 3-for-4 with three RBI.

The Raiders get back into conference play on Saturday, March 31 against Heidelberg. First pitch is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. in Alliance, Ohio.