The Knights offense struggled to produce on scoring opportunities and came up one run short on Tuesday. In total, the offense left 12 runners on base.
NU made a valiant effort in the final inning. Down 3 runs with 2 runners on base, Knights catcher, Johnny Aldaz hit a screamer down the line the appeared to wrap around the foul pole but was called foul by the home plate umpire. After the let down, the Knights offense still managed to score two runs before Kal Saldana grounded to the pitcher with the tying run on second base to end the game.
"I was very pleased with the way we stayed in the game. We fought to the end but we just didn't capitalize on the opportunities we had earlier in the game. I really thought Johnny's ball was fair but that's not what the umpire saw, it was really a big hit that went for not," said Knights Head Coach Jeremy Kennedy.
The Knights are back in action this weekend as they open up conference play at Huston Tillostson in Austin.
"It is early and we are learning who we are, I really like the make-up of our team, right now we are just trying to get better every time we play," said Kennedy.
