BEL AIR, Md. – A late innings surge came up just a few feet short, as Harford fell 4-3 to the ASA (NY) Avengers, Saturday afternoon inside the Harford Sports Complex.

The Fighting Owls found themselves behind 4-0 in the bottom of the sixth inning. Harford started the inning with two outs, but a John McNamee walk allowed Hunter Blair a shot at the dish. Blair made the Avengers pay, shooting a ball over the centerfield wall to cut ASA's lead in half.

Harford reliever Hunter Bell (2 IP, 2 K's) tossed a scoreless top of the seventh, keeping the men in blue within two of extending the game two extras. Much like the sixth, the Fighting Owls started with back-to-back outs before a walk extended the inning. A second walk brought up Andrew Sicinski, who put a ball in play that ended up scoring one run on a fielding error by the first basemen.

This would bring up McNamee to extend the game once more. The freshman first baseman battled but ended up flying out to the centerfielder to end the contest.

Harford drops to 22-8-1 after the loss.

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Box Score Highlights

• Joe Quelch and Blake Mayberry (double) collected Harford's other two hits
• Quelch (two), Mayberry (one), and Ajay Sczepkowski (one) accounted for the Fighting Owls stolen bases
• Despite not giving up an earned run, Zane Grimes (1-2) was saddled with the loss
• Nick Collier (3 IP) struck out six in relief of Grimes

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Harford squares off against Patrick Henry on the road this Wednesday, April 28 at 1 p.m.