(FINDLAY, Ohio) — On an overcast day in northwest Ohio, the Lake Erie College baseball team lost the first game of its doubleheader against Findlay, 10-9.  Going only seven innings, the Oilers, who were down 9-3 with only six outs left in the ballgame, rallied to put up seven runs in the last two innings and walk off against the Storm for the second time in as many days.

As the game began, it had the makings of the second game of the doubleheader between the two teams on Saturday, in which the Storm offense absolutely erupted, scoring 27 runs on 26 hits. In fact, in this game, Lake Eri was leading 7-0 after only 2.5 innings, thanks to strong performances from players like catcher Trace Peterson, who went 3-4 with an RBI on the day, along with first baseman Corbin Paxton, who went 2-3 with a walk and three RBI.

Findlay starting pitcher Chase Hopewell was knocked out of the game in the third inning, with a total of seven earned runs being assigned to him. At that point, things were looking very good for the Storm.

But baseball has a funny way of being unpredictable, and the Oilers slowly attempted to climb back into the game. Putting up a run in the third and two more in the fourth, Findlay was setting the table for what would be an even more impressive comeback later.

Lake Erie starter Cade Wendel lasted five innings, giving up six hits, seven strikeouts and seven runs, although only three of those runs were earned. That's because the Storm committed five errors in the game, which presented Findlay with additional opportunities to narrow the scoring deficit.

And that's exactly what the Oilers did, staying in the game and getting decent production from their own pitching on the other side of things. Of course, the Storm were able to tack on a couple more runs in the sixth, but that extended lead would not hold, and Findlay would end up winning the game in the bottom of the seventh inning on a Tyler Burley RBI single.

The win would go to Findlay reliever Bailey McCord, who posted an inning of scoreless relief in the top of the seventh, allowing the Oilers the chance to come back in the bottom of the inning. The loss goes to Ryan Middendorf, who came in to shut things down in the bottom of the seventh but allowed three runs across, including the winning run.

But the Storm would have a chance to redeem themselves later in the day. Check back later for more information on that game.