Florence, S.C. – The Monroe College Baseball team saw its 2017 season end in a 7-6 loss to Harford CC in the District Tournament on Friday. It was the second consecutive year that the Mustangs won the regional title and earned their spot at the district championship.
 
Monroe jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first. Isaiah Torres led off with a walk. He was thrown out going from first to third on a single by Carlos Torres, who was then able to advance to second on the throw. Michael Crispino got the Mustangs on the board with an RBI single that scored Torres. Crispino got to third when his single was misplayed by the right fielder. Monroe went up 2-0 on a sacrifice fly by Marcus Espinal.
 
The Fighting Owls tied the score at 2-2 with a pair of runs in the bottom of the first, but the Mustangs regained the lead, 3-2, in the second. Andy Karlan reached on an infield hit. Two batters later, Wayne Roberts singled and the Mustangs had runners on the corners. Karlan scored when Roberts stole second and the catcher threw the ball into the outfield.
 
Monroe doubled its lead courtesy of a Carlos Torres homerun in the fifth. The lead went to 5-2 in the seventh when they scored again. After two quick outs, Crispino doubled and scored on an RBI single from Espinal.
 
Harford rallied in the bottom of the seventh, scoring four times to turn a three-run-deficit into a 6-5 lead. The score stayed there into the ninth. With two outs in the ninth, Carlos Torres had his second homerun of the game, tying the score at 6-6.
 
After two walks and a hit by pitch loaded the bases, Harford got an infield hit to score the winning run.

Joel Urena pitched six innings, striking out 10 batters and giving up only two runs. Crispino, Carlos Torres and Espinal each had three hits. Monroe outhit Harford 12-7.
The Monroe Mustangs finished the season with a 23-25 overall record.