The Misericordia University baseball team lost to LaRoche, 11-5, Monday morning in Ft. Pierce, Florida.
 
Santo Guinta blasted a two-run homer for the Cougars and Cole Bixler and Sean Boylan had two hits.
 
LaRoche took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second and the Cougars pulled even in the top of the fifth.  After Boylan led off the inning with a double, Adam Concadoro walked and both runners moved up on a sacrifice bunt.  Boylan scored on Conor Smith's sacrifice fly.
 
MU went ahead 5-1 with four runs in the sixth inning.  Bixler started the inning with a single and Guinta followed with a two-run homer. 
 
Shane Hughes was hit by a pitch and moved to third on a pair of wild pitches.  Parker Abate walked and took third on an error with Hughes scoring.  Boylan's sacrifice fly made it 5-1.
 
LaRoche answered with five runs in the bottom of the sixth and added five more over the next two innings.
 
MU, 3-2, will face Immaculata, Tuesday at noon.