WESTMINSTER, Pa. - La Roche baseball traveled to take on Westminster on Thursday afternoon for a non-conference tilt, but it was the host Titans coming out on top, 10-3.

Westminster struck first, scratching across a run in the opening inning and adding two more in the second. The pressure built quickly, and for a team still searching for momentum at 8–19, it could have unraveled there.

But the third inning gave La Roche something to hold onto.

It started quietly—Brady Angus on base, Samuel DiCicco working his way into scoring position. Then chaos helped: a wild pitch brought in the first run. Alex Perez followed with a groundout that still did its job, cutting the deficit to one. Moments later, Liam Burns punched a single through the left side.

Just like that, it was 3–3.

For a brief stretch, the dugout came alive. Bats tapped the railing, voices rose, and the game felt even again.

But the answer came fast—and hard.

Westminster responded with a five-run bottom half of the inning, stringing together hits that found every gap. Singles turned into rallies, rallies into a surge La Roche couldn't slow. In what felt like a blink, the tie was gone, replaced by an 8–3 deficit.

From there, the game shifted into a test of endurance.

La Roche kept putting runners on—eight hits, five walks—but couldn't find the next big swing. Opportunities built, then faded, leaving eleven runners stranded. Meanwhile, Westminster continued to apply pressure, tacking on two more runs late to widen the gap.

Still, there were pieces to take with them.

Aaron Exler steadied things out of the bullpen, eating innings and keeping the game from spiraling further. Carson DeLano and Angus each found extra-base hits, and the lineup showed flashes of life that had been missing in earlier innings.