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Lourdes returned to the diamond for the first time in more than a week on Tuesday, but the Gray Wolves dropped both ends of a doubleheader to Indiana Tech by scores of 1-0 and 8-1 at Warrior Field in Fort Wayne, Ind.
 
"Aside from a couple innings today, we competed really well today," head coach Jeremy Snow said.  "Unfortunately our offense hasn't been there all year."
 
The opener saw solid pitching from both teams.   Brian Gremaux and Connor McLaughlin combined to limit Lourdes to just two hits, both by Glen Crabtree (Medina, Ohio/Black River H.S.).  Gremaux went 5.1 innings to earn the win (3-0), allowing the two hits, a single and a double, while McLaughlin recorded his second save of the year, striking out five in relief.
 
Lourdes hurlers were nearly as good, as a quartet held the Warriors to just one run and six hits.  In the third, Charlie Sipe and Brian Hakes registered back-to-back two-out doubles to plate the game's only run.
 
Bill Laranga (Maumee, Ohio/Maumee H.S.) started and worked three innings, striking out four while allowing just three hits and the one run while suffering the tough loss (0-5).  A.J. Schraffenberger (Cincinnati, Ohio/Bishop Fenwick H.S.) tossed three innings of scoreless relief, facing just nine hitters, while Liam Bloom (Swanton, Ohio/Swanton H.S.) and Adam Hoyos (Oro Valley, Ariz./Canyon Del Oro H.S.) each threw a scoreless inning.
 
"We hung with a very good team, but just came up short in game one," Snow stated.  "The pitching was great."
 
In game two, 23^rd-ranked Indiana Tech (24-5, 8-2 WHAC) took advantage of five Gray Wolf errors, and did all of its scoring in just two innings.  The Warriors plated three runs in the first, two on a home run by Hakes, before adding five runs in the bottom of the fourth, two of which were unearned.
 
Lourdes scored its lone run of the day in the top of the fourth.  Nick Toth (Hudson, Ohio/Hudson H.S.) and Noah Hayes (Battle Creek, Mich./Harper Creek H.S.) each singled before Toth scored on a fielder's choice off the bat of George Pastor (Walled Lake, Mich./Central H.S.).
 
The Gray Wolves managed just four hits in the nightcap, three coming off of starter Jared Harvey, who earned the win (3-0), pitching five innings allowing just the one run.  He struck out five.
 
Zack Zsolcsak (Brownstown, Mich./Woodhaven H.S.) suffered the loss (1-2), surrendering three runs in two innings on the hill. 
 
Lourdes (5-21, 0-8) will return home to Mercy Field on Saturday afternoon as the Gray Wolves begin a four-game weekend series against Siena Heights.  First pitch of the doubleheader is set for 1 p.m.