WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The Palm Beach Atlantic baseball team took on NAIA opponent St. Thomas in a mid-week matchup earlier this evening. The Sailfish dropped the game 6-4 after a rough showing from the bullpen. 

The Bobcats come into this game as the number eight ranked team in NAIA. They struck first in the second inning off of an RBI single to center field. The Sailfish would get off to a decent start in this game, responding in the bottom of the second with two runs of their own. Sean Houck led off the inning with a single to left field, followed up by a single down the left field side from Jake Roper. Jiovel Lantigua's infield single brought Houck in to score, and Roper reached home plate with the help of a Nate Housen sacrifice fly ball. 

It was a joint effort from the Sailfish bullpen tonight, but they had some trouble with walks in this game. They allowed 12 batters to reach base on balls, which set up the Bobcats to do some damage on the scoreboard. St. Thomas tallied three runs in the fifth inning off of five walks and zero hits. The Bobcats would get two more runs in the seventh inning to make the score 6-2. 

The Sailfish would make things interesting in the eighth inning. Sean Houck would drive a run in on a sacrifice fly ball and a Matty Warren's RBI single up the middle cut the St. Thomas lead to just two. The Sailfish comeback would come up short, as the solid defense from the Bobcats prevented any more damage. 

The Sailfish will play their final SSC series of the season on Apr. 29-30 against Saint Leo.