Raleigh, NC. — Pitt-Johnstown bounced back to take a late lead against Ferrum (VA) before falling 6-5 in eight innings on Sunday in the final game of the Triangle Classic.

The Mountain Cats dropped to 3-2 on the year, with the two losses being just one-run setbacks.

Meghan McDonough, Taylor Lupfer and Annabelle Helt all contributed two hits for the Mountain Cats, who racked up nine total in the contest.

Fennum took an early advantage on a 2-RBI single in the first. It remained that way until the fifth inning, when the Mountain Cats found a spark with two outs. Annabelle Helt and McDonough recorded back-to-back base hits, and both came around to score on a 2-RBI single from Brynnae Coe to tie at a 2-all.

Helt then walked in the seventh and trotted home whenever McDonough launched a 2-run home run to make it 4-2. One batter later, Jessica Pugh crushed a home run to left that extended it to 5-2.

Ferrum, however, scored three runs on three hits in the bottom of the inning to send the game into extras.

The Mountain Cats could not push home the go-ahead run in the eighth. Ferrum took advantage of the international tie-breaker runner, scoring an unearned run on a passed ball to win it.

Mia Smith (1-1) suffered the tough luck loss after tossing 1 1/3 innings and giving up just the one unearned run with four strikeouts compared to one walk. Gianna Stanek threw 6 1/3 innings, surrendering five runs — four earned — on six hits with two strikeouts and two walks.

Pitt-Johnstown will have more than a week off before visiting Shippensburg for a non-conference doubleheader beginning at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 10.