Pitt-Johnstown, now 10-14, ran into some strong pitching and struggled to get the offense going in a 5-0 non-conference setback to Bloomsburg, Tuesday afternoon at Point Stadium.
 
Grant Russo and Matt Freda were each hit by pitches from Mountain Cat starter Ethan Porreca to open the game.  After a double steal put runners on second and third, Drew Balestrini followed with a sacrifice fly to right field, scoring Russo and giving Bloomsburg the early lead.
 
It stayed that way until the seventh when the Huskies added three more runs. Russo led off with a solo home run to left-center off Riley Roskop to make it 2-0.  The Huskies then loaded the bases off of Adam Radkowski and Justin Weaver lined a two-RBI single to left field, plating Miller and Balestrini.
 
Bloomsburg added an unearned insurance run off of Seth Coleman in the ninth on Weaver's a two-out RBI single to left.
 
Alex Ebeling, Lucas Muffie, and Aaron Smearman accounted for the three Pitt-Johnstown base hits.
 
Porreca suffered the loss and fell to 0-2 after giving up the run in the top of the first.  Despite giving up five runs, seven Mountain Cat pitchers combined to hold Bloomsburg to five hits.
 
Four Huskies combined to record the shutout and help Bloomsburg improved to 11-6.
 
Pitt-Johnstown gets back into PSAC West action when they host a doubleheader against Slippery Rock to begin a four-game, home-and-home series, Friday at 1 p.m. at Point Stadium.  The teams will conclude the series on Saturday in Slippery Rock.