The Warrenton Post 122’s hopes of salvaging its season may have literally sailed over its heads during a 9-3 loss to St. Charles at Blanchette Park on Monday.An alarming fielding effort and costly inattentiveness rendered Post 122 out of contention after St. Charles scored two runs on balls that were thrown above the infielder’s reach.“The way our season has gone, every little mistake gets huge in their heads,” said Coach Kevin Shough. “We’ve got to try to stay positive about what’s going on.”The loss dropped Warrenton to 1-9, and Shough says the demeanor during Monday’s setback was discouraging.Paul Inman started on the mound, but fielding miscues around him complicated matters all game long.“I asked Paul to keep the walks down tonight, because that has really hurt him when he pitches,” said Shough.Outside of two walks during the second inning, he obliged that command. Inman struck out three and allowed six hits through five innings, before giving way to reliever Dallas Deroy.“He came back and didn’t walk anybody else,” said Shough. “Yet we give them five outs in one inning, because if we avoid that first overthrow, we’re out of that inning and nobody scores.”Early on, Warrenton moved around the base paths and took advantage, grabbing a 2-0 lead in the top of the first. Brandon Moeller singled and Airk Rader reached on an error. Moeller ultimately scored on a wild pitch, while Kenny Dildine batted in Rader.But Post 122’s hold on the game began to unravel when simple cutoff throws went soaring into the backstop or over the first baseman’s head.“It’s definitely frustrating from a pitcher’s aspect, because he’s working on not walking people,” said Shough.Complicating matters, Post 122 had an extremely limited roster, with just one substitute on the bench. There was no backup catch, and Shough had to improvise when it came to pitching. The sultry temperatures were taking an obvious toll on Warrenton.“It kind of beats down on everybody,” said Shough. “The pitchers doing his job, but his fielder’s arent.”St. Charles tied the contest at 2-2 in the bottom of the second and would gradually pull away, beginning in the next inning. Post 122’s only other run came in the sixth, when Hunter Capstick scored off Dildine single. Capstick had reached by error, as St. Charles fielding began to struggle in the latter innings.Still, Shough says there were areas of improvement. They just weren’t enough to generate a win.“We didn’t strike out as much as we have been with runners in scoring position,” said Shough. “But we didn’t score them.”As the game progressed, Warrenton became less aggressive and too selective at the plate. In a time of desperation, Shough found his team watching strikes whiff by.“In the ninth inning some of the hitters didn’t like the calls the umpire was making in the strike zone because they were frustrated,” said Shough. “When that frustration starts showing like that, things don’t go right before you.”Moeller finished with two hits, while Hunter Russell, Donovan Mozee and Capstick each had one. Dildine was responsible for two RBIs.Warrenton’s batters struck out on eight occasions.Deroy tossed two innings, striking out one and walking one, while allowing four hits and two runs.Capstick closed, giving up a hit through one inning.Shough says the challenge of rebounding from a 1-9 season is baring down on Warrenton, but with several games having been postponed due to rain, opportunity still exists.“We’re behind the 8-ball right now, but there’s eight games left,” said Shough.SENIORS FALL TO ST. CHARLESDerrick Forsythe photo.