The Warriors opened with one of their most productive first innings of the season. They collected a pair of hits and were able to create some base activity that had not existed in previous contests. But the offensive flurry was short-lived for Warrenton, who was already trailing 2-0. Coach Eric Burle says his team squandered an opportunity to take some early momentum. "Offensively, we put ourselves in good position that first inning," said Burle. "We made a base-running mistake where we could have had runners on first and second with nobody out. Instead, we were left with a runner on first with one out." While the Warriors exhibited several positives, those were superseded by too many walks and errors in the field. Burle says his team is giving up just over one walk per inning and that figure will have to dwindle if the Warriors want to enter the win column. Junior Colby Turner started on Friday and was relieved by Alan Burbach in the sixth inning. Burle says he was impressed with both of their performances on the mound. "We pitched really well today," said Burle. "They had six runs but probably only two of those were earned. So, they did a great job today. Before today's game, we had given up 49 walks." Still, Troy was able to get on base frequently by taking advantage of any mistakes by Warrenton -ðno matter how minor. The long ball was one element the Warriors were able to contain on most occasions. Outfielders Tommy Dapp and Kyle Terry both made snags in the outfield that would have likely resulted in at least a double. Unfortunately for Warrenton, Dapp was injured on his second running attempt for a catch, smacking hard into the outfield fence. The junior exited the game and would not return. The incident seemed to set Warrenton off-balance. ""We made a couple of really good plays but then we made some silly mistakes too," said Burle. "That's what holding us back right now. We've got to be a team that can do the little things right in order to win. We have good pitchers and hitter. But we don't have that dominant pitcher or that great hitters." The Warriors managed just three hits in the remaining six innings. They struck out 10 times. "We don't seem to have a lot of confidence at the plate," said Burle. "Physically we are there but we're not mentally there. Typically the guys who do drive the ball are not driving it right now." In the top of the third, Troy managed to score on a double after a Warrenton player slipped in the outfield. Warrenton couldn't catch those same type of breaks. But it did make some big plays defensively in the top of the fourth. The Warriors trapped a Trojan base-runner between second and third and closed the inning when James Cornelius snagged a ball in deep right for the third out. Burle says his team will have to make those type of clutch defensive stops more often in order to compete in the GAC North.