The Packer baseball team had some trouble on defense in a 12-2 six-inning loss at John Marshall Tuesday.

Austin (1-3 overall, 0-3 Big Nine) allowed four runs in the first inning without allowing a hit and it had eight total errors in the game.

“(Getting behind early) has been kind of a pattern for us so far,” Austin head coach Troy Watkins said. “Defensively, it was kind of a disaster, and the plays we missed were routine plays. That was the difference in the game.”

Dylan Monson hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning to make it 10-2 Rockets, but Austin couldn’t overcome it’s miscues.

“It’s frustrating because defense is one of the strengths of this team,” Watkins said.

1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E

Austin 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 8

JM 4 0 6 1 0 1 12 9 0

Austin pitching: Mark Harber (L), 3 IP, 7 H, 2 BB, 10 R, 6 ER; Rob Wahlert, 1 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 ER, 2 K; Joey Swatfager, 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R; Preston Higbe, 2/3 IP, 1 BB, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 K

Austin hitting: Dylan Monson, 1-for-2, HR, 2 RBIs; Nate Wagner, 1-for-3, R; Steven Rizzi, 1-for-3; Harber, 1-for-3; Brady Klingfus, 1-for-2, double; Mike Hoeper, 1-for-1