The Austin Greyhounds lost 6-3 at Owatonna Wednesday.

The Hounds (2-1 overall) had the lead-off hitter on in the top of the ninth when John Frein made solid contact, but the Aces turned it into a double play. The next three Hounds reached base but it was too little, too late.

“If that ball gets hit somewhere else, it could’ve been a whole different inning,” Frein said. “We had a valiant effort, but we came up short. Owatonna’s a good team, but it’s tough to lose. We want to win every game.”

Matt Cano threw out two runners at home plate from right field and Craig Braaten threw out a runner from runner at home from left field in the loss.

Hounds 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 — 3 7 2

Aces 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 X — 6 13 2

Austin pitching: Bryan Toov, 4 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 K, 1 HBP; Steve Hovland (L), 2 IP, 4 H, 2 BB, 2 ER, 2 K; Alex Kasak, 2 IP, 4 H, 1 BB, 2 ER

Austin hitting: Joe Kroc, 2-for-4, BB; Nick Bowe, 1-for-4; Matt Cano, 1-for-3, RBI, BB; Dan Swift, 0-for-3, BB; Craig Braaten, 1-for-4, double; Tyler Leopold, 2-for-4, 2 doubles, R; Matt Raso, 1-for-3, R, BB; Dan Zielke, 0-for-1, 2 RBIs, R, 2 BBs; John Frein, 1-for-3, SB