The Austin Blue Sox closed out their regular season with a 10-9 loss to the Rochester Royals in Rochester Saturday.

The Blue Sox (11-15 overall, 3-6 Section) scored nine runs in the seventh and eighth innings to tie the game up at 9-9, but the Royals won it with a run in the bottom of the ninth inning.

The Blue Sox were already locked into the No. 4 seed before the game began as the Greyhounds had won earlier in the day.

The Blue Sox will open the Section 4 tournament at No. 1 Mankato Mets Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.

Blue Sox hitting: Lukas Anderson, 1-for-3, RBI; Jaimie Adams, 1-for-4, 2 R; Chris May, 1-for-4, 2 R; Brian Voigt, 3-for-3, RBI, 2 R; Mark Harber, 1-for-4, 3 RBIs, 2 R; Cody Meyer, 2-for-4, 2 RBIs; Josh Kunze, 0-for-3; Brandon Rector, 2-for-4, 2 RBIs; Cody Schact, 0-for-4