CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky. - The Westminster College baseball team lost at No. 18-ranked Thomas More, 8-5, Monday afternoon. The Titans made a late comeback attempt before the reigning Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) champions dealt the Titans a loss to take the three-game series 2-1.

Westminster is now 18-7 overall and 5-4 in the PAC. Thomas More, ranked No. 18 in the most recent NCSBW/D3Baseball.com national poll, is now 20-4 overall and 10-3 in the PAC.

The Titans trailed 7-1 in the seventh inning before sophomore designated hitter Chris Ross  hit a two-out, two-run homer to cap off a four-run inning.

Thomas More tacked on an insurance run in the eighth inning to provide a three-run cushion that was only threatened by one Westminster base-runner in the final two innings.

The Saints outhit Westminster, 13-9, as David Kennett and Andrew Thole each collected three hits for Thomas More and junior catcher David Schafer was the only Titan with multiple hits as he went 2-for-3.

Westminster junior pitcher Vince Iosue  took the loss for the Titans, as he went 4 2/3 innings with six runs (4 earned) off eight hits and two walks. Iosue (1-3) struck out two.

Aaron Carmack (2-0) pitched the win for Thomas More, going five innings with one run off five hits and four walks to go with four strikeouts.

Carmack surrendered a leadoff single to junior second baseman Bud Main in the first inning. Main later scored on a single by sophomore outfielder Kyle Allen to give Westminster a 1-0 lead.

Jason Handley homered off Iosue to tie the game in the bottom of the first and Thomas More took the lead in the second inning with three singles, including a two-out, run-scoring hit by Kennett.

Westminster travels to Saint Vincent Tuesday for a 1 p.m. doubleheader.