The Baruch College Bearcats lost a doubleheader (4-3, 2-1) to the Amcats of Anna Maria College on Thursday morning in Fort Myers, Florida.

In the first game, the Amcats pulled off the win with an RBI single in the seventh inning to break a 3-3 tie. They kept the Bearcats off the scoreboard for the 4-3 win in the first meeting between the two schools.

Ramon Moreta started the scoring for the Bearcats in the third with an RBI double to plate Gilberto Mendoza, Jr..

The Amcats jumped ahead 2-1 in the fourth inning on a two-run single by Matthew Leahey, but the Bearcats quickly tied it after Edwin St. Hilaire came around to score on a fielding error by the shortstop.

The Amcats took a brief one run lead in the fourth on a RBI single by Joseph Fahey, but the Bearcats tied it again in the fifth on another  fielding error that plated Mendoza, Jr. for the 3-3 tie.

The score remained tied until the seventh when Nate Gray smacked an RBI single for what stood as the game winner.

The second game featured a solid pitching duel, but the Amcats scored first and held on for the 2-1 win.

Paul Sirakowski , the CUNYAC Pitcher of the Week, was the hard-luck loser, despite a solid line of six innings, three hits, and no runs allowed to go along with five strikeouts.

The Amcats scored their first run on a sacrifice fly RBI by Leahey in the third inning and scored another run in the fourth on a passed ball for the 2-0 lead.

The Bearcats scored their lone run in the sixth inning on an RBI single by Matthew Donofrio. They couldn't push another run across to suffer the 2-1 loss to their opponent from the Great Northeast Athletic Conference.

The team will continue their Florida schedule with a 9:00 a.m. Friday morning doubleheader  against Haverford College.