The Ironmen began their four-game road week with a 5-3 win over the Slippery Rock Sliders on Monday night.

The Ironmen capitalized off five errors and a three-run fifth inning to break up a 2-2 tie. Amherst’s Evan Melendez had an RBI single to score James DiBiasio, who walked and stole second. Tony Brunetti then hit an RBI triple to score Melendez and then scored on a Stephen Hagan sacrifice fly to right field.

In the third, DiBiasio singled, stole second and third, before scoring on a passed ball by the catcher for the Ironmen’s first run.

In the fourth, Billy Urban tacked on their second run of the game as he drew a one-out walk, then advanced to second on a passed ball by the catcher, then stole third before scoring on a wild pitch.

River McWilliams picked up the win, while Avon’s Phil Brua came on to pick up the save, going 2 2/3 innings, allowing just one hit and one walk. With the win, the Ironmen improved to 3-2 and are in sole possession of second place in the Eastern Division.

The Ironmen will be back in action at 7:05 Tuesday night as they visit the West Virginia Miners in Beckley, WV. You can catch the game on Ironmen radio at www.lcironmenbaseball.com.