Lorain County Ironmen starter Patrick Mulligan pitched well through four innings but the West Virginia Miners reached him in the fifth. The Lake Erie College pitcher did not retire a batter in the inning as the Miners scored three times, en route to a 9-1 win in Beckley, West Virginia on Tuesday night.

Virginia Tech pitcher Joey Parsons pitched 5 2/3 innings for the win. He allowed just four hits and only one run.

Two Ashland Eagles provided Lorain County’s only run. Amherst gradute Evan Melendez set it up when he tripled off Parsons to lead off the top of the 6th. Westlake graduate Matt McAllester brought him home with an RBI groundout to first base.

The Ironmen fell to 3-3 and three games behind the undefeated Chillocote Paints, who are in first place in the Eastern Division. West Virginia is now 3-2.

The Ironmen will be back in action at 7:05 tonight as they complete their two game series with the Miners. The game will be available on Ironmen radio at www.lcironmenbaseball.com.