Austin Packer baseball coach Troy Watkins views his team’s fourth-inning meltdown Saturday in Rochester as a microcosm of the season.

The Packers (6-15) hung with Rochester Century (15-6) through three innings of the Section 1AAA tournament first round Saturday, but the Panthers blasted Austin with a four-hit, five-run fourth en route to an easy, 8-1 victory that ended the Packers’ season.

“We make a couple errors and things kind of snowball, and that’s how things happened Saturday,” Austin head coach Troy Watkins said. “For us, it’s kind of how the season has been.”

It was scoreless through two innings after a two-hour rain delay. But Austin’s Gabe Kasak singled in the third and advanced to second after Century pitcher Matt Sturchio tried to pick him off. Marcus Stoulil then smacked a double that scored Kasak, giving the Packers a 1-0 lead.

Century answered with one run that inning, but four hits and two errors against Austin starter Jacob Kempen and then Stoulil in the fourth led to five runs and a 6-1 Panther advantage.

Century scored two more in the sixth and finished with 11 hits. Austin had five hits; two from Anthony Condit and one each for Kasak, Stoulil and Nik Gasner.

The loss comes after two close calls against Century last weekend. The Packers lost 5-4 in eight innings and then 4-3 in a double header in Rochester May 19.