The Austin baseball team lost 4-3 at Red Wing (5-3 overall) in nine innings Tuesday.

The Packers (1-7 overall, 1-6 Big Nine) didn’t have a hit in the first five and two thirds innings and they trailed 3-0 but they were able to battle back and force extra innings.

“It’s probably the best baseball we’ve played all season long,” Austin head coach Chris Gogolewski said.

Austin pitching: Hunter Lewis 4 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 K; Alex Ciola, 2 2/3 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 0 ER, 1 K; Isaac Schumacher (L) 2 2/3 IP, 5 H, 2 BB, 1 ER, 1 K

Austin hitting: Alex Ciola, 1-for-3, R; Nik Gasner, 1-for-4, R; Nate Conner, 1-for-3, 2 RBI, R; Ryan McCormack, 1-for-3, RBI; Schumacher, 1-for-4