The Panther baseball team traveled to Terre Haute, Ind. Tuesday and came back with another loss to add to their losing streak, which is now at 14.

It wasn’t the Panthers’ bats that lost them the game as they out hit the Sycamores 11-7. It was Eastern’s lack of defense and a big inning that led to their 8-3 loss at Indiana State.

Eastern took a 1-0 lead on solo homerun by Chris Uhle in the top of the third inning, but the Sycamores came roaring back with seven runs in the bottom of the inning.

The inning started off when starting pitcher Andy Kuntz beaned the first two hitters (Barry Warn and Kyle Kolb). The never ending frame would only get worse from there.

The next batter, pitcher Brian Woods, laid down a bunt and a throwing error by third baseman Ryan Campbell allowed Woods to reach third base and Warn and Kolb to score. The next batter, Mike Miller, doubled bringing Woods home.

The inning didn’t end there.

The next batter, Marcus Arthur, double down the right field line, driving in Miller from second. Josh Prickett singled driving in Arthur from second. Prickett then advanced to second on yet another error by the Panthers. This mistake coming from center fielder Marcus Jackson.

Kuntz finally recorded an out striking out cleanup hitter Jake Eigsti. The Sycamores added to their big inning with three more runs. In the third inning, Kuntz gave up all seven runs but only five of them were earned. Kuntz was yanked before he was given the chance to finish the third after Jerome Hatler singled to right field. Mike Bouchez came in and faced 12 total batters walking two and striking out one without giving up a run.

Eastern did have its chances on offense but could not come through.

In the second, third and fifth innings, the Panthers had more than one man on base with less than two outs but couldn’t come through. It seemed as though the Panthers had trouble putting the bat on the ball in those situations. Eastern struck out 10 times the entire day.

Two of Eastern’s three runs came on solo homeruns by Uhle and Campbell. Their other run came in the seventh when Mark Chagnon singled and advanced to second on an error. Uhle drove Chagnon in with a single up the middle.

Each Panther starter had at least one hit with the exception of designated hitter, Mike Gavin who went 0-4 at the plate.

Kuntz picked up the loss while Woods picked up the win for the Sycamores.

With all the bad in this game, there were some bright spots the Panthers took away from Terre Haute, Ind.

Uhle went two for five homering and driving in two of Eastern’s three runs.

Bouchez, Brian Long and Chris Vaculik all pitched and didn’t give up any runs. However, the Panthers have much work to do to pick themselves up out of this 14 game skid.

Eastern will attempt to end the streak as they take the field Wednesday against Olivet Nazarene in the home opener at Coaches Stadium.