POINT LOOKOUT, Mo. - The Mount Mercy baseball team has gotten off to a  slow with the bats this season.

The Mustangs lost to Texas A&M-Texarkana, 8-0, and were trimmed by the  College of the Ozarks, 4-3, Saturday on their swing through Missouri.

Mount Mercy fell to 0-4 for the young campaign, with three of the  losses by shutout. The Mustangs have scored three runs in four games.

Mount Mercy owned a 3-1 lead heading into the bottom of the seventh  inning against the College of the Ozarks, but Ozarks rallied for three  runs for the victory.

Erik Hoffman and Nick Traysman had RBIs for the Mustangs against Ozarks.

GAME 1

Mount Mercy           000 000 0 - 0 3 2
Texas A&M-Texarkana   003 032 x - 8 8 0

Willenborg, Freese (5) and Fini. L - Willenborg. 2B - Hilpipre, Costa.

GAME 2

Mount Mercy           010 002 0 - 3 5 1
College of Ozarks     001 000 3 - 4 8 1

Adams, Barnes (4), Donohue (7) and Wiskus. L - Barnes.