Miscues cost the Houston baseball team a chance at winning at home.

The Tigers made four errors – leading to three unearned runs – in a 4-1 loss Monday to Hartville.

Houston (6-14) has lost nine of its last 11 games.

SCHEDULE/RESULTS: HHS baseball

HHS out-hit Hartville 5-3. But the Eagles took advantage of eight walks and the Tigers’ fielding errors to win.

Freshman Cody Allen was 2-for-2 with a run scored for Houston. Ty McCloud, Gavin Alston and Alex Castleman also had hits.

Castleman gave up one hit and struck out seven in five innings. He allowed four runs – one earned – and walked six.

BOX SCORE

Hartville 101 020 0 – 4 3 3

Houston 000 000 1 – 1 5 4

HOUSTON (ab-r-h-bi) – Ty McCloud cf 4-0-1-0. Gavin Alston lf 3-0-1-0. Sterling Jackson 1b 3-0-0-1. Connor Wilson c 4-0-0-0. Alex Castleman p 3-0-1-0. Trevor Mitchell dh 3-0-0-0. Cody Allen 2b 2-1-2-0. Jacob Koch 22 3-0-0-0. Nick Swanson rf 1-0-0-0. Devin Wallander ph 1-0-0-0. Totals 27-1-5-1.

2B: Alston.

HOUSTON IP H R ER BB SO

Castleman, L 5 1 4 1 6 7

McCloud 2 2 0 0 2 2