By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The host Buffton baseball team dropped a doubleheader to Pandora-Gilboa in a season-opening twinbill Saturday afternoon.

The Pirates fell to 0-2 with the defeats, while P-G starts out 2-0. 

Rocket hurler Eric Gerschutz pitched a three-hitter in the opener as P-G broke the game open with a five-run second inning.

In the nightcap, Drew Miller struck out 11 Pirates in five innings as three Rocket pitchers combined to pitch a one-hitter.

Bluffton plated four runs in a last-gasp bottom of the seventh rally, but came up just short.

P-G's Silas Schmenk collected six hits on the day.

The Rockets out-hit the Pirates 20-4 in the twinbill.

        123    456    7    R        H        E 
P-G     051     23x     x       11    12    0
Blu    300     00x    0    3    3    3
WP-Gerschutz (1-0)    LP-Paul (0-1)        
2B-Schmenk (PG), Ritchey (PG)

    123    456    7    R        H    E
P-G      100     112    1    6    8    2    
Blu     000    000    4    4    1    2    
WP-Meyer (1-0)    LP-Prater (0-1)
2B-Huffman (PG), Maag (PG)

Bluffton is scheduled to host McComb (0-1) Monday evening. The Pirates visit Carey (2-0) Tuesday, then entertain USV March 31.

Carey swept Cory-Rawson 11-3 and 12-2 Saturday afternon.