The Waterloo Bucks (11-34, 1-9) fell to the Willmar Stingers (29-15, 7-2) by a 4-3 final on Thursday evening, stranding the tying run on third to end the game.
Trey Leonard (2-5, 2B, R), Angelo Altavilla (2-5, 2B, R), and Luke Bowerbank (2-4, R) each compiled multi-hit games for Waterloo, while Tate Samuelson and Patrick Ferguson posted an RBI a piece.
The Bucks and the Stingers conclude their series at 7:05 p.m. on Friday night.