Montgomery, Alabama

Just less than 24 hours after dominating #15 Auburn University Montgomery, the Campbellsville University Tigers Baseball team set out to Faulkner University to complete their four game road trip.  Faulkner (recieved votes nationally) came ready to battle and the two teams would go back and forth all day.  Campbellsville went on to win the first game 6-3, and Faulkner would make a late comeback in game two to give the Tigers their first loss of the season by a score of 7-3.

In game one, the Tigers got started immediately.  Right fielder Colin Bryan (San Jose, California) led the game off with a single up the middle.  Two pitches later, the Tigers called a hit and run and junior Tyler Derby (Los Gatos, California) laced a double off the right center field wall scoring Bryan.  The 1-0 lead would hold until the third inning when Faulkner scored three runs on one swing of the bat. 

Down 3-1 in the fifth, Campbellsville prevailed.  With the bases loaded and one out, Jimmy Voelker (Placerville, California) came up and hit a slow roller to third.  The funny spin on the ball was too much for the third baseman to handle and Campbellsville closed the gap by one.  Three pitches later, sophomore Logan Smith (Campbellsville, Kentucky) laced a double into the right center gap giving the Tigers the lead.  They would never look back, going on to win the game 6-3.

Eric Mattos (San Jose, California) started the game for the Tigers and pitched them into the fourth inning.  Alex Tolmachoff (Peoria, Arizona) relieved Mattos and picked up his first win of the season.  Jon Bourassa (Prince George, British Columbia) pitched a perfect ninth to grab his first save of the season.

Game two had a similar feel as game one, only this time the Tigers were on the wrong end of the outcome.  The Tigers jumped out to a comfortable 2-0 lead in the first inning thanks to Brian Chase's (San Jose, California) two run homer to center field.  Faulkner battled right back to tie the game at two a piece in the bottom of the frame.

In the top of the fourth, Campbellsville would regain the lead on a Jimmy Voelker RBI single to left.  It was Voelkers team high 13th RBI in four games. 

Faulkner grabbed all the momentum back though in the bottom of the fifth.  A combination of two hits, two errors, and two hits batsmen led to a five run inning giving the Eagles the 7-3 victory.

The 2009 season as a whole has started off very well for Campbellsville.  They now sit with a record of 3-1 and will have their home opener tomorrow as they will host Asbury College.  Game time for the double header is scheduled for 1:00 PM.