The losses drop the Tigers from first- to fourth-place in the MSC standings after dropping their first conference series since losing three-of-four to University of the Cumberlands in April 2008.

Lindsey Wilson (25-10, 11-4 MSC) takes over first-place in the MSC standings with a .733 win percentage. St. Catharine College leads the in the loss column with an 8-3 MSC record.

Tanner Nielsen led CU with four hits on the day, while LWC was led by a trio of four-hit players: Leandro Perez, Manuel Alonso and Drew Barrett. Tiger centerfielder Michael Durham had a three-hit day.

Campbellsville (25-10, 7-5 MSC) will host Union College in a non-conference game Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. EDT. CU will return to MSC action next weekend for a three-game series against St. Catharine at Tiger Field.


Game 1 - Lindsey Wilson 6, Campbellsville 4 -- BOX SCORE

Lindsey Wilson made short work of Tiger starter Michael McBride, posting a six-run second inning. McBride gave up six earned runs off nine hits. The big inning proved to be all the Blue Raiders needed.

Manuel Ozoria and Tyler Bernard led off the inning with singles before McBride retired the next two. Perez drove in the Blue Raiders' first two runs with a single. Adam Peacock, Drew Barrett, Jeff Kerian and Ozoria also had RBI singles in the inning.

In the fourth, Craig Edwards bounced a hit over the head of Bernard at second base for CU's second hit of the day. While the Tigers were unable to get anything else going in the inning, Edwards rallied his team entering the fifth.

"Hitters up, right here," Edwards yelled to his team before leaving the field.

The four-year Tiger challenged his team atop the dugout steps to be aggressive with the upcoming inning. His teammates answered the call.

Carlos Torres, Michael Durham and Tanner Nielsen led off the inning with back-to-back-to-back singles. Campbellsville kept the bases loaded for the next five batters, manufacturing four runs. Danny Lapchak, Edwards, Marc Garza and Gibby Briones posted RBIs in the inning.

However, the four-run fifth was all the Tigers had also in terms of run support.

Rusty Devitt pitched 6 1/3 innings in relief for CU, allowing only two hits. He struck out six. Darren Travers went the distance for the Blue Raiders, allowing three earned runs off nine hits and a walk.


Game 2 - Lindsey Wilson 4, Campbellsville 3 -- BOX SCORE

The second game began as a run for a run. Campbellsville posted a 1-0 lead in the first with an RBI single from Brandon Johnson to score Nielsen, who led off with a single. The Blue Raiders evened the score in the second with an RBI single by Bernard.

CU regained its lead in the top of the third with a sac fly by Chance Kopacz to score Keeton Neeb.

Once again, Lindsey Wilson rallied, ripping a single and two doubles to take a 3-2 lead.

A pair of one-out singles by Lapchak and Neeb and walk by Torres loaded the bases for Kopacz, who evened the game, 3-3, in the sixth with an RBI fielder's choice to short.

Lindsey Wilson attempted a rally in the bottom half, putting runners on the corners with one out. However, the Tigers' gloves were stronger than LWC's bats. Edwards robbed Bernard of an RBI on a sac bunt squeeze opportunity with a flip of his glove to Neeb, retiring Barrett at the plate. Rylan Chin followed by catching a liner on the run for the third out of the inning.

After the Tigers were retired one-two-three in the top of the seventh, Lindsey Wilson sealed the sweep in the bottom half. Leandro Perez doubled down the right field line with one out and later scored the winning run on an RBI single up the middle by Manuel Alonso.

Ryan Richardson was charged with the loss, allowing one run off three hits and two walks through an inning and a third. Lance Ross blew a save opportunity for Lindsey Wilson buy received the win, after allowing one run on three hits and a walk through three innings.

Starting pitchers Jacob Cook (CU) and Daniel Pulliam (LWC) each received a no decision on the day. Cook went five innings, allowing three runs off five hits, while Pulliam allowed two runs off five hits through four innings.