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Tigers use complete-game shutouts to sweep Cumberlands

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. - Ryan Richardson and Michael McBride each pitched complete-game shutouts Saturday to wrap up a Mid-South Conference sweep for Campbellsville University over the University of the Cumberlands, 6-0 and 9-0, at Tiger Field.

Campbellsville gave its pitchers run support in the form of 15 runs off 28 hits in the doubleheader.
 



Leading the offense was three-hole hitter Chance Kopacz, who went 5-for-8 on the day with three runs scored and two RBIs. Trent Seamons was 4-for-7 in the doubleheader and Tanner Nielsen went 3-for-3 in the first game.

Campbellsville secured a Top 4 seed in the MSC Tournament with the wins, sitting at 31-13 overall and 12-6 in the conference. This week, Campbellsville will host Cumberland University on Tuesday and Asbury University on Wednesday, both at 7 p.m. EDT, before closing the regular season at the University of Rio Grande next weekend.


GAME 1 - Campbellsville 6, Cumberlands 0 -- BOX SCORE

Tanner Nielsen started the Tigers with strong defense and offense in Game 1. Nielsen recorded two put outs and an assist in the top of the first before leading off the bottom of the inning with a double to right. He went on to score the Tigers' first run on a Kopacz ground out.

CU added a run in the second on an RBI hit by Tony Rossetto. The 2-0 lead was all the run support Richardson had to work with through the seventh en route to his nine-inning win.

The Tigers added a three-spot of insurance in the bottom of the seventh off RBIs from Nielsen and Kopacz. Nielsen scored his run on an errant throw into center by catcher Drew Fox. Danny Lapchak singled in CU's final run in the eighth.

Richardson finished with six strike outs. He gave up five hits and two walks in the outing.


GAME 2 - Campbellsville 9, Cumberlands 0 -- BOX SCORE
 
Chance Kopacz continued his hot hitting in the second game, going 3-for-3 with three runs scored.

CU jumped out to a five-run lead after three innings to give McBride support from the plate.

The Tigers scored their first two runs on a balk and passed ball in the first inning and added three in the third on a two-run double by Gibby Briones, who later scored on an RBI single from Michael Durham.

Three more runs were pushed across in the fifth on a two-run single from Brandon Johnson and an RBI hit by Trent Seamons.

Ryan Squires was hit by a pitch in the sixth with the bases loaded to score the final Tiger run.

McBride (7-1) allowed three hits and two walks in his seven-inning complete game. He struck out five.


 

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Players Mentioned

Gibby Briones

#13 Gibby Briones

IF/RHP
Senior
Michael Durham

#4 Michael Durham

OF
Senior
Brandon Johnson

#9 Brandon Johnson

1B
Junior
Chance Kopacz

#26 Chance Kopacz

OF
Junior
Danny Lapchak

#1 Danny Lapchak

INF
Senior
Michael McBride

#33 Michael McBride

RHP/OF
Senior
Tanner Nielsen

#8 Tanner Nielsen

INF
Junior
Ryan Richardson

#22 Ryan Richardson

RHP
Senior
Trent Seamons

#17 Trent Seamons

OF
Senior
Ryan Squires

#34 Ryan Squires

1B
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Gibby Briones

#13 Gibby Briones

Senior
IF/RHP
Michael Durham

#4 Michael Durham

Senior
OF
Brandon Johnson

#9 Brandon Johnson

Junior
1B
Chance Kopacz

#26 Chance Kopacz

Junior
OF
Danny Lapchak

#1 Danny Lapchak

Senior
INF
Michael McBride

#33 Michael McBride

Senior
RHP/OF
Tanner Nielsen

#8 Tanner Nielsen

Junior
INF
Ryan Richardson

#22 Ryan Richardson

Senior
RHP
Trent Seamons

#17 Trent Seamons

Senior
OF
Ryan Squires

#34 Ryan Squires

Freshman
1B