CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. — St. Catharine College could not manage a run Tuesday afternoon in its double-header against Campbellsville. The Lady Tigers dealt the Lady Patriots, 8-0 and 7-0 losses, accumulating a total of 20 hits in the contests.
The victories put Campbellsville at 25-9 overall and 15-1 in the Mid-South Conference. St. Catharine is now 12-18, 4-10 in the MSC.
Campbellsville 8, St. Catharine 0
Campbellsville pitching was too much for the Lady Patriots to handle in the first match-up. St. Catharine came into the contest batting .310 on the season but ended the game at .067, only managing one hit.
Freshman Victoria Decker pitched the first four innings, striking out three and allowing the only SCC hit in the first inning.
The Lady Tigers, on the other hand, were unstoppable at the plate, using 13 hits for the 8-0 run-rule victory.
CU freshman Shelby Ray doubled in the first inning, but it took until the second for Lady Tiger bats to get hot collectively. A triple from Brooke Boils was the first of seven hits in the inning, scoring Heather Oakley, who reached on a fielder's choice. Campbellsville batted around, ending the inning up, 6-0.
The second two runs came in the fourth with four Lady Tiger singles. Courtney Turpin came in to relieve Decker and clinch the last three outs of the game to secure the CU victory.
Four Campbellsville players ended with two hits, including Ray, Kristin Benton, Taylor Borders, and Destiney Taul. Senior Emma Napier and junior Heather Oakley both went 1-3 on the afternoon, giving CU two RBI's apiece. Boils, Sara Paragon, and Alyssa Barker also managed a hit. Benton, Paragon, Boils, and Barker each added one RBI to the scoreboard.
Campbellsville 7, St. Catharine 0
Despite five hits, St. Catharine was unable to score yet again on the Lady Tigers who used seven hits to defeat the Patriots, 7-0. Martina Riney was in the circle for the first five innings, allowing only two hits and striking out eight.
Senior lead-off and MSC Player of the Week, Emma Napier, had three hits in the game, including a two-run homer. Kristin Benton also had a two-run long-ball, ending the contest 2-3 with three RBI's
In her first at-bat, Napier reached base on a dropped popup and was sacrificed to second by CU second baseman Shelby Ray. Benton stepped up to the plate next, hitting a two-run homer on the first pitch and giving the Lady Tiger the quick 2-0 lead.
Napier's two-run homer was the next to go on the board in the bottom of the third, after Alyssa Barker was given a free base to begin the inning.
SCC had a burst of energy in the fourth when first baseman Shelby Thornhill hit a long ball over the fence, but it was quickly dampened after the sophomore was called out for missing third base.
St. Catharine pitcher Krystal Cammuse began the bottom fourth with another walk, putting Taylor Borders on. Junior Brooke Boils knocked in the run with her second triple of the afternoon and gave Campbellsville the 5-0 advantage.
Napier got the momentum going once again in the fifth, beginning the inning with a single to right field. Ray executed her second sacrifice bunt of the game, advancing Napier to second. She was scored by a single from Benton, who was next to be plated on a single from Heather Oakley (7-0 CU).
Taylor Wroe pitched the last two innings of the game allowing five hits and striking out two.
Napier (3-4), Benton (2-3), Boils (1-2), and Oakley (1-3) were the only Lady Tigers to manage hits.
The next Campbellsville games will be played Monday against Cumberland University at home. Starting time is scheduled for 2:00 EST. To follow the team, go to www.campbellsvilletigers.com.
