CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. – The Campbellsville baseball team dropped the final two games of the four-game set at home to No. 18 University of Northwestern Ohio, 5-1 and 11-1, on Sunday at HIG Field.
 
After giving up just 13 runs over the last nine games coming into Sunday's games, the Tigers (10-7) gave up 16 runs over the two games against the Racers (13-10).
 
Northwestern Ohio 5, Campbellsville 1
 
After dropping the first two games of the weekend series, Northwestern Ohio came out strong to start the second day of the series putting two runs up in the first inning. The Racers are now just the second team to score in the first inning against Campbellsville.
 
Junior Gomez singled out to centerfield, scoring Jose Paulino and Kyle Fisher and putting Northwestern Ohio on top, 2-0.
 
Campbellsville's offensive recorded a hit in each of the first five innings – and outhit the Racers 9-6 for the game – but the Tigers struggled to to string hits together.
 
A three-run home run Blake Maines put Northwestern Ohio ahead, 5-0 in the fourth inning. The top of the order did all the damage for the Racers with the first three hitters scoring four of the five runs in the game. Maines and Gomez drove in all five runs and hit in the three and four hole during game one.
 
After notching a hit in each of the first five innings, Campbellsville only recorded three hits in the final four innings, with all three coming in the seventh inning.
 
In the seventh inning, the Tigers got their only run of the game with two outs. Tyson Solis doubled to leadoff the inning and with two outs he scored on a single from Brandon Douglas. Campbellsville tried to keep the rally alive with a double from Matthew Valdez to put runners a second and third base with two outs. However, Mitch Ebben came in out of the bullpen and got out of the inning with just one pitch.
 
Brandon Diaz (1-1) earned the loss after allowing two runs on four hits in three innings to start. Kirby Broadbent threw the final six innings and allowed just two hits, but one was the three-run home run in the fourth inning. Broadbent recorded 11 strikeouts during his outing.
 
Brett McEldowney (3-1) grabbed the win allowing just one run on nine hits in 6-2/3 innings.
 
Northwestern Ohio 11, Campbellsville 1
 
The Racers picked up where they left in the second half of the doubleheader as they posted 11 runs on the Tiger pitching staff that allowed just 10 in the last seven games leading up to the four-game series.
 
A couple more first-inning runs from Northwestern Ohio put the Tigers two runs back early on. Maines and Gomez stayed hot at the plate with back-to-back RBIs to give the Racers the lead.
 
Valdez got one run back for Campbellsville in the bottom of the first inning after he scored on on groundout from Tyler Deason – who started the game on the mound.
 
However, Northwestern Ohio placed a crooked number on the board in the third inning with seven runs on five hits in the inning. The Racers highlighted the third inning with a two-run home run from Gomez and a three-run shot from Fisher.
 
Leading 9-1, the Racers tacked on two more runs in the sixth inning to increase its lead to 11-1.
 
The Tiger offense stayed silent throughout and only compiled four hits compared to 11 from Northwestern Ohio, as the Racers went on to win, 11-1
 
Five individuals took the mound for Campbellsville, where Deason (2-1) suffered his first loss of the season after allowing seven runs on six hits in just 2-2/3 innings.
 
Olivier Mailloux picked up the win after going six of the seven innings allowing just the one run on four hits.
 
Campbellsville hits the road this coming week for a doubleheader at University of Rio Grande on Wednesday starting at 1:30 p.m. ET.

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