RIO GRANDE, Ohio – The Tigers dropped the first game of the doubleheader at University of Rio Grande, 7-6, in 10 innings, but rebounded with a 9-8 victory in game two at Bob Evans Field.
 
Campbellsville now heads into its weekend series with a record of 25-12 after the doubleheader split. Logan Roberts highlighted the day going 3-for-3 in game one with two home runs in the loss.
 
Rio Grande 7, Campbellsville 6 (10 innings)
 
Both teams traded runs in the first inning of game one after Marco Murillo scored Tyson Solis with a sacrifice fly in the top of the first inning. In the bottom of the first inning, Cody Blackburn hit a solo home run to tie the game at one.
 
Roberts started the third inning with a solo home run to give the Tigers a 2-1 edge after three innings. The Campbellsville offense picked up in the fourth inning with two outs. Murillo doubled down the left field line scoring Chris Taitague, while DePaul Blunt reached on an error to score Murillo and Roberts on the play and gave Campbellsville a 5-1 advantage.
 
The Red Storm (17-23) came back with two runs on two hits in the fourth inning, but another leadoff home run from Roberts in the sixth inning made it 6-3 moving to the bottom of the sixth inning.
 
However, the Tigers three-run lead vanished with a three-RBI double down the left field line from Dylan Shockley to tie the game at six.
 
Neither team could score in the seventh inning to push the game into extra innings as the 6-6 tie held until the 10th inning. In the bottom of the 10th inning, Rio Grande had the bases loaded with one out, where Kameron Herring chopped the ball back to Murillo on the mound, but Murillo's throw was wide and Michael Rodriguez scored the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning, 7-6.
 
Brandon Diaz (2-2) suffered the loss after throwing four innings allowing one unearned run, one hit and four walks. Nick Johnston got the start and allowed three runs – one earned – on six hits.
 
Shockley (1-1) picked up the victory tossing 2-1/3 innings striking out six of eight batters faced allowing just one hit and no runs.
 
Campbellsville 9, Rio Grande 8
 
Following a scoreless first frame to start game two, the Tigers scored three times in the second inning with an RBI single from Taitague, followed by a two-RBI single from Douglas in the eight and nine spots in the Campbellsville lineup.
 
The Tigers had a strong fourth inning sending 11 batters to the plate scoring six times on six hits. Taitague and Douglas each drove in runs, while Matthew Valdez and Murillo also drove in runs.
 
With the bases loaded and two outs, Bryson Wallet and Taitague reached on walks and drove in runs to push the Tigers ahead, 9-0.
 
Rio Grande countered with a six spot of its own in the bottom of the fourth inning to cut the Tiger lead to three runs. The Red Storm needed just four hits to score six runs. Rio Grande continued to cut into its nine-run deficit after plating two more runs in the sixth inning on just one hit. Michael Rodriguez drove in the two runs to push his RBI total to four.
 
Murillo got out of the jam in the sixth inning and tossed a clean seventh inning allowing one hit and striking out three batters in 1-2/3 innings to grab the save and seal the Tigers' 9-8 victory.
 
Brian Robertson (1-0) earned the win after throwing 1-2/3 innings allowing two hits on three runs. Noah Horton got the start and faced the minimum through the first three innings, but allowed four runs – three earned – on one hit and two walks in 3-1/3 innings.
 
Collin Powers (2-7) suffered the loss allowing three runs on six hits and 2-1/3 innings.
 
Campbellsville now travels to Lebanon, Tennessee with a three-game series against Cumberland University. The weekend series will now feature two games on Friday starting at 1 p.m. ET, followed by one game starting at 2 p.m. ET on Saturday.

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