MCKENZIE, Tenn. – Returning to action after last week's season-opening series, the Campbellsville University baseball team dropped a 1-0 heartbreaker to Bethel University Friday night.
A solo homerun ended a pitching duel between the Tigers and Wildcats as both starting pitchers took shutouts into the eighth with CU starter
Aaron Hutchinson going into the ninth with his shutout.
The tie was broken by Nicholas Proto as he led off the ninth with a solo shot to dead center to earn a win for Bethel.
CU was led by
Colton Titus picking up two of Campbellsville's 5 hits.
Dutton Elske,
Jaylin Turner, and
Tyler Cox would all pick up a base knock.
Campbellsville would get six runners on base but were unable to plate any runs.
Hutchinson had a quality outing for Campbellsville as he would go the distance giving up three hits including the homerun in the 9
th. Hutchinson would pick up five strikeouts stranding five wildcats on the basepaths.
Bethel would send out two pitchers combining for seven strikeouts, standing six Tigers who reached base.
Campbellsville gets back in action tomorrow with a doubleheader against the Wildcats. The games are slated to start at 2 and 5pm.
