CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. –The Campbellsville Tigers baseball team hosted the Brescia University Bearcats on Tuesday afternoon for a single nine-inning game. The Tigers fell to the Bearcats, 1-0.
Kam Robertson and the Tigers retired all three Bearcats to begin the ball game. Samio Uze singled to third base to become the first Tiger to reach base. Uze stole second base but was left stranded. The Bearcats reached base on a fielder's choice and advanced on error. On a wild pitch and another error, the Bearcats sent a runner across the plate to take an early lead in the top half of the second inning. In the bottom half of the inning, Cameron Castaneda was given free bases after being hit by a pitch. Cameron Castaneda stole second but was left on base.
To begin the third inning, Robertson threw two pitches for two outs. Eddy Arteaga threw down to second base to catch the Bearcats' base runner trying to steal for the final out of the top half of the inning. Logan Verble singled to right field to start the bottom half of the inning. Unfortunately, Verble was caught stealing for the final out of the third inning. Kicking things off in the fourth inning, The Bearcats' batter was hit by a pitch to put a runner on base. The Tigers' defense had a successful double play by Cameron Castaneda, Jorge Gonzalez, and Noah Amenta to get out of the top half of the inning. Jorge Gonzalez reached base via walk and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Jacob White sent a pitch to right center for the first out but moved Jorge Gonzalez into scoring position. Again, the Tigers could not capitalize with a runner on base.
Robertson and the Tigers' defense put away all three of the Bearcats to go into the bottom half of the fifth inning. Josiah Clark reached base after receiving a four-pitch walk. Arteaga laid down a sacrifice bunt to move Clark into scoring position, but Clark was then left stranded on second base. Joseph Ranford came in to relieve Robertson on the mound to begin the sixth inning. Jorge Gonzalez was given free bases after being walked but the Tigers still couldn't muster offense. After an uneventful seventh inning, Chad McCann came in to pitch for the Tigers to begin the eighth inning. McCann and the Tigers' defense retired all three Bearcats to go to the bottom half of the eighth inning. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Amenta singled through the left side to reach base. At that point, Lorenzo Gonzalez came in to pinch run for Amenta. Cameron Castaneda singled to left field and advanced Lorenzo Gonzalez to second base. Unfortunately, Lorenzo Gonzalez and Cameron Castaneda were left on base. The Tigers fell to the Bearcats, 1-0.
The Tigers had four total hits on the day, each belonging to a different player. The Tigers had three different pitchers with a combined total of 102 pitches and a .696 strike percentage.
The Tigers are scheduled to take on the University of Pikeville in a three-game series Friday and Saturday. The game on Friday is set to begin at 2 p.m. ET.
