BARBOURVILLE, Ky. – The Campbellsville Lady Tigers took to the road to take on Union College in a doubleheader on Tuesday afternoon. The Lady Tigers end victorious, winning both games over the Bulldogs.
GAME ONE: Campbellsville 3, Union 2
Jessie Daniels singled to shortstop to begin the game. Emily Reynolds followed with a double to center field, advancing Daniels into scoring position at second. When the final out was recorded, both were left stranded. The Bulldogs managed to put two runners on base but couldn't send any across the plate.
The second inning moved quickly with both sides being retired in three up, three down fashion.
Daniels earned her second hit of the day with a single to right field and later stole second. Caroline Pitcock sent a pitch to left field to land a single, advanced to second, and scored Daniels for the first run of the ball game. Union couldn't answer back, leaving the score at 1-0 in favor of the Lady Tigers.
Morgan Carter singled to center field to reach base in the top of the fourth inning. Carter stole second but was unable to make her way around the bases before the conclusion of the half-inning. Campbellsville capitalized with a double play, preventing the Bulldogs from adding any runs to their side of the scoreboard, to move into the fifth inning.
Daniels continued her pattern, reaching base with a single to left field in the top of the fifth. Reynolds doubled to left field and advanced Daniels to third. With the help of Pitcock and an error on the catcher, Daniels and Reynolds both found their way across the plate, giving the Lady Tigers a 3-0 lead over the Bulldogs.
The Lady Tigers and Bulldogs were both put away in three up, three down style in the sixth inning.
Camile Conkright singled to center field and stole second. After a double play, Reynolds doubled to left field but was left on base to move into the bottom of the inning. The Bulldogs sent a pitch over the fence for a two-run homerun, but it wasn't enough. The Lady Tigers took game one, winning 3-2.
Katy Chadwell threw the entirety of the game, striking out five batters, walking zero batters, and throwing 81 pitches. Daniels and Reynolds led with three hits each. Campbellsville led in many statistical categories: hits (10-6), runs (3-2), at-bats (28-26), RBIs (3-2), doubles (3-0), and stolen bases (3-0).
GAME TWO: Campbellsville 8, Union 0
Daniels began the second game with a single to center field. Reynolds sent a pitch over the fence for a two-run homerun, taking an early two-run lead over the Bulldogs. Pitcock continued the Lady Tigers' success with a triple to right field before a pitching change. Lindsey Mitchell reached on a single to center field, scoring Pitcock. Before the final out was recorded, Campbellsville led over Union 3-0. In the bottom half of the inning, the Lady Tigers put away the Bulldogs in three up, three down fashion.
Daniels sent another pitch to center field for a single but was left stranded in the second inning. The Bulldogs had runners on base but couldn't capitalize.
In the Lady Tigers' half of the third, Mitchell reached on an infield error and advanced to second. Carter also reached on an infield error, advancing Mitchell to third. Taylor Windell followed with a single, later advancing to second, scoring Mitchell. Annabelle Knoop reached with a single of her own, advancing to second and scoring Carter. Conkright was given free bases, and Daniels reached on yet another infield error. Reynolds reached via walk, advancing all the runners and scoring Knoop. Pitcock was also given free bases, advancing all the runners and scoring Conkright. When the final out was recorded, the Lady Tigers had an 8-0 lead over the Bulldogs. The bottom half moved quickly, retiring the side in one, two, three order.
Carter singled to left field to begin the fourth inning but was left on base. The Bulldogs were able to put runners on the bases but couldn't send any across the plate.
Callie Webb singled to left field, beginning the fifth inning of play. Reynolds reached on a fielder's choice with Webb caught at second. Leah Holland reached on a single to left field, moving Reynolds into scoring position at second bases. The Bulldogs were put away quickly to end the game.
The Lady Tigers took the second game, winning 8-0.
Courtney Patterson and Allison Bush combined to throw just 58 total pitches, striking out four batters. Daniels led with two hits of their ten total. The Lady Tigers led in many statistical categories: runs (8-0), RBIs (8-0), at-bats (28-17), homeruns (1-0), triples (1-0), and stolen bases (1-0).
The Lady Tigers will be back in action on Friday, April 19th, in Georgetown, Kentucky, to begin their four-game series against Georgetown College. The doubleheader games are set to start at 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. ET.
