CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. – After a hard-fought victory on Friday, the Campbellsville Tigers finished the series against the Georgetown Tigers on Saturday. Campbellsville completed the sweep, winning game one 11-8 and game two 11-5.
GAME ONE: Campbellsville 11, Georgetown 8
Ian Roemer got the start for Campbellsville in game one, making his third start and ninth appearance of the season. Roemer didn't make it easy on himself early on as he walked the first batter he faced. The runner immediately stole second and wound up on third after a groundout. Roemer responded with a strikeout, but a single up the middle allowed Georgetown to draw first blood. Another single kept the inning alive, but Roemer was able to stop the bleeding with a fielder's choice.
Campbellsville's offense was sat down in order in the bottom of the first inning, bringing Roemer back out for the second. The righty found his groove and hung a zero while picking up two strikeouts.
Looking to respond, Bret Bowers led off the bottom of the second inning with a hit-by-pitch. Bowers advanced to scoring position after a passed ball, and Tanner Park moved him to third with a single to left field. Park gave Campbellsville another runner in scoring position with a stolen base, and then Jaxson Grubbs loaded the bases with a walk. With two outs, a passed ball moved everyone up and put Campbellsville on the board. Henry Wright reloaded the bases with another walk, bringing Yosuke Fujie to the dish. Fujie singled to second base, and the throw to first got away, cashing in two more runs for Campbellsville. Trent Buchanan kept the inning alive with a two-RBI double to left center, capping off a huge five-spot for the offense.
Needing to hang a big zero, Roemer continued on the bump in the top of the third inning. The righty got the job done and retired the side in order.
Building off the momentum, Bowers led off in the bottom of the third inning. The Bower-Power was put on full display as he tattooed a no-doubt solo homerun to left center for his sixth of the season. With two outs, Grubbs kept the line moving with a single and stolen base, though he was left stranded.
Roemer continued on the mound in the top of the fourth inning and retired the side in order again while picking up another punch-out.
Trying to add some insurance runs, Wright led off the bottom of the fourth inning with a double to left center. Georgetown was able to retire the next two hitters, but Gilbert clutched up with a single up the middle that plated Wright. Gilbert advanced to second on a wild pitch, setting up Bowers to bring him home with a single to left field.
After three scoreless innings in a row from Roemer, Georgetown aimed to cut into the lead in the top of the fifth inning. After picking up a strikeout, Georgetown responded with back-to-back singles. Both men wound up scoring after a double to right field, and Campbellsville was forced to go to their bullpen. Chase Tucker came in to stop the bleeding but walked the first man he faced. Tucker responded with a strikeout, then a three-run home run to left center cut Campbellsville's lead to two runs.
In the top of the sixth inning, Campbellsville's offense was retired in order, which brought Joe McBride to the mound to take over for Tucker. Although McBride walked the first man he faced, he bared down and struck out the next three batters in order.
Campbellsville desperately needed some insurance runs, and Wright was the man for the job. Wright led off the bottom of the sixth inning with an absolute bomb to left field for his fifth homer of the season. Fujie and Buchanan built off the momentum with back-to-back singles. Gilbert followed up with a double that scored both runners, though he was thrown out at third trying to advance on the throw.
With a five-run lead, McBride returned to the mound in the top of the seventh inning. The leadoff man reached with a single and advanced to second on a groundout. McBride seemed to lose his rhythm as he walked the next two batters to load the bases. The struggles continued for the righty as he plunked the next man to bring home a run. Still with one out, McBride walked another batter and plated another run for Georgetown. Trying to stop the bleeding, McBride locked back in and struck out the next two batters to finish the game.
Campbellsville took game one with 11 runs on 12 hits with no errors, and Georgetown lost with eight runs on eight hits with no errors.
GAME TWO: Campbellsville 11, Georgetown 5
Tristin Crusenberry got the nod in game two for Campbellsville, making his sixth start of the season. It was a shaky start for Crusenberry, as the righty loaded the bases with a walk and two hit batters to start the game. Georgetown got on the board with a sac-fly to center field, putting runners at the corners. Back-to-back singles cashed in two more runs for Georgetown, ending Crusenberry's outing early. Brody Forno took over for Crusenberry with runners at the corners and one out. Lorenzo Gonzalez, Campbellsville's catcher, helped stop the bleeding by throwing out the runner trying to steal second, though another run scored. Forno finished the job with a groundout to himself.
Campbellsville's offense couldn't get anything going to respond to the crooked number, bringing Forno back out for the top of the second inning. Forno struck out the first batter he faced, then plunked the next batter. Gonzalez continued to show off his arm and hosed the runner, trying to steal second. This proved to be crucial, as the next batter doubled to center field. The next batter reached on a walk; then a single to left field extended Georgetown's lead to five runs. Forno loaded the bases with a walk but was able to escape the jam with a pop fly to third base.
Looking to respond, Gilbert led off the bottom of the second inning with a single to left center field. Bowers kept the line moving with a walk, and then Park grounded into a fielder's choice to replace Bowers at first. Unfortunately, Campbellsville left both runners stranded.
Forno continued on the mound in the top of the third inning and walked the leadoff man. The runner stole second, then advanced to third on a sac-bunt. Forno bared down and left him stranded with a strikeout and a groundout.
Needing to cut into the lead, Wright gave the offense a shot with a leadoff single in the bottom of the third inning. Wright tried to steal second with one out, but batter's interference ended the inning with a double play.
Trying to build some momentum for Campbellsville, Forno returned to the mound in the top of the fourth inning. The righty kept his rhythm and retired the side in order while picking up another strikeout.
The shut-down inning from Forno was a definite momentum builder, as Campbellsville looked to respond with a crooked number in the bottom of the fourth. After a quick first out, Gilbert and Bowers woke up the offense when both of them were plunked. Park put Campbellsville on the board with an opposite-field double that scored Gilbert and moved Bowers to third. Grubbs kept the inning alive with a two-out walk, and Wright made it hurt with a bases-clearing triple. Fujie followed up with a double to center field that scored Wright easily and tied the game. Buchanan and Skansi were both plunked to load the bases, though Campbellsville was unable to add on.
With a brand new ballgame, Forno continued on the mound in the top of the fifth inning. Forno smoked the first batter he faced, but a key double play and groundout helped him keep the momentum alive with another big scoreless inning.
Campbellsville's offense went quietly in the bottom of the fifth inning, bringing PJ Ledesma to the mound in the top of the sixth. Ledesma was electric out of the bullpen, as he went on to retire 12 of the 13 batters he faced.
After Ledesma retired the side in order, Campbellsville's offense had their eyes set on taking the lead in the bottom of the sixth inning. Wright collected his third hit of the game with a leadoff single, and Fujie walked to move him into scoring position. Buchanan did his job and moved both runners up with a sac-bunt, then Skansi walked to load the bases. Campbellville took the lead for good when Gilbert reached on a fielder's choice and scored Wright.
Following another scoreless frame from Ledesma, Campbellsville aimed to add on in the bottom of the seventh inning. Park got it started with a leadoff walk and stole second with one out. Pinch-hitting for Grubbs was Nick Hagen, who singled to shallow left field and moved Park to third. Park added an insurance run after a wild pitch, but that was all Campbellsville would manage in the inning.
While Ledesma was rolling through Georgetown's lineup, Skansi led off the bottom of the eighth inning with an infield single but was thrown out trying to swipe second base. Gilbert followed up with a single of his own and found himself standing on third base after two wild pitches. Bowers and Park loaded the bases with a pair of walks, setting up Gonzales for a clutch two-RBI single to right field. Joaquin Hernandez pinch-ran for Gonzalez, and then Grubbs added two more runs with a single that plated Park and Hernandez.
Ledesma closed out the game with another one-two-three inning, finishing his outing with four scoreless innings and three strikeouts.
Campbellsville completed the sweep, winning the game with 11 runs on 11 hits with no errors, while Georgetown lost with five runs on five hits and no errors.
Campbellsville will be back in action Tuesday, March 25th, with a mid-week road game against the University of Pikeville Bears. The game is set to begin at 2:30 p.m. ET.

- Bowers' homerun in game one was his sixth of the season, putting him in third for homeruns on the season with the Tigers. The two Tigers in front of Bowers have both collected seven homeruns, respectively.