CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. – After winning both games against the Madonna Crusaders on Friday, the Campbellsville Tigers closed out the series with another doubleheader on Saturday. In the first two games, the Tigers put up a combined 12 runs on 21 hits and aimed to keep the offense hot in the second set of games. The Tigers successfully completed the sweep against the Crusaders, winning game one 10-3 and game two 16-6 with a mercy rule.

Game One: Campbellsville 10, Madonna 2

​Ian Roemer was starting game one for the Tigers, making his second start and seventh appearance of the season. In Friday's victories, the Tigers burned four bullpen arms, needing at least a solid four to five innings from Roemer. The Crusaders came out swinging in the first inning, as a leadoff single and back-to-back doubles put the Crusaders in front 2-0 to start the game.

​Tigers looked to punch back in the bottom of the inning, and Trent Buchanan started the offense with a one-out walk. Zane Skansi followed up with a line-drive home run to left field, making it a brand-new ballgame.

​Though Roemer's first inning was less than ideal, the righty was lights-out for the next four innings. Roemer allowed only three more base runners through the rest of his outing with two hits and a walk and was able to strand them all with some help from the defense.

​While Roemer was busy dealing, the Tigers kept the offense red-hot in the bottom of the second inning. James Teets led off with a single and was pinch-run for by Trey Proctor. Jaxson Grubbs did his job and moved Proctor to scoring position with a groundout, and Henry Wright brought the speedster home with a single to center field. Joaquin Hernandez worked a walk to add another baserunner, and Buchanan came in clutch with a single that plated Wright. With two ducks on the pond, Skansi unloaded on a towering home run to left-center field for his second of the game, capping off a big five-run inning to put the Tigers in front.

​Though Grubbs helped the offense threaten again with a double in the third inning, he was left stranded. The Tigers took the missed scoring opportunity and made sure to capitalize in the fourth inning. Hernandez and Yosuke Fujie kicked off the inning with a pair of doubles, adding another run for the Tigers. A pitching change for the Crusaders proved to be ineffective, as the new arm plunked Buchanan and walked Skansi to load the bases with no outs. Tanner Park joined the fun with a sacrifice fly that scored Fujie. Teets finished off the three-spot with an RBI single that scored Buchanan, putting the Tigers up 10-2.

​Swinging a hot bat, Hernandez doubled again in the bottom of the fifth inning, though the offense was unable to bring him home.

​Taking over for Roemer in the top of the sixth inning was Joustin Torres, making his third appearance of the season. The lefty was only able to collect one out for the Tigers while the Crusaders loaded the bases with a double and two walks. The Tigers were forced to bring in the fireman Jackson Dollar to take over for Torres. Although Dollar allowed a run with a hit batter, he was able to put out the fire with a strikeout and groundout.

​The Tigers' final scoring opportunity came in the bottom of the sixth inning after Shoki Fukui reached with a pinch-hit walk. Brock Brubaker moved him to scoring position with a pinch-hit single, but the Tigers could not capitalize.

​Tate Wischnack came in to close for the Tigers, making his third season appearance. The hard-throwing righty got the job done quickly and struck out the side to secure the series win.

​The Tigers won game one with ten runs on 11 hits with no errors, while the Crusaders lost with three runs on six hits and no errors.​

Game Two: Campbellsville 16, Madonna 6

​On the mound for the Tigers in game two was Brody Forno, making his fifth start of the season. Coming off a rough outing against the Aquinas Saints last week, Forno aimed to bounce back with a quality start against the Crusaders. Looking to avoid being swept, the Crusaders wound up loading the bases in the first inning with two walks and a hit-by-pitch. A single up the middle quickly put the Crusaders ahead with two runs. A groundout plated another run, and another hit-by-pitch put two men on with two outs. The Crusaders drove the nail with a triple that scored two more runs, giving them a five-run lead to start the ballgame.

​The Tigers were unable to respond offensively in the bottom of the first inning, which brought Forno back out for the second. Although the leadoff hitter reached with a walk, Forno bared down and escaped the inning with help from James Teets, throwing the runner out.

​As the offense struggled to get anything going, Forno took his outing into the third inning, where he surrendered a solo home run.

​With a bad taste in their mouths, the Tigers needed to chip away at the lead in the bottom of the third inning. After two quick outs, Skansi extended the inning with a single, advancing to second base on a passed ball. Bret Bowers put the Tigers on the board with a single that scored Skansi, but one run was all the Tigers were able to manage in the inning.

Taking over for Forno in the fourth inning was Chase Tucker, making his seventh appearance of the season. The righty was dominant out of the bullpen for the Tigers, as he went on to throw four scoreless innings. Tucker allowed only three hits and struck out six Crusaders through his stint.

Tucker's first clean inning helped the Tigers gain the needed momentum, as Teets got the offense going with a single to start the bottom of the fourth inning. Pinch-running for Teets again was Proctor, who immediately swiped second base. Grubbs followed up with a walk, and Hernandez connected with his third double of the day to score Proctor. Fujie helped cut further into the lead and plated Grubbs easily with a single to left field.

As the offense was heating up, Tucker helped them out by bringing them back up to bat with another clean inning. Skansi started up the bottom of the fifth inning with a leadoff walk and advanced to second with a stolen base. Bowers found his way on after being hit by a pitch, and Park loaded the bases with an infield single. With the bases juiced, back-to-back singles from Teets and Grubbs scored Skansi and Bowers, and Wright tied the game when he was hit by the pitch. Still with no outs, Hernandez grounded into a double play that scored another run and gave the Tigers the lead. Looking to keep adding on, Fujie brought Grubbs home with a single and promptly stole second. Lorenzo Gonzales finished off the six-run inning with a single that scored Fujie.

​After another big zero from Tucker, Bowers led off the sixth inning with a single and wound up on second after a passed ball. Teets moved him to third base with his third hit of the game and was pinch-run for again by Proctor. The speedster successfully stole second again, and Grubbs added to the Tigers' lead with a single that scored Bowers and Proctor. Hernandez and Fujie kept the line moving with a pair of two-out singles, causing the Crusaders to go to the bullpen. The move proved ineffective yet again, as Gonzalez capped off the inning with a two-RBI single.

​The Tigers threatened to add to their lead again in the bottom of the seventh inning with a pair of pinch-hit singles from Brubaker and Fukui. Unfortunately, the Crusaders' pitching staff was able to collect the next three outs to strand both runners.

​Coming in to take over for Tucker in the eighth inning was Logan MacNiel, making his sixth appearance of the season. MacNiel surrendered a one-out single to the Crusaders, but was able to strand the runner with a strikeout and flyout.

​Reid Sturn led off the bottom of the eighth inning with a single and advanced to second on a passed ball. Hernandez moved him to third with a groundout, and Proctor put runners at the corners after a pinch-hit hit-by-pitch. Gonzalez brought Sturn home with another groundout, and Niklas Rossius kept the inning alive with a walk after a lengthy at bat. The quality at-bat proved to be crucial, as Brubaker finished the game with a two-RBI double for the ten-run rule.

​The Tigers completed the sweep, winning the final game with 16 runs on 22 hits and no errors, while the Crusaders lost with six runs on seven hits and an error.

​The Tigers have a couple of days off but will be on the road Tuesday, March 11th, for a mid-week game against the University of Pikeville Bears. The game time is to be announced.

• The Tigers' 16-run game is their second of the season, matching their 16-8 win over Michigan-Dearborn.
• The ten-run rule over the Crusaders is Campbellsville's most significant margin of victory this season.