CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. – The Campbellsville University baseball team christened its 2026 home slate with a series victory, taking two out of three games against Fisher College over the weekend to improve to 8-3 on the young season.
- Campbellsville secured a 2-1 series victory in their home-opening weekend against Fisher College, improving to 8-3 on the season.
- Right-hander Brody Forno was completely dominant in Saturday's opener, twirling a seven-inning complete-game shutout with a staggering 13 strikeouts.
- Antony Gilbert paced the Tiger offense throughout the weekend, compiling five RBIs highlighted by a crucial two-run homer in Game 1 and a pair of RBI doubles in Sunday's rubber match.
- After dropping the second game of Saturday's doubleheader 6-0, the Tigers' bats awakened in the series finale, plating 13 runs on 11 hits.
- Starter Tristin Crusenberry remained undefeated (3-0) on the mound, striking out seven batters across four innings to pick up the win in Game 3.
- Thomas Krueger showcased his run-producing abilities, adding a solo shot in the opener and driving in three runs in the series finale.
GAME ONE: Campbellsville 4, Fisher 0
The Tigers opened their 2026 home schedule in electrifying fashion behind a brilliant pitching performance from right-hander
Brody Forno. The senior was virtually untouchable, tossing a seven-inning complete-game shutout and scattering just four hits while fanning 13 Fisher batters to earn his first victory of the year.
Locked in a scoreless pitching duel through four innings, the Campbellsville offense finally broke through in the bottom of the fifth.
Joaquin Hernandez doubled to center field and later scored the first run of the game on a beautifully executed RBI fielder's choice bunt by
Brady Henke. Moments later,
Antony Gilbert provided the fireworks, launching a two-run home run over the left-center field wall to give the Tigers a 3-0 advantage.
Thomas Krueger added an insurance run in the sixth inning with a solo blast down the left-field line, cementing the 4-0 victory.
GAME TWO: Fisher 6, Campbellsville 0
The momentum stalled in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader as the Fisher College pitching staff managed to keep the Tigers off balance. Campbellsville recorded just three hits in the contest: a single from
Kleysen Gabruck, a single from
Tate Wischnack, and a double off the bat of Wischnack later in the game.
Fisher struck first with an RBI groundout in the second inning before utilizing the long ball to pull away. A. Feliz hit a two-run homer in the fifth, and A. Cuello followed with a two-run shot of his own in the sixth to build a 5-0 lead.
Campbellsville starter
Joe McBride took his first loss of the season (1-1), allowing one earned run on just one hit but battling his command with four walks across four innings.
Evan Moore and
Ethan Wood pitched in relief as Fisher secured the 6-0 shutout to even the series.
GAME THREE: Campbellsville 13, Fisher 3 (8 Innings)
In Sunday's rubber match, the Tigers' offense erupted to secure the series with a 13-3 run-rule victory in eight innings.
Fisher jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning without recording a hit, utilizing a pair of bases-loaded walks. However, Campbellsville starter
Tristin Crusenberry quickly settled in, allowing zero runs over his next three frames and racking up seven strikeouts to earn the win.
The Tigers erased the deficit in the third inning. Gilbert ripped an RBI double to center field to plate Henke, and Krueger followed with an RBI single to right-center to tie the game at 2-2.
Campbellsville blew the game open with a five-run fourth inning.
Brock Brubaker drew a bases-loaded walk to give the Tigers the lead, and Hernandez followed with an RBI fielder's choice. Gilbert then laced his second RBI double of the day, and Krueger capped the outburst with a two-run single to left field, making it 7-2.
Reliever
Ian Roemer provided critical stability out of the bullpen, tossing three scoreless innings while striking out four to bridge the gap.
After Fisher managed a single run in the top of the eighth, Campbellsville ended the game via the run rule in the bottom half of the frame. Gilbert recorded his third RBI of the day with a single up the middle, Hernandez scored on a wild pitch, and consecutive bases-loaded free passes to
Luke O'Brien (HBP) and Wischnack (walk) plated the final runs to seal the 13-3 win.
