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Baseball: LWC splits double-header with Cambpellsville

The Battle of Highway 55 took to the diamond on Thursday afternoon as the Lindsey Wilson baseball team hosted Campbellsville University in a series-opening twin bill. Under the blue sky and sunshine of Columbia, the two rivals split their meeting with the home side taking the first contest, 4-3, and the visitors stealing the second outing, 8-1.

On the day, Sam Gage and Matthew Schultz paced the Blue Raider offense with four and three hits, respectively, while Chance Stayton and Austin Rayno each contributed a pair of hits to help make up the local's two-game total of 15.

Lindsey Wilson and Campbellsville are currently scheduled to play the third game of their series on Sunday afternoon at Egnew Park.


Game One | Lindsey Wilson 4, Campbellsville 3
The Blue Raiders pounced early in game one with an infield-hit by Jordan Blick to plate Gage. The run scored by the local's designated hitter was the first of three he contributed on Thursday and gave the home side a 1-0 lead.

Following a scoreless second frame, the Tigers clawed back with a pair of unearned runs in the top half of the third inning. Then, in the fifth, Gage crossed home plate again on a wild pitch to swiftly knot the game at 2-2.

The stellar pitching of Cohen Achen kept Campbellsville in check across the fourth, fifth, and sixth innings, allowing just one baserunner on a single hit. This opened the door for Lindsey Wilson to reclaim its lead, and the Blue Raiders did just that in the bottom leg of the penultimate frame.

After a lead-off ground-out, Rayno earned a free pass to first base on a walk and was subsequently advanced up a base thanks to a fielder's choice. The third baseman eventually became the go-ahead run off the bat of Gage, who singled to right field to give Lindsey Wilson a 3-2 advantage. The cushion was thickened with the next at-bat, as an RBI-double by Schultz waved Gage all the way around to bump the lead up to 4-2.

Despite a late push by Campbellsville in its final plate appearance, the Blue Raider defense held its ground to secure the win.

Achen finished with another complete-game effort and his third outing of the season in which he did not allow a single earned run.

Game Two | Campbellsville 8, Lindsey Wilson 1
As they did in the earlier contest, the locals struck first in the opening inning. Only this time, that lead failed to hold as the Tigers ultimately pulled away.

The lone run plated by the Blue Raiders came courtesy of a two-out RBI-double by Stayton to score to Schultz. From there, Lindsey Wilson starter Mason Malone managed two more innings of scoreless action before Campbellsville broke through in the top of the fourth.

The Tigers utilized five hits to bring home five runs, including a three-run home run, to take a 5-1 lead.

Lindsey Wilson struggled to build a rally as the game went on, and the Blue Raiders ended up leaving only two runners on base over the final five innings, largely in part to Campbellsville turning two double plays during that stretch.

The Tigers also got a full-game effort from their starter, Garrett Maloney.

On the Blue Raiders' mound, Malone closed with a season-high 11 strikeouts in six complete innings of work. He also surrendered five earned runs on six hits before relievers Michael Frye and Riley Monheimer checked in to pitch the last three frames.


This story was posted on 2023-03-31 07:27:30
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