CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. — The Lions of Freed-Hardeman University were white hot from the dish in the series opener against the (RV) Campbellsville University Tigers with FHU tallying two five-run innings to defeat CU 16-3 in seven innings.
The Lions (25-15, 6-3 MSC) jumped out early with a leadoff walk from
Trace Anderson being followed by
Cade Fuller's first big fly. FHU would later score five runs in the second inning highlighted by doubles from
Jordan Carter and
Cam Madding.
Campbellsville (26-11, 5-4 MSC) scored all three of their runs off of home runs, but Fuller was not finished at the plate by connecting for another two-run home run:Â his 11th of the season. The Lions later added five unearned runs in the top of the seventh to trigger the 16-3 run-rule victory.
Cade Fuller's monstrous offensive day saw the sophomore go 4-5 from the plate while driving in a team-high six RBI and scoring four runs of his own.
Trace Anderson and
Jordan Carter each chipped in two base knocks.
Matthew Riley (5-1) got the victory after hurling five complete innings where he struck out seven Tiger hitters.
Scoring Summary
Top 1
After
Trace Anderson drew a leadoff walk
Cade Fuller smacked the first homer for the Lions before
JJ Pruneau went yard to go back-to-back and take an early lead.
FHU 3, CU 0
Top 2
The Lions kept the momentum after
Dalton Bonner led off with a single before scoring on Anderson's RBI single. Fuller added another RBI with a single to plate
Brooks Jones before
Jordan Carter's double scored both Fuller and Anderson.
Cam Madding connected for an RBI double to score Carter and finish the five-run inning.
FHU 8, CU 0
Top 3
Bonner led off being hit by a pitch before stealing both second and third. Anderson later drove him home with a double to left.
FHU 9, CU 0
Bottom 5
After putting up a set of scoreless innings the Tigers got on the board with a two-run home run.
FHU 9, CU 2
Top 6
Fuller tallied his second two-run big fly of the day again scoring himself and Anderson.
FHU 11, CU 2
Bottom 6
Another home run from the home team made it an eight-run game.
FHU 11, CU 3
Top 7
The Lions made the most of a CU error by scoring another five runs in the top of the seventh, this time all of which were unearned. Anderson drove in both
Ben Turner and
Austin Johnson before Jones scored on Fuller's single. Carter would later smash a two-run single to score Fuller and Anderson to put FHU over the 10-run threshold.
FHU 16, CU 3
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Up Next
The Lions and Tigers will hit the field for a doubleheader on April 13 beginning at 12:00 p.m.
