BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Holding the second seed in the Mid-South Conference tournament, the Freed-Hardeman University Lions drew the No. 5 seed Campbellsville Tigers on Wednesday. Neither team had issue scoring, but the Tigers upset the Lions 12-11
The Lions (32-16) came up short in a contest that featured four different half-innings with three or more runs to cross. FHU's best inning was the top of the sixth thanks in part to
Brennen Gibson's grand slam home run driving in four of the six runs.
Campbellsville (26-21) managed to add three runs in the seventh inning before a four-run eighth secured the win.
Chase Eakes was 3-for-4 from the plate while driving in a team-high five runs. The other six FHU hits came off of six different Lion bats.
Hunter McLemore was cruising, striking out 10 tigers in 6 2/3 innings; however, Campbellsville managed to make consistent contact.
Clay Strope (2-2) would get the loss after 1/3 inning of relief.
Scoring Summary
Top 2
A pair of singles helped put the Tigers on the scoreboard
FHU 0, CVILLE 1
Bottom 3
Chase Eakes led off the frame with a single before
Hunter Ryan's single put two runners on base. A throwing error helped Eakes score while
Trace Anderson would later score on a wild pitch.
FHU 2, CVILLE 1
Top 4
A pair of two-out hits, including a two-run double, helped the Tigers get back on top.
FHU 2, CVILLE 4
Bottom 4
Brenen Gibson drew a leadoff walk before
Alejandro Diaz was hit by a pitch. A wild pitched allowed Gibson to score before Eakes singled home Diaz to tie the game.
FHU 4, CVILLE 4
Top 5
Campbellsville pulled ahead with an RBI single.
FHU 4, CVILLE 5
Bottom 6
Two errors followed a Gibson single to load the bases for Eakes. One pitch was all he needed to rocket a grand slam to right and take a lead.
Brooks Jones and
JJ Pruneau would later drive in runs to make it a six-run frame.
FHU 10, CVILLE 5
Top 7
The Tigers slowly chipped away at the FHU lead, scoring three runs on five hits.
FHU 10, CVILLE 8
Bottom 7
Ryan drove in
Colin Milligan for an insurance run.
FHU 11, CVILLE 8
Top 8
Three straight singles helped one run score. Later, the Tigers drew back-to-back bases-loaded walks before a sacrifice fly put the Tigers on top for good.
FHU 11, CVILLE 12
Up Next
The loser's bracket proves to be a tough for FHU, who will face the top-seeded Cumberlands Patriots to stem off elimination. The Patriots were upset by the sixth-seeded Bethel Wildcats on Wednesday. FHU and Cumberlands will battle on April 30 beginning at 11:00 a.m.
