CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. – The Indiana Tech baseball team dropped a pair of nonconference, seven inning games against No. 19-ranked Campbellsville on Wednesday afternoon, falling, 3-2, in game one and then, 6-1, in game two, at HIG Field.
In the first contest, the Warriors fell victim to a three-run third inning from the Tigers after a home run and string of hits that granted the hosts the early lead. Tech struck back the very next inning after
Glen McClain reached on an infield single and
Tighe Koehring worked a four-pitch walk to put two runners on for
Ryan Meisenheimer with just one out. Meisenheimer sent a shot back up the middle to bring both runners home and put the Orange and Black within one. The next three frames would remain scoreless for both teams as the contest would finish in seven with Campbellsville coming out on top 3-2.
McClain would finish the contest 2-3 with a pair of singles, while Meisenheimer rounded out game one 1-3 with two RBI's.
Tanner Perkins took the loss for the Warriors after his three innings of work accounted for three runs, all earned, on seven hits.
Game two saw yet another three-run deficit for the Warriors to work back from after the Tigers put up two runs in the first off a home run and added another run in the second to go ahead 3-0. Campbellsville remained in the driver's seat after another run in the fourth put Tech down 4-0. The Orange and Black put up a solo run in the sixth after Koehring singled up the middle to bring
Shoma Sasaki home and cut the deficit to 4-1. The Tigers second home run of the game and another RBI single tacked two more runs on for Campbellsville in the sixth to give the eventual 6-1 final decision.
Sasaki went 2-2 with a pair of singles in the contest, while Koehring went 1-2 with a single to knock in the Warriors lone run.
Seth Sorensen took the loss for Tech after two innings of work would account for three runs, all earned, on three hits.
The Warriors (11-13) will return to action Friday as they host Cornerstone in their spring home opener with the first game of the conference doubleheader slated to start at 1 p.m. from Warrior Field.
