FRANKFORT, Ky. —
Kentucky State's Ryan Campbell delivered a historic performance at the plate, blasting four home runs and driving in eight runs to headline a record-setting doubleheader split against
Lane.
Campbell fell one home run shy of the single-game record of five, set in 2003, finishing with four in the opener while leading the Thorobreds with eight RBIs.
Kentucky State recorded 26 hits, while Lane finished with 25 in game one, marking the most combined hits in an SIAC game and the second-most in NCAA Division II history.
GAME ONE
The opening game of the doubleheader turned into an offensive battle, with Lane outlasting Kentucky State 31-27.
Haruta Endo led all players with five hits, including two doubles and a triple, in seven at-bats. Campbell added five hits — all home runs — while
Harry Major contributed four hits, including a home run.
Eight Thorobreds saw action on the mound.
Brad Dossett took the loss after giving up eight runs in the ninth inning.
Kentucky State posted its best scoring stretch with five runs in both the fourth and fifth innings. Lane's decisive inning came in the ninth, when it scored eight runs to secure the win.
GAME TWO
The Thorobreds scored in five consecutive innings to claim a 16-8 win over the Dragons in the second game.
Jonathan Padgett went a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate and scored three runs. Major led the game with five RBIs, going 2-for-3 with a double. He also stole four bases, while Endo added three.
Logan Christophel pitched a complete seven-inning game, allowing five hits and striking out four to earn the win.
Kentucky State overcame an early four-run deficit by scoring five runs in the second inning. The Thorobreds then put together three consecutive innings of scoring that went unanswered by the Dragons. Lane added two runs in the top of the seventh, but it wasn't enough as Kentucky State secured the 16-8 victory.
UP NEXT
The Thorobreds will host Oakland City on April 7, at 2 p.m. in Frankfort, Kentucky.
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The SIAC is a NCAA athletic conference consisting primarily of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) with headquarters in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The SIAC includes 15 member institutions (Albany State University, Allen University, Benedict College, Central State University, Clark Atlanta University, Edward Waters University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Miles College, Morehouse College, Savannah State University, Spring Hill College, and Tuskegee University), which are located within a contiguous seven-state footprint (Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Ohio). The SIAC sponsors nine men's and seven women's sports and is a proud member of the NCAA Division II. For more information, visit
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