BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The sixth-seeded Lindsey Wilson baseball team fell to top-seeded Cumberlands (Ky.) 18-1 Thursday at Bowling Green Ballpark.

The Blue Raiders are now in the elimination bracket and will take on No. 5 seed Campbellsville in the first elimination game of the tournament at 11 a.m. CT on Friday.

Bryce Sidler led Lindsey Wilson with a pair of hits while Jonathan Barham drove in the lone run for the Blue Raiders. Barham, Sam Gage and Gabe Board each recorded a hit.

Gage recorded a one-out single in the top of the third and then stole second on a strikeout. He then advanced to third on  a wild pitch. Barham then reached on an infield single to give the Blue Raiders a 1-0 advantage.

Cumberlands responded in the bottom half of the third taking the lead scoring a pair of runs. The Patriots tacked on four more runs in the fourth pushing their lead to 6-1. Cumberlands scored six runs in both the fifth and sixth innings. Following a leadoff walk in the top of the seventh, the next three Blue Raiders were retired for the run rule to be enforced.

First pitch for the elimination game between Lindsey Wilson and Campbellsville is scheduled for 11 a.m. CT Friday at Bowling Green Ballpark. Stay tuned to lindseyathletics.com and @LWCAthletics on X  for any weather related-schedule changes.