COLUMBIA – Mid-South Conference coaches have picked UPIKE men’s bowling to finish second for the upcoming 2018-19 season, according to the conference’s official preseason coaches’ poll.
UPIKE finished 10 points (68) behind Martin Methodist (78) while garnering two first-place votes. Martin Methodist claimed seven of the 10 first-place votes.
The Bears are hoping to repeat as MSC regular season champions, but also to claim the Mid-South tournament titles. Martin Methodist claimed the MSC tournament as well as singles and individual titles last year.
UPIKE returns five bowlers from last year’s regular season championship squad, including Alex Hoffman, Anthony Allen, Gio Montecinos, Eric Kramer and Andrew Letscher.
Pikeville’s first match of the season is at the MSC Louisville Collegiate Classic at Kingpin Lanes in Louisville.