BOWLING GREEN – The University of Pikeville was six outs away from rallying past Cumberland (Tenn.) in the opening round of the Mid-South Conference Tournament played Thursday.
UPIKE, which fell to 26-22 and into the loser’s bracket round today, saw an 9-6 lead get away as CU pushed across six runs in the bottom half of the eighth inning to score a 12-9 win.
Shortstop Matt Peterson had three hits, including a double, scored twice and drove in a pair of runs to lead the Bears. First baseman Nelson Muniz had one hit and scored while knocking in two runs. Designated hitter Jay Vincent collected three hits and scored a pair of runs.
At Bowling Green
(Mid-South Tournament)
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
UP (26-22)….020 200 050 – 9-13-1
CU (33-17)…000 220 06x – 12-12-3
Pitching:
WP – Blake Young
LP – Brandon Sewell
Hitting: Matt Peterson 2b, 2-1b, 2r, 2 RBI; Nelson Muniz 1b, 1r, 2 RBI; Jay Vincent 3-1b, 2r, UPIKE.