PIKEVILLE, Ky. -- Friday's Mid-South Conference tilt with Georgetown ended a little sooner than expected as the University of Pikeville baseball team brought the run-rule into play with a 10-run lead after seven innings.

The Bears got hot in the seventh with five runs on five hits to bring the game to a close with a 12-2 lead on Jay Vincent's RBI groundout that scored Erik Manning.

It's the first double-digit winning margin for UPIKE (17-12, 7-3 MSC) in conference play since beating Lindsey Wilson 13-2 in 2008.

UPIKE's game-ending seventh included a pair of two-run hits, including a double from Justin Beatty and a triple by Erik Manning before Vincent's groundout did the rest of the damage.

Manning racked up four RBIs on a 4-for-4 showing at the plate, while designated hitter Anthony Roberts went 2 for 2 with a two walks.

Dalton Dahley (4-4) recorded the win on the mound after allowing just two runs over six innings. He struck out three batters, walked two and scattered six hits.

Joe Fernandez (4-3) couldn't get it done on the bump for Georgetown, lasting just four innings after walking six batters and allowing five runs on five hits.

UPIKE grabbed a lead it would never relinquish in the first inning, plating Travis Haen on Manning's sacrifice fly.  

After the early momentum, the Bears added two-run boosts in the third, fifth and sixth innings to lead 7-2 heading into the seventh. Georgetown did its scoring in the fourth and fifth, plating one run in each frame.

No Tigers had multiple hits as they were outhit 13-6 by UPIKE which played error free in all seven innings. Georgetown's Chaz Meadows and Hector Marmol drove in the two runs with an RBI each.  

Up Next

UPIKE and Georgetown close out the series with a doubleheader on Saturday starting at Noon ET at Johnnie LeMaster Field.

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