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MILLIGAN, Tenn. – University of Pikeville split a doubleheader in AAC play, losing to Milligan University 2-0 before shutting them out 10-0 in the second game.
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The Bears are now 9-10 on the season and 5-5 in the conference.
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UPike returns to action on Monday afternoon, hosting Bluefield (Va.) College for a pair. The action at Paul Butcher Field begins at 1 p.m.
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Milligan now stands 7-12 on the season, 5-7 in the league.
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Buffs 2, Bears 0: Milligan pushed across single runs in the fourth and sixth and UPike couldn't get a clutch hit in the opener.
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The Bears got a one-out double by
Alyssa Franklin in the second, a single from
Sophie Kluesner in the fifth and a two-out single by
Kendall Hillard in the seventh, but failed to score.
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Chloe Bryant (3-3) went the distance and pitched good enough to win. She struck out four and didn't walk a batter, allowing five hits in the loss.
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Bears 10, Buffs 0: The Bears turned the tables on Milligan in the second game, pounding out 14 hits and scoring 10 times to win the game in six innings.
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C.J. Alincic pitched all six innings for the Bears, improving to 3-5 on the season. She allowed only two hits and struck out seven.
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UPike scored three runs in the first, third and sixth while adding a single run in the fifth.
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Sam Case had three hits including a double, scored three times and drove in three as well. Kluesner also had three hits, including a double, with two RBIs.
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Kaden Dunlap,
Maria McClellan and Franklin all had two hits. Dunlap scored three and drove one in, McClellan had a double and an RBI while Franklin doubled and drove in two.
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Maddie Horn had a hit while
Lillie Kluesner had a hit and scored.
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