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The University of Pikeville scored in every inning from the second through the sixth and rolled to a 12-6 win over Shawnee State (Ohio) University on Wednesday afternoon.
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The win improved the Bears to 10-4 on the season and ran their win streak to seven games.
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Shawnee State fell to 11-4 and saw a five-game winning streak come to an end.
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After allowing SSU four runs in the top of the first, the Bears pushed five across in the second. After a single run scored in the third, UPike scored four more times in the fourth before adding single runs in the fifth and sixth.
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Four Bears drove in multiple runs and three had multiple hits and runs scored. Designated hitter
Riley Paulino had two hits, including a double, drove in two and scored, with
Easton Mould recording two hits, two RBIs and a run scored.
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Left fielder
Noah Brooks had a single, a double and scored three times.
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Center fielder Dominic DeCarlo scored twice and drove in a run without the benefit of a hit.
Samuel Brown had a hit, two RBIs and a run scored, while
Joe Gagnon scored twice.
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Third baseman
Mason Melton had a hit, a run and an RBI, with catcher
Garren Gledhill recording a double and two RBIs. Right fielder
Cole Fowler drove in a run.
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Isaac Berry came on in the second inning and threw three innings to improve his record to 3-0 on the season. He was the second of six pitchers to work on the day.
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Shawnee State used nine pitchers, none of them recording more than three outs. Trent Tice, the second of the day, got the decision (0-1).
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UPike will return to AAC play on Friday, and a light shakeup of the schedule. The Bears and Spartanburg Methodist (S.C.) University will play two games that day, starting at noon at Johnnie LeMaster Field.
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They'll finish the series with a single game on Saturday, also beginning at noon.
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