PIKEVILLE, Ky. — For the second straight season, the University of Pikeville baseball team is off to a 9-4 start after finishing off a four-game sweep of Goshen (Ind.) over two days. The Bears held on for a 9-5 win in Monday’s opener before routing the Maple Leafs 12-3 in the nightcap at Johnnie LeMaster Field.
Freshman lefty Dalton Dahley threw five innings to pick up the game-one win. He allowed two runs on five hits with two strikeouts and had UPIKE up 9-3 when he exited before the sixth inning.
Game two went to Josh Bailey, the regular centerfielder, who threw five innings as well, scattering five hits for three runs with a strikeout. The Bears were up 10-3 when Bailey took his exit as Jared Masters and Logan Sales each pitched shutout frames to seal the win.
It was a good day for Bailey overall as he went a combined 6 of 10 from the plate with six RBIs, three stolen bases, a double and two runs scored.
Some balls were leaving the park as well off of UPIKE bats. Third baseman Erik Manning belted a home run in the third inning of game one to give the Bears a 5-1 lead and catcher Zach Greene added a homer in the second inning of game two to put Pikeville in front of Goshen 4-2.
UPIKE pounced on the Maple Leafs in a hurry in the opener, adding four more runs after Manning’s blast to build a 9-2 lead heading into the fifth inning. Goshed scored single runs in the next three innings, but couldn’t string anything together for a comeback.
The Maple Leafs (2-9) scored their final run in game two in the fourth frame to make it a 7-3 Bear lead. UPIKE added five more runs over the next three innings to grab the comfortable win.
Up next on the schedule is a doubleheader with Asbury on Wednesday. Game time is to be determined and will be updated soon.
UPIKE 9, Goshen (Ind.) 5
Dalton Dahley: W (2-1), 5 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 K, 2 BB
Josh Bailey: 3-4, 4 RBIs, 2 SB, R
Erik Manning: 2-3, HR, 2B, 2 R
Mike Peluffo: 2-3, RBI, 2B, 2 R, SB, BB
UPIKE 12, Goshen (Ind.) 3
Josh Bailey: W (1-0), 5 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, K, BB
Zach Greene: 2-4, HR, 3 RBIs
Josh Bailey: 3-4, 2 RBIs, 2B, SB, R
Jacob DiThomas: 2-2, 2B, RBI, 3 R, 2 BB, 2 SB
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