EMORY, Va. – The University of Pikeville Baseball Team (14-19) opened up a 7-1 lead over Emory & Henry College (5-14) and cruised to a 7-2 win on Tuesday afternoon. With the victory, the Bears sweep the season series with the Wasps.

The Basics
FINAL SCORE – Pikeville 7, Emory & Henry 2
LOCATION – Emory, Virginia
VENUE – Porterfield/DeVault Field
RECORDS – Emory & Henry (5-14); Pikeville (14-19, 4-7 MSC)

How It Happened
The Bears got on the board in the top of the first on a base hit to left field by Noah Helton and extended their lead to 2-0 as Jared Kirkman drove in a run with a base hit to left of his own in the second.

E&H closed the gap to 2-1 in the bottom half of the second on a double to left-center by sophomore shortstop Kolby Anderson (King William, Va.).

In the fourth, Pikeville pushed the lead to 4-1 with a two-run home run by Kirkman. Another pair of runs in the fifth including a double to left field by DeMarco Miller extended the lead to 6-1. UPIKE added an insurance run in the seventh as Tyler Maynard scored on a wild pitch.

The Wasps continued to battle late, getting a second run across in the eighth on a base knock by freshman left fielder Sean Davis-Cherry (Chesapeake, Va.) but would get no closer than 7-2.

Ryan Ratliff earned the complete-game win for the Bears, scattering two runs on seven hits and four walks with two strikeouts. E&H junior Jack Singleton (Charlotte, N.C.) took the loss, allowing six runs on nine hits while striking out three.

Up Next
Emory & Henry will visit Milligan University this weekend for a three-game series. The Wasps will play the Buffaloes once on Friday (4:00 p.m.) and twice on Saturday (noon).

---E&H---