After downing the Bears 8-4 in a nine-inning game, the Tigers (20-4, 6-2 MSC) closed the doubleheader with a 6-1 victory in a seven-inning nightcap. The wins, along with a doubleheader split by St. Catharine College against Georgetown College, give the Tigers a one game lead in the conference. Pikeville falls to 5-16, 1-4 in the MSC with the losses.

In the two games, combined, the Tigers took advantage of five UPike errors and five wild pitches. Gibby Briones and Rylan Chin both led CU with a 4-for-7 day at the plate.

The three game series will conclude Sunday at 1:30 p.m. EDT at CU's Tiger Field.

Campbellsville 8, Pikeville 4 - BOX SCORE

Gibby Briones used a two-out single and foot speed to score Campbellsville's first run of the day. As Briones took off to steal second, UPike pitcher David Bishop's pitch sailed low, allowing Briones to advance to third as the ball rolled to the backstop. With deuces wild in the first against Chance Kopacz, Bishop fired into the dirt again, allowing Briones to slide safely into home and put CU on the board.

Pikeville evened the score, 1-1, in the top of the fourth after Adam Overbay busted up Ryan Richardson's no-hit attempt with a single to center. He moved to third following a sac bunt and sac fly, before stealing home.

The Bears' run woke the Tigers' bats. Danny Lapchak singled to start the bottom half of the inning and scored on a one-out double by Kopacz. Ryaln Chin drove in Kopacz with a two-out single, giving CU a 3-1 lead after four.

In the fifth, CU catcher Keaton Neeb led off the inning with a walk and Tanner Nielsen drove in courtesy runner Levi McCamish on an RBI double down the leftfield line.

Bishop exited the game in the sixth after walking two and throwing his third wild pitch of the game. Austin Jarvis took over for the Bears, and allowed three hits and a walk as the Tigers pushed four more runs across. Neeb, Nielsen and Lapchak recorded an RBI in the innings, while McCamish scored on a defensive indifference.

Richardson (4-1) pitched three hitless innings to start the game, and gave up only two hits in his eight innings pitched. He hit two batters and had one runner reach on an error. Rusty Devitt closed the game in the ninth for CU.

Bishop recorded the loss, allowing six runs, all earned, off six hits and three walks.

Campbellsville 8, Pikeville 1 - BOX SCORE

In the night cap, catcher Tony Rossetto helped put the Tigers on the board in the bottom of the third, after churning out three bases after a wild throw by UPike shortstop Joe Morris. McCamish relived Rossetto as a courtesy runner and scored on a wild pitch to give Campbellsville a 1-0 lead.

The run was only a spark, as Brandon Johnson struck a three-run home run to left as lighting and thunder crashed above. Following the home run, Rylan Chin legged out an infield single before stealing second and third on back-to-back pitches, but was left stranded to end the inning.

With Campbellsville leading 4-0, the game was suspended entering the top of the fourth due to a lightning and rain delay. With junior Jordan Alves leading the charge, the Tigers tarped the field in a time of one minute and 45 seconds, a new CU baseball program record.

The game resumed following an hour and 25 minute weather delay, with both starting pitchers returning to the mound. Michael McBride struck struck out the leadoff hitter in the fourth, but Corey Adams doubled to deep right-center and scored on a ground-out RBI by Nate Goodwin for UPike's first run.

Campbellsville added two unearned runs in the bottom of the fourth on a two-RBI single from Kopacz. Durham reached on an error to start the inning and scored on the hit, along with McCamish.

McBride (5-0) allowed six hits, a walk and one unearned run in the win for Campbellsville. He struck out five. Tyler Roberts threw two hitless innings in relief.

Mike Rapazzo had the loss for UPike, allowing six runs, two earned, off three walks and six hits. Cody Clark gave up two unearned runs in an inning and a third of relief work, and Jimmy Morgan pitched one inning.