England, who led CU with a 6-for-7 day, drove in the game-ending run with a double in the first game and scored the game-ending run in the night cap with a double by Boils. England finished the day having scored four and driven in four of CU's 20 runs.

Campbellsville pitchers Courtney Turpin (17-8) and Taylor Wroe (14-1) allowed a total of nine hits combined in the two games en route to their wins, while the Lady Tigers knocked out 27 hits, including seven doubles and four home runs.

CU (32-14, 14-3 MSC) will travel to Lindsey Wilson College for a doubleheader Saturday, April 14 at 1 p.m. EDT.


GAME 1 - Campbellsville 12, Pikeville 4

A pair of four-run innings started the day for Campbellsville, taking an 8-2 lead into the third inning. CU jumped on the board with a one-out, two-run home run by freshman Kristin Benton. Jordan Cornett scored on the play after singling to spark CU's offense for the game. Following the home run, Bailey Dillender singled and England doubled to set up a two-RBI single by Heather Oakley.

In the second inning, Pikeville used a two-run home run by Emily Castle to get on the board. CU responded with a four-spot in the bottom half of the inning, started by a two-out double by Dillender, who scored on an RBI hit by England. Oakley followed with a two-run shot for her eighth home run of the season. Courtney Turpin, who also singled in the inning, scored on an error late in the inning.

The fourth inning was also a home run fest. Hannah Vinson hit a solo shot to start the inning for Pikeville, while Emma Napier had a three-run homer in the bottom half, putting CU in position to enforce the eight-run mercy rule entering the fifth up 11-3.

UPike attempted to delay the shortened game by scoring in the fifth on an RBI ground out by Brandi Jo Howard, but Kristin Benton doubled to lead off the fifth and scored on England's one-out double to end the game.

Turpin pitched four innings, allowing three runs, while Martina Riney pitched the fifth, allowing an unearned run off no hits and a walk.


GAME 2 - Campbellsville 8, Pikeville 0

In the second game, Campbellsville used a six-run fourth inning to do most of its damage. Cornett reached on an error to start the inning before Benton and Dillender loaded the bases with back-to-back singles. England doubled down the right field line to score CU's first two runs of the game. Oakley followed with a two-RBI single. Sarah Paragon and Napier also singled in runs.

Dillender and England singled with one out in the fifth before Boils doubled to score pinch runner Kara Reece and England to end the game.

Wroe pitched a five-hit shutout and walked one through five innings. Courtney Patrick allowed seven earned runs for UPike off 10 hits and a walk through 4 2/3 innings.