BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — (BOX SCORE) It took four innings but Campbellsville baseball finally awoke after a 9 a.m. CT start to roll past University of Pikeville, 7-1, in the first round of the Mid-South Conference tournament.

The Tigers will now await the winner of Georgetown College and Cumberland University – which played directly after CU's game. The second round game is scheduled for 3 p.m. on Thursday, April 30 at Bowling Green Ball Park – the home of the Bowling Green Hot Rods.

Campbellsville (28-9) scored two runs in the fourth, fifth and seventh innings to push the Bears (15-27) into the losers bracket.

Alex Kline led the Tigers' nine-hit performance. The senior from Birmingham, Ala. finished going a perfect 3-for-3 and scored four runs. Casey Scott also had multiple hits, with two singles and four RBI.

Alex Scanlan, Miguel Solano, Garrett Everhart and Richard Ramirez picked up the other four hits for Campbellsville.

Ricky McColloch started the scoring in the fourth with a leadoff walk. He then stole second base and scored on Kline's first hit.

The fifth inning started with an error on a McColloch drag bunt attempt and Kline reached base with a hit by pitch. After an Everhart ground out, Scott delivered a two-RBI single to push CU ahead, 3-0.

UPIKE answered with a single run in the seventh inning after three consecutive batters reached to load the bases. Campbellsville starter, Indalecio Romo (5-3), struck out Austin Starling and fielded a slow bouncer to get the second out at home. But Romo plunked Zach Nothwehr to score the Bears only run (unearned).

The Tigers answered with two more runs in the bottom half and it all started with Kline's second double of the morning. After Everhart grounded out to the shortstop, Scott followed suit with an RBI double down the left field line – the same place as Kline's - to push CU ahead, 6-1.

Ramirez played add-on with an RBI single to score Scott to give the Tigers a 7-1 lead.

Casey Congleton come in to relieve Romo on the mound and pitched two flawless innings, striking out four of the six batters he faced. Romo finished with seven innings pitched, allowed seven hits and one unearned run. He also struck out a career-high eight batters in the win.

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