BOWLING GREEN – The University of Pikeville was six outs away from rallying past Cumberland (Tenn.) in the opening round of the Mid-South Conference Tournament played Thursday.

UPIKE, which fell to 26-22 and into the loser’s bracket round today, saw an 9-6 lead get away as CU pushed across six runs in the bottom half of the eighth inning to score a 12-9 win.

Shortstop Matt Peterson had three hits, including a double, scored twice and drove in a pair of runs to lead the Bears. First baseman Nelson Muniz had one hit and scored while knocking in two runs. Designated hitter Jay Vincent collected three hits and scored a pair of runs.

At Bowling Green

(Mid-South Tournament)

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

UP (26-22)….020  200  050 – 9-13-1

CU (33-17)…000  220  06x – 12-12-3

Pitching:

WP – Blake Young

LP – Brandon Sewell

Hitting: Matt Peterson 2b, 2-1b, 2r, 2 RBI; Nelson Muniz 1b, 1r, 2 RBI; Jay Vincent 3-1b, 2r, UPIKE.