The Bearcats completed a season sweep of Bethany College with a 12-7 win behind two home runs by Kenny Primeaux and five scoreless innings by Stephen Cherry.

Primeaux finished the day with 4-for-5 with four RBIs, while Cherry came on in relief in the fourth inning to earn the victory, working five scoreless frames and striking out three.

Bethany got on the board first, using a big second inning to score four runs, as the Bison sent nine men to the plate and racked seven hits.

The Bearcats got three runs back in the bottom of the second, which was led off by Primeaux's first long ball of the game.  Dustin Lousseddes followed by walking, and Mike Adams singled, and both scored, as Eric Fichter tallied a sacrifice fly to plate Lousseddes and Adams crossing the plate on an RBI-ground out from Jeremy Rodgers.

Bethany quickly regained the lead, scoring twice in the top of the third to go up 6-3.  The Bearcats then took the lead back in a big way in the bottom of the fourth.

Primeaux led off the frame with a single, and was driven home on a Lousseddes double to the fence in right center.  The Bison recorded two quick outs, including a Fichter ground out that scored Lousseddes, before the Bearcats reignited, as the next six hitters reached base, leading to four more Bearcat runs.  Danny Jackson picked up an RBI-single, Primeaux laced a two-run single, and Mike Hustava was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, and after four innings of play, the Bearcats were up 9-6.

Bethany scored once in the fifth, before Cherry came on in relief of Bearcat starter Darren Smith and shut the Bison down for the remainder of the game.

The Bearcats scored single runs in both the fifth and sixth innings, on an RBI single from Rodgers and a run-scoring double for Hustava, before Primeaux capped off the game's scoring in a big way in the eighth, sending a blast just shy of the roadway in left center to make the score 12-7 in favor of SVC.

SVC tallied a total of 14 hits for the game, with two other players joining Primeaux with multiple hits.  Shouey finished 3-for-5 with two runs scored, while Rodgers ended the day 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored.  Fichter and Hustava also had a pair of RBIs.

Bethany racked 18 hits in the losing effort, as Nate Tieman, Eric Fudala, and Anthony Packer all went 4-for-5 at the dish.  Tyler Dillinger and Mark Cummins each had two RBIs, while Mike Pegg scored a pair of runs.

Josh Eckleberger started on the hill for the Bison (3-25) and was saddled with the loss, going 3 2/3 innings and allowing nine runs - five earned - on nine hits.

The Bearcats (7-26) will continue their busy week tomorrow afternoon, traveling to Westminster College for a single, nine-inning contest beginning at 3pm.  The Bearcats and Titans will then turn around on Saturday and play a twinbill at Bearcat Ballfield at 1pm.

PHOTO: Kenny Primeaux connects for his first home run of the day in the Bearcats' 12-7 win over Bethany College