March 23, 2010
Box
Score
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Belmont
surrendered a season-high 18 hits in a 15-5 loss to Tennessee Tech
on Tuesday evening at Shelby Park.
Tennessee Tech: 15 (10-11)
Belmont: 5 (13-8)
Winning pitcher: Ryan Hopkins
(2-2)
Losing pitcher: Dalton Bell
(1-1)
Belmont
hitting: After Tech scored two runs in the first inning,
Belmont took the lead with three runs in the bottom half of the
inning, including a two-run double from Mark Noth. Sophomore Dylan Craig
extended his hitting streak to 13 games with a single in the first,
finishing 2-for-4 with two runs scored. Junior Derek Hamblen hit
his second homerun of the season in the fifth inning, and finished
with two hits and two runs scored.
Belmont
pitching: Belmont threw six pitchers, as the pitching
staff set season hits for hits allowed (18), and tied season-highs
for runs (15) and earned runs (14). In his second start of the
season Dalton
Bell (1-1) gave up four earned runs in the first and part of
the second to receive the loss. Frank Adelman
pitched three innings in his first appearance since leaving the
Jacksonville game with a minor injury.
Tennessee Tech
hitting: The Golden Eagles hit four homeruns, as A.J.
Kirby Jones went 4-for-5 with six RBI, four runs scored, and two
homeruns. Chad Oberacker went 3-for-6 and Seth Edwards went 3-for-6
with three RBI. Tech's 18 hits are a season-high for a Belmont
opponent in 2010.
Tennessee Tech
pitching: Junior lefty Chad Oberacker started, but shifted
to designated hitter after allowing three runs in the first inning.
Freshman Ryan Hopkins (2-2) pitched the next 3 2/3 innings,
allowing two runs and four hits to earn his second win of the
season. Junior Wade Bilbery threw 2 1/3 scoreless innings with six
strikeouts, including a stretch of five straight fans in the
fifth.
Belmont will head to
Murfreesboro, Tenn., tomorrow for the second matchup of the season
with Middle Tennessee State beginning at 6 p.m., at Reese Smith Jr.
Field.
