April 9, 2010
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Junior Derek Hamblen
extended his career-long hitting streak to 19 games in Belmont's
2-13 series-opening loss to with Arkansas-Little Rock on Friday
night at Gary Hogan Field.
Hamblen extended his best
hitting streak as a Bruins with a single in the seventh inning, his
last at bat of the game. The Plano, Texas native holds the longest
hitting streak on the team this season after finishing 1-for-4 at
the plate.
Freshman Jared Breen tied his
season-high for runs batted in with two on Friday night, going
1-for-3. After starting the season hit-less in the first six games,
Breen seems to be adjusted to the rigors on Division I pitching as
shown by his current five-game hitting streak and improving his
batting average by 50 points in the last nine games to
.202.
Junior catcher Matt Zeblo had his
ninth multi-hit game of the season after registering two hits
against the Trojans.
But on Friday night the UALR
offense out-dueled Belmont with 16 hits, 13 runs and forced five
Belmont errors.
Juco transfer Jason Houston
hit two homeruns as the Trojans scored seven runs in three innings.
Houston, who leads the team in homeruns, drove in two unearned runs
in the third inning and followed with a solo long-ball in the
fifth.
Six Trojans finished with
multiple hits, led catcher Landis Wilson's 3-for-3 performance with
two RBI and two runs scored.
Junior righty Nate Woods (2-4) took
the mound for the Bruins in his eight start of the season which
began with two briskly-paced scoreless innings. The Cedar Rapids,
Iowa native allowed one earned run through four but a four-run
fifth inning led to his four loss in five starts. Woods exited
after five innings with four earned runs and three
strikeouts.
UALR ace Adam Champion (4-2)
lasted 6 2/3 innings, allowing eight hits, two runs and striking
out three for the win.
Belmont's rally effort in the
late innings came up short, leaving two runners on base in the
sixth and three in the seventh to yield just one run. Belmont left
a total eight runners on base.
Belmont (16-16) evens to .500
and 2-9 in road games, as UALR of the Sun Belt Conference improves
to 19-13 with 16 of those wins coming at Gary Hogan
Field.
The Bruins and Trojans
continue a three-game non-conference series tomorrow at 4
p.m.
