NASHVILLE, Tenn.—After schedule adjustments and inclement weather, the Bruins are eager to return to Rose Park. Belmont hosts the Valparaiso Crusaders Saturday and Sunday in a three game series.
The Bruins are now 1-1 as they enter the weekend series. Sophomore Tyler Walsh (Evansville, Ind.) leads the team with a .625 batting average with 5 hits, 1 homerun and 3 RBI. Senior captain, Matt Beaty (Dresden, Tenn.) led last weekend against Toledo going 3-6 at the plate with a single, triple and grand slam recording 6 RBI. Starting on the mound for the Bruins on Saturday will be Right Hand Pitcher, Aaron Quillen (Kingsport, Tenn.) who joins the Bruins from Walters State CC. This will be Quillen's first start for the Bruins.
Starting on the mound for the Crusaders on Saturday morning is Dalton Lundeen a junior left hand pitcher. Lundeen was selected as the Horizon league Preseason pitcher of the year. Valparaiso travels to Rose Park after playing last weekend in San Diego where they faced the San Diego State Aztecs. The Crusaders fell in all three games of their series.
Valparaiso, like the Bruins, welcomed a handful of new faces to their roster this season. 7 transfers and 4 freshmen joined the 2015 Roster. In the Crusaders 2014 season, they finished with a 25-28 record overall and a 12-12 record in conference play. They were selected to finish 4th in the 2015 Horizon Preseason Poll.
Tomorrow's first pitch is slated for 10:30 AM. The second game will start approximately 30 minutes after the completion of the first game. Live Stats for the game can be found at BelmontBruins.com and the game can be heard on the Bruins Sports Network.
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