Box Score MOREHEAD, Ky. - The Belmont baseball team defeated Morehead State 10-4 on Sunday at Allen Field to complete the series sweep.
The sweep marks the second time in the last three years that the Bruins have swept its opponent in the OVC series opener.
Senior Chandler Adkins led the way with two home runs, his first multi home run game of his career, while junior Jackson Campbell came up with three RBIs.
"First of all, all three of my assistants put together a tremendous plan and approach both on the mound and at the plate," head coach Dave Jarvis said. "I thought our guys did a tremendous job of executing that plan throughout the course of the weekend. I thought the kids played with so much poise and so much confidence. Morehead State is a tough place to play, no doubt about it."
Belmont got on the board first in the top of the second inning thanks to senior Chandler Adkins hitting his first home run of the season. Morehead State was quick to respond in the next half-inning, coming up with a two-run home run to take a 2-1 lead.
After a leadoff walk in the bottom of the third inning, the Eagles extended their lead off a two-run home run to make it a three-run advantage. Belmont answered back with a six-run top of the fourth inning, starting with junior Logan Jarvis hitting his third home run of the season to cut the deficit down to one.
Following a single from Adkins and a drawn walk by sophomore Carson Shacklett, junior Jackson Campbell came up with his sixth home run of the season to give the lead back to Belmont 6-4.
"There's no quit in this team," Campbell said. "We never come out and feel like we're going to get beat ever. Under any circumstance, there's no way we're going to lose. That's the mindset throughout the game."
Sophomore Jack Capobianco scored another run later in the inning off a Morehead State fielding error before Adkins hit his second home run of the day in the top of the fifth inning to give the Bruins a four-run lead.
Adkins' performance was the second time in the last three games where a Belmont player had two home runs in a game.
"I just tried shortening up a little bit," Adkins said. "I've been struggling a little bit, so I just tried to shorten up, put a good swing on it and it worked out for me today."
A sacrifice fly from sophomore Tommy Crider in the top of the seventh inning allowed the Bruins to extend its lead 9-4, with a fielding error by Morehead State in the top of the eighth inning giving the Bruins another run and a six-run advantage.
Morehead State came up with a single in the bottom of the ninth inning, but Belmont came up with three outs to collect the win and the sweep. Aaron Hubbell struck out a career high of five batters in five innings pitched to earn the win.
"We need to take it one game at a time," Jarvis said. "We understand that this weekend is a part of the process. As I've always said, we try to wash that off, create momentum and get ready for the next game."
Belmont returns to Rose Park to face Toledo on Tuesday at 4 p.m.
