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Box Score 2 RICHMOND, Ky. - The Belmont University baseball team were sweep victims on Saturday, dropping both games of its doubleheader to Eastern Kentucky by scores of 6-4 in game one and 3-2 in game two.
Freshmen Guy Lipscomb and Austin Ehren tied their career-highs in hits in game two, with Lipscomb leading the way offensively with three hits while Ehren picked up a pair of hits.
Game One
Eastern Kentucky drew a leadoff hit-by-pitch and hit a single to start the bottom of the first inning, scoring the game's first run off an RBI single to take the early lead. Belmont, however, responded with two leadoff singles and tied the game off an RBI by Lipscomb in the top of the second inning.
After hitting a leadoff single in the bottom of the fourth inning, EKU hit a two-run home run to left field to retake the lead 3-1. A groundout from sophomore Jack Capobianco allowed Belmont's second run to score and a wild pitch allowed freshman Jack Rando to tie the game 3-3.
Following a bottom of the fifth inning home run by EKU, Rando answered back with his first home run of the season in the top of the sixth inning to tie it up again. EKU scored two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning, taking care of business on defense to officially clinch the series.
Game Two
A leadoff double from sophomore Carson Shacklett helped Belmont get on the board first, with Shacklett scoring the first run after an RBI single from sophomore John Behrends. Belmont extended its lead in the top of the second inning, scoring off a throwing error by EKU.
EKU drew a hit-by-pitch and hit a bunt single to get two runners on base in the bottom of the third inning, tying the score off a double and a groundout later in the inning. A leadoff triple put the go-ahead run 90 feet away from home plate, with EKU hitting a sacrifice fly to take the lead in the bottom of the eighth inning.
The Bruins hit a single to put the tying run on base in the top of the ninth inning with one out, but a strikeout and a fielder's choice ended game two and allowed EKU to take the sweep.
Belmont (20-28) goes on its final road game of the season on Tuesday, traveling to Knoxville to take on top 10 powerhouse Tennessee.
