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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Joshua South picked up nine strikeouts across seven strong innings on the mound to lead the Belmont University baseball team to their fifth straight win on Friday night, 3-1 over Youngstown State at E.S. Rose Park.
South did not allow a hit in the first five innings, finally giving up a knock on an infield single in the sixth.
Kyle Brennan (SV, 2) came on in the eighth and retired the last six batters to pick up his second save of the season.
Belmont (5-1) is off to their best start since 2010, when they won their first ten games.
Making his first start as a Bruin, grad transfer Sam Hedges provided a key hit to put the Bruins on the board first with a double to right field that scored Jack Capobianco in the third inning.
On the very next pitch, Guy Lipscomb ripped his second triple of the season into the right field corner to drive in Hedges, before John Behrends stepped in and sent a fly ball to right field that was deep enough for Lipscomb to tag up and come home.
The three runs brought across in the third inning proved to be all the support that South and Brennan needed, as the two right-handers shut down Youngstown State to the tune of just five total base-runners.
The Bruins continue to play stellar defense, committing no errors over their five-game winning streak.
Belmont will continue their series against Youngstown State with a doubleheader on Saturday at E.S. Rose Park. The pair of seven-inning games will start at 1 p.m. Though there will no be audio or video coverage, live stats will be available on BelmontBruins.com and Twitter updates will be posted by @BelmontBaseball.
