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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Trailing by four runs and down to their final out, the Belmont University baseball team staged a comeback for the ages by rattling off four straight runs in the ninth inning before walking it off in the tenth inning for an 8-7 win over Western Kentucky at home on Tuesday.
Belmont (13-5) loaded the bases in the tenth inning before Drew Lowry stepped in for his first plate appearance of the season. With two outs, Lowry worked a 3-2 count before drawing ball four on the ninth pitch of the at-bat to send the Bruin dugout over the railing and into a frenzy.
The walk-off win is Belmont's first of the season.
The Bruins forced extra innings thanks to a wild comeback in the ninth inning. Down 7-3 with one out in the frame, Jackson Campbell earned a walk. After Eddie Lovell reached on an error by the WKU shortstop, Sam Hedges grounded into a fielder's choice, allowing for the second out to be recorded and putting Bruins on first and third base.
From there, Jackson Werth collected a pinch-hit RBI single, Guy Lipscomb singled to drive in Hedges, and Carson Shacklett delivered a game-tying two-RBI single into right field, with Lipscomb wheeling home from second base to make it 7-7. All three hits came with two outs in the ninth inning.
Kyle Brennan (W, 1-0) pitched a scoreless tenth inning to set the table for the Bruins in the bottom half of the frame.
Logan Jarvis worked a leadoff walk before two straight Bruins were retired. With a runner on first base and two outs, Belmont got walks from Jack Rando and Sam Hedges to load the bases for Lowry's game-winning RBI.
Lipscomb finished 4-for-6 with two stolen bases and a run. Carson Shacklett finished 1-for-3 with three RBIs and a walk.
The RBI single in the ninth inning with two outs was the first career hit for Werth, the freshman from Bradenton, Fla.
Belmont hosts Wofford in a three-game series starting this Friday at E.S. Rose Park. The weekend's action will be streamed on ESPN+, with coverage also on the Bruin Sports Network.
