Box Score
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Behind a six-inning gem from Andy Bean and an NCAA-leading ninth save from Kyle Brennan, the Belmont University baseball team beat Wofford on Saturday, 6-5 at E.S. Rose Park.
Belmont (14-6) secured their fourth one-run win of the season and evened up the weekend series with Wofford at 1-1.
Bean (W, 3-1) went six strong innings on the mound, allowing just two hits and one run while striking out four Terriers.
At the plate, Guy Lipscomb finished 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and three runs. Brodey Heaton went 2-for-4 with a home run, a triple, and three RBIs.
Belmont cracked the scoreboard first on an opposite field two-run home run from Heaton, who hammered a ball to right field with two strikes and two outs in the first inning to put Belmont up 2-0.
After John Dempsey hit a solo home run off Bean in the second inning, the Bruins added to their lead in the third frame with a two-RBI single up the middle that scored Lipscomb and Jackson Campbell, giving Belmont a 4-1 lead.
Wofford cut into the deficit with a sacrifice bunt RBI with the bases loaded in the seventh. However, Will Jenkins struck out the next Terrier batter, leaving the tying runners stranded at second and third base.
The Bruins added some much needed insurance in the bottom of the seventh inning, with Lipscomb beating out a narrow two-out infield single to keep the frame alive, allowing Brodey Heaton to dig in and triple to center field, driving in Lipscomb.
Jarvis then singled to right field to score Heaton with two outs and stretch Belmont's lead to 6-2.
After Wofford put two runners on in the eighth inning, Belmont went to the bullpen and brought out Kyle Brennan to face the red-hot Dempsey, who proceeded to hit a three-run homer to right field and cut it to a 6-5 game.
However, Brennan closed it out in the ninth to seal the Belmont win, his ninth save of the season and the 26th of his career, tying Jon Ivie for the most in program history.
Belmont will look for a series win over Wofford on Sunday. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m. at E.S. Rose Park.
The game will be streamed live on ESPN+, with audio play-by-play simulcast on the Bruin Sports Network.
