Box Score NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Belmont University baseball team ended their weekend series against Dayton with a nailbiter loss, 11-9, on Sunday afternoon at E.S. Rose Park.
Belmont (10-3) had a 9-6 lead going into the ninth inning, but the Flyers (7-3) were able to score five runs against closer Kyle Brennan to grab the lead and hold on for the series-clinching win.
Brodey Heaton had his best game of the season at the plate for the Bruins, going 3-for-4 with a triple and a double.
The Flyers would erase Belmont's big lead with a five-run fourth inning that knocked Borders out of the game and tied the contest up at 5-5.
After Dayton took a 6-5 lead in the fifth inning, the Bruins responded by dramatically grabbing back the advantage with a leadoff double from Guy Lipscomb in the fifth frame.
After Lipscomb stole third, Heaton cranked a triple to center field to drive in a run, before Jarvis sent a groundball to the right side of the infield that scored Heaton and gave Belmont a 7-6 lead.
With Will Jenkins cruising on the mound, the Bruins kept Dayton scoreless through the next three frames, and added two insurance runs with a two-RBI single from Jackson Campbell that drove in Jarvis and Shacklett.
Jenkins finished his outing retiring nine in a row, going three innings with four strikeouts and no baserunners.
After Dayton's explosion in the ninth, the Bruins made things interesting in the bottom of the inning, getting back-to-back hits from Heaton and Jarvis with one out to bring the tying run to the plate.
However, the Flyers got pinch hitter Eddie Lovell out on a controversial call at the plate where it was ruled Lovell leaned into a pitch in the zone.
Campbell then popped out to end the game.
The Bruins finished with 12 hits, getting multiple knocks from Heaton, Jarvis, Crider, and Shacklett.
Sunday marked the first blown save for Brennan, who had not given up a hit or been charged with a run all season, and currently leads the country in saves (6).
Belmont welcomes Evansville to E.S. Rose Park on a Wednesday for a mid-week non-conference matchup. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m. The game will be carried live on ESPN+.
