Box Score
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- The Belmont University baseball team dropped a close midweek contest to Middle Tennessee State University on Tuesday night, falling 3-1 at Reese Smith Jr. Field in Murfreesboro.
Belmont played outstanding defense, with diving catches in the outfield and athletic plays in the infield keeping the Bruins close throughout the contest. The Bruins also turned two double plays, helping their pitchers get out of men-on-base situations.
The glovework behind him helped freshman right-hander Jordan Zuger go a career-high five innings in his start, allowing zero runs on just three hits. The native of Hendersonville, Tenn., also collected three strikeouts on the night.
The Bruins got him an early run when they jumped ahead in the first inning on a Brodey Heaton RBI single to center field that scored John Behrends.
However, after the opening frame, Belmont would muster just one more hit across the remaining eight innings. In the loss, Bruin batters struck out looking on eight occasions.
Middle Tennessee took the lead for good with three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning, and held on for the win.
Behrends finished 1-for-3 with a run scored and a walk. Guy Lipscomb stole his 29th base of the season in the third inning, and is now one stolen base shy of tying Matt Reynolds for the most stolen bases in a single season in program history (30, 2005).
Belmont will have the weekend off from Ohio Valley Conference action, and will make the trip to West Lafayette, Ind., to take on Big Ten-foe Purdue in a three-game series that begins Friday evening at 6 p.m. ET.
All three games in the series will be streamed on B1G+, and the Bruin Sports Network will carry live audio play-by-play of all three contests.
