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MARTIN, Tenn. -- Four Bruins had three-hit games, including Jack Capobianco, who hit Belmont's first grand slam of the season, to lead the Belmont University baseball team to a 16-1 win over the University of Tennessee at Martin on Saturday at Skyhawk Field in Martin, Tenn.
Belmont (30-16, 12-5 OVC) collected their thirtieth win of the season, the first time the Bruins have eclipsed thirty wins since 2017.
Belmont collected 17 hits and drew nine walks to coast to the lopsided victory on Saturday, securing a series win over the Skyhawks with the opportunity to lock down a road sweep on Sunday afternoon.
Joshua South (W, 7-2) was magnificent on the mound, going seven innings and allowing just one run. The junior from Cookeville, Tenn., picked up six strikeouts and did not issue a single walk while scattering seven hits.
Lane Lamberth and Chandler Schultz both worked scoreless innings out of the bullpen to lock down the win, Belmont's ninth victory in their last 12 games.
Belmont is now 0.5 games back of Southeast Missouri for first place in the Ohio Valley Conference.
Guy Lipscomb finished 3-for-4 with an RBI and three stolen bases, Brodey Heaton went 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored, Mason Landers was 3-for-4 with two runs, and Capobianco finished 3-for-4 with a grand slam and five RBIs. Jackson Campbell chipped in two hits and four RBIs with three runs scored.
Capobianco's grand slam came in the eighth inning, and was the third career home run for the junior from London, Ky.
Belmont jumped ahead in the first inning with five immediate runs on base hits from John Behrends, Tommy Crider, Campbell, and Capobianco.
The Bruins added two runs in the fourth inning and put the game away for good with Capobianco's home run that pushed the advantage from 12-1 to 16-1.
The victory marks the largest margin in a win this season for the Bruins.
Belmont will go for their second road sweep of a conference foe when they return to Skyhawk Field on Sunday. First pitch in the series finale is scheduled for 1 p.m. Jalen Borders (4-2, 2.95 ERA) will get the start for the Bruins.
While there will not be a video stream of the action, live audio play-by-play will be broadcast on the Bruin Sports Network. Live stats can be found on BelmontBruins.com.
