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MARTIN, Tenn. -- The Belmont University baseball team finished off a dominant sweep over the University of Tennessee at Martin on Sunday afternoon, taking the series finale, 15-5, at Skyhawk Field in Martin, Tenn.
Belmont (31-16, 13-5 OVC) outscored UT Martin 39-7 over the course of the weekend, securing their second road sweep over a conference opponent this season.
The 39 runs are the most for Belmont in any three-game series this season, eclipsing the 34 put up against Murray State during the first weekend of April. The Bruins are now tied with Southeast Missouri for first place in the Ohio Valley Conference with two more weekends in conference play.
With the victory, Belmont improved to 8-1 on the road against conference foes, and has now won ten of their last 13 games.
A big day at the plate for the Bruin bats was highlighted by sophomore first baseman Brodey Heaton, who went 4-for-6 with a home run, a double, and two RBIs. Guy Lipscomb finished 2-for-5 with two stolen bases, and Grayson Taylor ended his afternoon 2-for-3 with two runs scored.
Lipscomb ended his weekend with six stolen bases in three games, extending his program record for stolen bases in a single season. The sophomore center fielder is currently second in the country with 37 stolen bases.
Heaton went 9-for-15 on the weekend with three home runs and nine RBIs.
Jalen Borders (W, 5-2) earned the win, tossing five solid innings. Dominic Baratta shined in relief, recording three scoreless frames while scattering three singles and picking up three strikeouts. Dusty Baird came on to pitch the ninth and shut the door with three straight retired Skyhawks to clinch the series sweep.
Belmont jumped on the board first with a six-run inning in the second frame. Logan Jarvis delivered an RBI single that scored Heaton before Tommy Crider advanced home from third base on a failed pickoff attempt that turned into a throwing error by the Skyhawk pitcher.
Although the Skyhawks would get a three-run home run in the bottom of the second inning to make it a 6-3 game, the Bruins refused to take their foot off the gas pedal, with an RBI groundout and a Skyhawk error that plated two runs in the fourth and a Capobianco sacrifice fly and another Skyhawk error that scored two more runs in the fifth.
On the day, UT Martin committed five fielding errors.
Heaton hit a two-run homer to left-center in the sixth inning and would get two at-bats to try to get a triple to hit for the cycle, but went 1-for-2 with a single in his last two plate appearances.
Belmont will begin their final homestand of the season with a midweek game against Lipscomb at E.S. Rose Park on Tuesday night. First pitch is scheduled for 5 p.m. The Bruins took the first edition of the Battle of the Boulevard earlier this season, 5-1, on March 2 at Ken Dugan Field.
The game will be streamed on ESPN+, and live audio play-by-play will be simulcast on the Bruin Sports Network.
