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W: HEATH, Cole (1-0) L: Ruzicka, Joe (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Falls Tuesday Afternoon on Road at WKU

Bruins Will Face Lipscomb on Wednesday at 3 P.M. Down the Road at Ken Dugan Field

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- The Belmont University baseball team fell on the road to Western Kentucky, 11-1, on Tuesday at Nick Denes Field in Bowling Green. 

The game was declared over due to the run-rule in the seventh inning. 

Belmont (5-8) jumped ahead in the fourth inning, 1-0, but WKU (10-4) would go on to score all of the game's remaining runs, including five in the fourth, two in the fifth, and four in the sixth. 

Joe Ruzicka (L, 0-1) went a career-long four innings in his third start of the year, allowing no earned runs while tallying three strikeouts. 

Taking advantage of a Belmont error in the fourth inning, the Hilltoppers tagged Ruzicka for five unearned runs, all coming with two outs, to take a 5-1 lead. 

In the fifth, WKU tacked on two more runs, then put the game away with a four-run sixth inning, cashing in on another Bruin fielding error. 

Drew Lowry's one-out single to left field in the top of the fourth inning drove in Max Blessinger and gave Belmont their only lead of the game. 

Belmont's offense created chances to cut into the Hilltopper lead, but seven men left on base hurt any attempt at a comeback. 

Up Next 

Belmont will quickly turn around for an important Wednesday clash with crosstown rival Lipscomb at Ken Dugan Field. 

First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m. 

The contest will mark the 156th all-time Battle of the Boulevard, and will be streamed on ESPN+. Live radio play-by-play will be carried on Belmont Bruins Radio on iHeartRadio, and live stats will be available on BelmontBruins.com. 

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