Baseball Falls in Series Finale Against UAB

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - - Belmont (9-7) and UAB (7-8) wrapped up their three-game series at E.S. Rose Park, on Sunday afternoon. Belmont won the previous two games in the series, but couldn't complete the sweep. UAB won Sunday's contest, 7-3.
 
Bruin Bullets

• Sam Slaughter went 2-for-4 and reached base three times. He finished the series with five hits and four RBIs.
• Pete Daniel recorded his third multi-hit game of the season.
• Max Blessinger had an RBI triple. It was his second of the season.
• Mason Landers and Michael Lareau each picked up an RBI.
• Starter Joe Ruzicka set a new season-high strikeout total with six.

 
UAB scored three runs in the first inning. Both a leadoff walk followed by a hit batter came around to score. A two-out RBI double from Tyler Harrington made it a 3-0 ball game. The Blazers added another run in the second on a double steal. UAB led 4-0 going into the bottom of the second.
 
Pete Daniel jumpstarted the Bruins' offense in the second, with a one-out double to right field. Max Blessinger drove Daniel in on a triple to the right-field corner. Michael Lareau hit a ground ball to the right side, which scored Blessinger. Belmont cut their deficit in half, as they trailed 4-2.
 
Joe Ruzicka allowed three hits in his final three innings on the bump. His sixth strikeout in the fifth inning set a new season high for the righty.
 
After a Belmont pitching change that brought in Hank Liss, UAB's Tyler Waugh hit a two-run home run to right field. The Blazers increased their lead to 6-2.
 
The Bruins scratched across another run in the bottom of the seventh. Daniel led off the inning with his second hit of the day. A one-out error by the second baseman put Lareau on first, and advanced Daniel to second. A walk to Slaughter in the next at-bat loaded the bases for Belmont. Mason Landers drew a four-pitch walk with two outs that brought Daniel home. The Bruins couldn't bring any other runs home. The Bruins trailed 6-3 going into the eighth.
 
The Blazers scored one more run in the top of the eighth. An error on a potential inning-ending double play ball by Daniel at shortstop allowed for the Blazers' seventh run to score.
 
UAB won the series finale, 7-3. Belmont won their second weekend series of the season, 2-1.
 
Up Next
 
Belmont will conclude their five-game homestand on Wednesday, March 13, with UT-Martin in town. The first pitch from E.S. Rose Park is scheduled for 4 p.m. CT. Fans are encouraged to take part in the in-game Winning Wednesday promotion. Coverage and game information can be found at belmontbruins.com.
 
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