NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Belmont University baseball (1-8) and Notre Dame (6-1) kicked off their weekend series Friday night at E.S. Rose Park. The Fighting Irish scored nine runs in the first four innings and won the series opener 12-8.
Scoring Action
- Notre Dame's Carson Tinney hit a two-run home run in the first inning.
- Belmont's Blake Barton responded with a two-run shot of his own in the bottom half of the first inning. Barton's first home run of the season tied the game 2-2.
- The Fighting Irish added three runs in the second inning on a pair of hits and a sacrifice fly to retake the lead 5-2.
- Charlie Davis drove in Pete Daniel on a ground rule double to left center field.
- Notre Dame hung a six spot on the board in the fourth inning, highlighted by a grand slam from Connor Hincks. The Fighting Irish's lead grew to 11-3.
- Wyatt Fooks hit his first career home run in the fourth inning. The two-run homer made it an 11-5 Belmont deficit.
- Michael Lareau smacked an RBI double to the left field gap to score Barton in the sixth inning.
- Mike Sprockett hit a two-run home run to left field in the eighth inning. Sprockett's second home run of the season brought the Bruins within three, down 11-8.
- Notre Dame added an insurance run in the ninth inning on a sacrifice fly from Bino Watters.
Bruin Bullets
Head Coach Dave Jarvis
Belmont and Notre Dame return to action tomorrow. First pitch from E.S. Rose Park is set for noon CT. Fans can listen to the game on Belmont Bruins Radio or follow along with live stats at
belmontbruins.com. Single game tickets can be purchased
here.
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