Baseball Travels to Little Rock

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Belmont Bruins (2-11) make their second weekend road trip of the season and travel to Little Rock (5-7) for a three-game series with the Trojans. Action from Gary Hogan Field begins Friday, March 7, at 3 p.m. CT. Fans can watch the games on ESPN+.
 
Friday, March 7 – 3 p.m. CT
Watch | Live Stats
 
Saturday, March 8 – 12 p.m. CT
Watch | Live Stats
 
Sunday, March 9 – 1 p.m. CT
Watch | Live Stats
 
Probable Pitchers
Friday
Belmont – Will Pryor (Jr. / RHP): 0-3, 3 GS, 11.68 ERA, 12.1 IP, 13 K, 15 BB, 2.43 WHIP
Little Rock – Jackson Wells (Sr. / RHP): 0-0, 3 GS, 4.50 ERA, 14 IP, 18 K, 7 BB, 1.64 WHIP
 
Saturday
Belmont – Joe Ruzicka (Jr. / RHP): 0-1, 3 GS, 4.50 ERA, 14 IP, 10 K, 9 BB, 1.43 WHIP
Little Rock – Brock Bunting (Jr. / RHP): 1-2, 3 GS, 7.30 ERA, 12.1 IP, 11 K, 4 BB, 1.30 WHIP
 
Sunday
Belmont – Jake Timbes (R-So. / RHP): 0-0, 3 GS, 1.00 ERA, 9 IP, 9 K, 4 BB, 1.00 WHIP
Little Rock – Jack Cline (Sr. / RHP): 1-1, 3 GS, 2.20 ERA, 16.1 IP, 17 K, 5 BB, .92 WHIP
 
Bruin Bullets

• Pete Daniel and Ty Allen enter the series tied for the team lead in hits (15) and tied for fifth in the MVC. Daniel leads the team with a .313 batting average, with Allen, a close second at an even .300 through 12 games.
• Daniel has reached base in all 13 games this season.
• Allen remains atop the Belmont leaderboard in RBIs (12), home runs (3) and total bases (26). The sophomore outfielder ranks top five in the MVC in both categories.
• Charlie Davis and Michael Lareau lead the team in doubles (4), both with two in the last five games.
• Landon Godsey leads the Bruins with four multi-hit games.
• Blake Barton is heating up, posting a .353 batting average and six hits over the last five games. The senior has four RBIs and owns a .647 slugging percentage during that stretch.
• Will Pryor is second among pitchers with 13 strikeouts. The junior right-hander's 128 strikeouts are the most of any pitcher on the roster.
• Zane Brown's six strikeouts against North Alabama on March 5 was a new season high, bringing his season total to a team-high 15.
• Freshman Andrew Perry's career is off to a nice start. The left-handed pitcher owns a 1.74 ERA in 10.1 innings and ranks third on the team in strikeouts (11).
• Trey Maeker has appeared in relief a team-high six games. The graduate left-hander has struck out six batters in 7.2 innings.

Scouting Report: Little Rock Trojans

• Little Rock carries a four-game losing streak into Friday's series opener. The Trojans were run-ruled by Memphis 13-3 in seven innings on Wednesday after being swept by Murray State last weekend.
• Cooper Chaplain leads the team with a .317 batting average and is second on the team with 13 hits.
• Long Beach City College transfer Ryan Geck has a team-high four doubles, along with eight RBIs and a .298 batting average.
• Opponents are hitting .172 against Jack Cline.

Matchup History

• Belmont is 4-7 all-time against Little Rock.
• The Trojans won last season's series, including two extra-inning victories. Little Rock defeated Belmont 2-1 in 10 innings on March 1, 2024, followed by a 5-3 win in 14 innings on March 2.
• The Bruins won the series finale 6-2 on March 3, 2024, behind Joe Ruzicka's career-high eight innings of work. Ruzicka allowed two runs on three hits with five strikeouts.

Follow Belmont baseball on social media - @BelmontBaseball on X and @belmontbaseball on Instagram - for complete coverage of the Bruins. Stay up to date with all of Belmont's athletic programs via the official app of the Belmont Bruins, available both in the Apple App Store and on Google Play.