Baseball Faces North Alabama

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Belmont (14-20) hits the road for their second bout against North Alabama (10-20). The game will be played at historic Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama. First pitch is set for 3 p.m. CT. Fans can listen to the action live on Belmont Bruins Radio with Rich Tiner.
 
Bruin Bullets

• Belmont defeated UT Martin last night 7-6 in walk-off fashion. The Bruins are on a three-game win streak; the longest since the four-game sweep over Butler March 14-16. The Bruins have won their last two games in walk-off fashion.
• The Bruins stole a season-high nine bases last night against UT Martin. Belmont leads the MVC with 62 stolen bases and ranks 51^st in Division I. Charlie Davis leads the team with 16 and ranks second in the MVC,
• Pete Daniel extended his team-high 10-game hit streak after his career-high 4-for-5 performance last night. Daniel is tied with Davis for the most multi-hit games this season (14) and is the third Bruin to record a four-hit game this season.
• Ty Allen leads the team with 31 RBIs.
• Freshman left-handed pitcher Andrew Perry leads the team with a 3.81 ERA and ranks second with 33 strikeouts.
• Ethan Harden leads the team with three saves. Harden owns a 4.00 ERA in 18 innings, with 20 strikeouts and only six walks.
• Belmont is 9-13-1 all-time against North Alabama: 7-2 as members of the NCAA and 2-11-1 during Belmont's NAIA era. The Bruins have won seven straight games over the Lions.

Previous Meeting

• Belmont walked off North Alabama at E.S. Rose Park on March 4, 5-4 in 10 innings. Blake Barton hit the game-winning RBI single.

• Kaden Galson finished the night with a career-high three RBIs and a double.
• Trey Maeker picked up his first win at Belmont. The graduate student pitched a scoreless 10^th inning and struck out two batters.
• Jonathon Van Ness pitched two scoreless innings with three strikeouts.
• Belmont's bullpen combined for nine strikeouts in seven innings.

Scouting Report: North Alabama Lions

• North Alabama defeated Middle Tennessee 5-2 last night for their 10^th win of the season.
• Petey Craska leads the team with a .347 batting average, seven doubles and 27 walks.
• The Lions' pitching staff struck out a season-high 13 batters against Middle Tennessee.

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