Lipscomb University
9-12, 3-5
Bellarmine
9-15, 5-6
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellarmine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 1 |
| Lipscomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
Baseball Falls in ASUN Action
4/2/2021 7:42:00 PM | Baseball
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Max Habbeger earned his fifth start of the season on the mound. He was dealing through the first four innings, keeping the Knights off the board.
- The Bellarmine pitcher was equally effective through the first four innings holding Lipscomb scoreless.
- Bellarmine took a 2-0 lead in the top of the fifth with a double down the left line that scored both runs.
- The Bisons got a run back in the bottom of the seventh. Malik Williams worked a two-out walk and was pushed to third on a single from Carter Smith. Maddux Houghton then delivered the RBI with a base knock to center field, cutting the Bellarmine lead 2-1.
- Lipscomb nearly got the tying run in the bottom of the seventh when Chris Bashlor laced a ball through the left side, but Chaz Bertolani was thrown out at home in an impressive defensive play by the Knights.
- After a scoreless eighth, the offense on both sides fired up for the ninth inning. The Knights plated five runs to increase its lead 7-1.
- Robbie Merced and Maddux Houghton worked walks to give Lipscomb a couple base runners and Haddon Adams delivered a two-out homer to get the squad back within two runs, but they were unable to plate the tying run and fell 7-5.
HERD NOTES
- Bellarmine outhit Lipscomb 13-7.
- Williams was the only Bison to have multiple hits (2).
- Matthew Maldonado threw 1.1 scoreless innings. Tyler Drabick and Caleb Williams also worked in relief on the mound.
UP NEXT
The series will be decided Saturday, April 3 at Ken Dugan Field. First Pitch is slated for 1 p.m. CT.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Nagel, Jacob (1-0)
L: Habegger, Max (1-4)
S: Parrish, Nick (1)
Batting:
2B: Finerty, Josh 1 ; Bratetic, Gabe 1 ; Nelson, Noah 1
RBI: Finerty, Josh 2 ; Mehlbauer, Clayton 1 ; Mulcahy, Jacob 1 ; Ockerman, Jack 1 ; Rouse, Justin 1 ; Nelson, Noah 1
SH: Ockerman, Jack 1
SF: Rouse, Justin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Finerty, Josh 1 ; Mehlbauer, Clayton 1 ; Gambert, Chris 1 ; Mulcahy, Jacob 1 ; Nelson, Noah 1 ; Sproul, Robert 2
SB: Mehlbauer, Clayton 1 ; Sproul, Robert 1
CS: Mulcahy, Jacob 1
HBP: Gambert, Chris 1 ; Rouse, Justin 1 ; Sproul, Robert 1
Batting:
HR: Adams, Haddon 1
RBI: Adams, Haddon 3 ; Williams, Malik 1 ; Houghton, Maddux 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Adams, Haddon 1 ; Merced, Robbie 1 ; Williams, Malik 2 ; Houghton, Maddux 1
