NASHVILLE – The Lipscomb University Baseball team secured a regular season sweep of Belmont University with a 4-1 win over the Bruins on Tuesday afternoon from E.S. Rose Park. 

Final Score: Lipscomb 4, Belmont 1
Location: Nashville, Tennessee (E.S. Rose Park)
Records: Lipscomb (11-11), Belmont (8-17)

HOW IT HAPPENED
It was a scoreless battle through the first three frames, as freshman Cody Underwood faced two batters over the minimum. In the first, Underwood battled through traffic on the base paths, as he got Cavan McMeans to ground into an inning-ending 6-4-3 double play to escape the jam. 

For Belmont, starter Andrew Perry breezed through the Lipscomb lineup through the first three innings. However, in the fourth, as the Bisons were taking their second look off the Bruins starter, an infield hit by Kai Holm and an Aaron Stelogeannis double put runners at second and third quickly. 

Two batters later, a sac fly by Cam Pruitt got the visitors on the scoreboard first. Danny Ramirez followed with a base knock to right field that saw Stelogeannis score from second to make it a 2-0 lead. 

However, the Bruins got a run back in the bottom half of the fourth with a solo shot by Mike Sprockett to cut the Bisons lead in half, 2-1. 

The Bisons got the run back in the sixth inning thanks to Pruitt, who drove his second RBI of the game with a base hit. 

In the eighth, Lipscomb added a key insurance run, as Stelogeannis scored his third run of the contest on a wild pitch to extend their lead to 4-1. 

From there, the bullpen work of Mack Mabrey and Kaleb Kantola shut down the Bruins offense, as the duo posted four shutout innings, allowing one hit. 

HERD NOTES
With the win on Tuesday, Lipscomb earned its 70th win over Belmont in the all-time series, as the teams met for the 163rd time. 

Formerly conference foes, the Bisons swept the Bruins in a regular-season home-and-home for the first time since 2013 when Belmont departed the Atlantic Sun Conference.

KEY STATISTICS
Cody Underwood earned his first collegiate win, posting his longest outing of the season on the mound for the Bisons, tossing five innings of one-run ball. Facing 19 batters and tossing 63 pitches with 38 strikes, he had eight fly ball outs and added two punchouts. 

Hutson Miles led the Bisons offense with three hits on the afternoon, while Cam Pruitt added a 2-for-3 mark with two RBI. 

Aaron Stelogeannis also added two hits and scored three runs. 

UP NEXT
The Bisons will be back at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen Lee Marsh Stadium this weekend to host the Colonels of Eastern Kentucky University. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Friday evening.