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Bellarmine University Athletics

Noah Nelson
John Sommers II
13
Winner Lipscomb LIP 14-13
3
Bellarmine BELL 3-23
Winner
Lipscomb LIP
14-13
13
Final
3
Bellarmine BELL
3-23
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lipscomb LIP 2 1 0 3 1 0 1 5 0 13 11 0
Bellarmine BELL 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 1

W: WITZKE, C (2-1) L: Braunecker, Gavin (0-4)

Game Recap: Baseball | | by Adam Pruiett, Assistant Director of Athletic Communications

Bisons power past baseball behind the long ball

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Lipscomb launched four home runs in defeating the Bellarmine University baseball team 13-3 Saturday in ASUN action at Knights Field.

Junior designated hitter Noah Nelson smacked the first homer of his career for Bellarmine (3-23, 1-7 ASUN), a two-run shot in the second that tied the game at 3-all. Lipscomb (14-13, 3-5) scored the final 10 runs of the contest while clinching the series.

It was Cam McMillan's three-run homer in the fourth that gave Lipscomb the lead for good. Rudy Maxwell capped a five-run eighth with a two-run blast. Trace Willhoite and Maddux Houghton also parked solo homers.

Lipscomb scored at least one run in six different innings, while Bellarmine didn't score after the second inning. Junior catcher Gabe Bratetic had an RBI ground out in the first, and Nelson followed with his two-run homer in the second, but the Bisons held the Knights scoreless the rest of the way.

Collin Witze (2-1) earned the win for Lipscomb with 4.0 scoreless innings of relief. Led by Witzke, four Bisons relievers combined for 6.0 shutout innings.

Senior righthander Matt Craven and junior righthanders Ryan Johnson, Joe Wilkinson and Devin Ecklar each tossed 1.0 inning of relief and did not allow an earned run for the Knights.

Senior third baseman Colin Bertsch and junior second baseman Brett Pfaadt notched two hits apiece for Bellarmine.

Bellarmine and Lipscomb will conclude the three-game series at 1 p.m. (ET) Sunday.

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