EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Evansville scored nine runs in the fifth inning en route to a 16-6 win over the Bellarmine University baseball team Tuesday at Charles H. Braun Stadium.

Bellarmine (1-3) and Evansville (3-1) were tied at 4 until the Purple Aces' big inning. UE finished with 16 hits and held the Knights to six.

Junior second baseman Andres Castro had a two-run single in the first inning for Bellarmine. Sophomore shortstop Luke Scales had a sacrifice fly in the second, as did senior first baseman Davis Crane in the fourth. Senior designated hitter Reed Blaszczyk and junior catcher Matt Flaherty added RBI singles in the seventh.

Junior outfielder Jake Agarwal collected two hits, including a triple, and scored two runs. Junior right-hander Hudson Cornett, junior right-hander Arren Hash and senior right-hander Ryan Johnson all had scoreless relief outings. Freshman left-hander Carson Brower was also solid in his collegiate debut, allowing one run in 2.0 innings.

Bellarmine will play a three-game series Friday-Sunday at UNC Asheville, with first pitches at 3 p.m. (ET), 1 p.m. and noon.

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