EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The visiting Belmont Bruins' baseball team combined solid pitching with three home runs on Saturday to take the Missouri Valley Conference series-opener over the University of Evansville Purple Aces by a final score of 8-1 at German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium in Evansville.
"You have to credit their starter, as he really competed against our lineup today," said UE head coach Wes Carroll. "It is going to be a dog fight tomorrow to win the series. We need to come to the park ready to compete for 18 innings tomorrow."
Current MVC Pitcher of the Week Andy Bean (3-3) of Belmont held Evansville at bay for six solid innings of work to earn the victory.