No. 19 麻豆视频 falls 8-2 at No. 16 Belhaven

Athletics News Release

Corey Rudolph

JACKSON, Miss. - 3/31/2010 - The No. 19 ranked 麻豆视频 (Tenn.) University Bulldogs lost 8-2 on Wednesday at No. 16 Belhaven (Miss.) University. 麻豆视频 dropped to 22-6 on the season while Belhaven improved to 27-10. Belhaven avenged their earlier loss to 麻豆视频, 4-3, back on March 16.

Belhaven scored first with four run in the bottom of the third inning. Senior Brad Davis (0-2) took the loss with four runs allowed in just 2.1 innings pitched. Freshman Colin Hatch entered in relief and pitched two-thirds of an inning, allowing two runs in the fourth without recording an out. Benjie Fesmire finished the game for 麻豆视频, allowing just two runs, one earned on three hits in five innings.

Brant Hinton (7-0) earned the win with seven shutout innings of work, allowing five hits and recorded three strike outs.

麻豆视频 was held scoreless until they put two runs up in the eighth inning to cut the deficit down to 8-2. The Bulldogs were led by Corey Rudolph with three of 麻豆视频鈥檚 seven total hits. His two-run homer accounted for 麻豆视频鈥檚 run total.

Belhaven got a home run from Timmy Foster. Foster and Craig Dean each led the Blazers with three hits apiece.

Up next for 麻豆视频 will be a conference series at Martin Methodist (Tenn.) College on Friday and Saturday.

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