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No. 2 Dores blast Belmont 9-3

The Belmont baseball team’s first loss of the season came 9-3 to their crosstown foe Vanderbilt Tuesday afternoon. “Vanderbilt tonight was a very good team. There’s a reason they are ranked second in the country right now,” coach Dave Jarvis said. “It gives us direction to work with here on [...]

Bruins win season opener, retire Whitten’s number
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Bruins win season opener, retire Whitten’s number

After a late ninth-inning rally, the Belmont baseball team held on to win its season opener 4-3 against the Valparaiso Crusaders Friday night at Rose Park. The Bruins’ 4-0 lead was narrowed in the final inning after two hits followed by dropped fly ball in left field and a hit [...]

Baseball swings for third straight championship
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Baseball swings for third straight championship

After a season that included a program-record 39 wins and a NCAA tournament berth, the Belmont baseball team hopes to match that success in its first season in the Ohio Valley Conference. Last Friday, the Bruins were picked to finish second in the conference’s preseason poll behind Austin Peay, the [...]

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Bruins eliminated in 6-3 loss

After losing their first game in an NCAA regional Friday, the Belmont baseball team found itself in a familiar situation. Last year, the Bruins lost their first game ever in the NCAA tournament, but then won their next two games reach the regional finals. This year, however, was different for [...]

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Bruins fall to Oregon St. in NCAA’s

Chase Brookshire is used to pitcher’s duels. But usually, he has more time to rest in between them. Six days after pitching more than 13 innings during the Atlantic Sun tournament, the lefty was on the mound again Friday afternoon for the Belmont Bruins’ first game in the NCAA tournament, [...]

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Bruins win second A-Sun title, NCAA bid

Belmont head coach Dave Jarvis has never been one to show much emotion on the baseball field. So when he jumped into his team’s dogpile moments after they won their second straight Atlantic Sun championship and NCAA tournament bid Saturday night, he had some explaining to do. “I was a [...]

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Bruins outlast Vanderbilt in rematch

When Belmont and Vanderbilt played twice during the NCAA regionals last May, the College World Series-bound Commodores made quick work of the Bruins. At the teams’ rematch at Rose Park Tuesday, however, it was a different story. In the Bruin’s 60th game against the Commodores, it took a grand slam [...]

The Week at Belmont – February 23, 2012
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The Week at Belmont – February 23, 2012

This week, PinPoint Evangelism demonstrates on Belmont’s campus, and we’ve got a thing or two to say about it. Plus, news on another Belmont Law convo and an Insider’s View guest with a long-winded bio. Then, sports correspondent Katie Greene’s report on the baseball team will have you quacking up. [...]

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Bruins beat Billikens 5-4

The Belmont Baseball team overcame both the elements and an early deficit en route to a 5-4 victory over the St. Louis Billikens on a cold, wet Sunday afternoon at Rose Park. Sophomore infielder Greg Brody started the scoring for the Bruins with an RBI single in the first inning [...]

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Bruins win in opening day shutout

In their first Bruins baseball season opener at E.S. Rose Park, Belmont defeated the Purple Aces of Evansville 2-0 in what many would call a classic pitcher’s duel. Belmont pitchers Chase Brookshire and Scott Moses set the tone for the Friday night game, allowing only three hits and striking out [...]

Belmont eliminated, NCAA run comes to end
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Belmont eliminated, NCAA run comes to end

When Riley Reynolds caught a fly ball in the infield, the run was over. Even if it was against Belmont’s will. “I don’t think any of us were willing to give up yet. It was fun. It was a fun run,” said senior Nate Woods, who earned a win pitching [...]

Bruins beat Troy, will play Vandy in region finals
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Bruins beat Troy, will play Vandy in region finals

With their backs literally against the wall, the Belmont Bruins advanced to the Nashville regional championship with a 5-2 win over the Troy Trojans. A two-out Derek Hamblen jumping catch at the tall left-field corner saved the game for the Bruins, who held a one-run lead with the bases loaded [...]

Bruins stay alive in 3-2 nailbiter win
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Bruins stay alive in 3-2 nailbiter win

Belmont’s elimination game win over the Oklahoma State Cowboys wasn’t short on dramatics. With the Oklahoma’s tying run on third base and the bases loaded, Bruins shortstop Jared Breen took a hard ground ball, ran to second, and threw to first baseman Nate Wood. The game-ending double play gave Belmont [...]

Gray blows by Bruins in shutout
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Gray blows by Bruins in shutout

Vanderbilt ace pitcher Sonny Gray has been on a roll all season, and his run for the Commodores did not stop against the Belmont Bruins. Belmont, in its first NCAA tournament game in baseball, could not get past Gray Friday night, as the Commodores shut out the Bruins 10-0 in [...]

Bruins play ‘Dores in Nashville regional
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Bruins play ‘Dores in Nashville regional

For the Belmont Bruins, it seems there is no place like Nashville. After winning the Atlantic Sun baseball tournament last Saturday at Lipscomb, the Bruins will play their first-ever NCAA regional less than two miles from campus at Vanderbilt’s Hawkins Field. The Bruins are the #4 seed in the Nashville [...]