When sophomore Alec Diamond stepped up to the plate in the bottom of the 11th, his only goal was to make contact and give the Bruins a much-needed momentum booster against rival Lipscomb. “I was just trying to get a good pitch and get a good swing on it,” he [...]
As the Belmont baseball team continues to lead the Ohio Valley Conference in its inaugural season, coach Dave Jarvis is confident the team’s success is largely from the squad’s ability to adapt to new opponents and circumstances. “There were some unknown aspects of what we were going to face on [...]
An eighth inning rally sparked by a bases-loaded walk sealed the fate of the Belmont baseball team in a 5-3 road loss to the Lipscomb Bisons. After loading the bases in the next-to-last inning, relief pitcher Jessie Snodgrass walked in the go-ahead run and then allowed the Bisons’ last two [...]
When the baseball team takes the field, the Diamond Squad is always on the move. After each play, they collect bats, shag out-of-bounds balls and maintain an eye on equipment. During a game, the four Squad members sit two per side, all in matching navy warm-up suits. Except for one. [...]
Behind stellar pitching from sophomore Dan Ludwig, the Belmont baseball team defeated in-state rivals MTSU Blue Raiders 3-1 Tuesday afternoon at Rose Park. The left-handed Ludwig earned the win for the Bruins (14-6) with six complete innings of work, striking out nine and allowing only one earned run, four hits [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
A night of laughter, dance and music at the Curb Event Center Tuesday night could have easily been mistaken by a regular showcase at Belmont if not for the colorful costumes, funny choices of performances and comments about “hipsters” and other Belmont groups. For the second straight year, the Student [...]
When former Belmont head baseball coach Dave Whitten died Wednesday, Belmont athletic director Mike Strickland said the school lost one of its landmark leaders. “He was one of those coaches that built our whole program. There’s Larry Striplin, Betty Wiseman and Dave Whitten. They’re the cornerstone of our athletic program,” [...]
Former Belmont head baseball coach Dave Whitten has died, according to Belmont athletics. He was 86. Whitten spent 29 years leading the Belmont program from 1975 to 1997. In that time, he earned coach of the year honors five times, had eight VSAC/TCAC division titles and led the then-Rebels to [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
Look into the Belmont baseball team’s record books, and you will find senior Dylan Craig all over them. With Craig’s name already leading nine program offensive records already, the outfielder recently added a new one when he became the all-time hits leader in program history on March 24. Despite the [...]
After a slow start to their season, the Belmont baseball team have shifted in gear and into first place in the Atlantic Sun. Currently, Belmont is 23-10 on the season and 10-2 in Atlantic Sun conference play. They lead the rest of the conference by two games after sweeping USC [...]
04/19/2012
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