Belmont Bruins outslug Indiana State Sycamores 13‑9

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (Interstat) — Charlie Davis homered and drove in three runs to lead Belmont to a 13-9 win over Indiana State on Friday afternoon at Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium.

The Bruins (20-34, Missouri Valley) jumped ahead early but the Sycamores (30-24) answered with four runs in the first inning, capped by Jeremy Martinez’s three-run homer. Belmont tied it in the fifth on a six-run outburst highlighted by run-scoring hits from Landon Godsey, Michael Sprockett and Jake Maddox.

Davis added a two-run homer in the seventh, and Sprockett drove in two more runs in the same inning. Indiana State’s Carter Beck homered and finished 3-for-5 with two RBIs, and Nick Sutherlin had a run-scoring single. Zane Brown pitched 6 1/3 innings for Belmont, allowing seven earned runs while striking out two. Belmont collected 16 hits to Indiana State’s 14. The teams will meet again Saturday.