TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (Interstat) — Charlie Davis delivered a tiebreaking three-run home run in the top of the ninth inning Saturday to lift Belmont to a 5-2 victory over Indiana State at Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium, clinching the weekend series for the Bruins.

Davis finished 3 for 5 with a double, a home run and three RBIs. His two-out blast to left-center field scored Michael Lareau and Isaac VanderWoude, breaking a 1-1 tie and giving Belmont a 4-1 lead. The Bruins added another run later in the inning on a bases-loaded walk by Mike Sprockett.

Belmont improved to 21-34 overall and 11-16 in Missouri Valley Conference play. Indiana State fell to 30-25 and 14-13.

The two teams split the first two games of the series, with Indiana State winning 5-4 in 11 innings Thursday and Belmont taking Friday’s game 13-9. Saturday’s rubber match was a pitchers’ duel for the first seven innings.

Belmont scratched across the game’s first run in the third inning. Landon Godsey led off with a double to right-center, stole third and scored on a groundout by Cavan McMeans. That was all the Bruins could manage against Indiana State starter Spencer Johnsen, who allowed five hits and one run over four innings before being replaced by Carson Seeman.

Belmont starter Ridge Harvey kept the Sycamores off the scoreboard for five innings, scattering three hits and striking out five. He left with a 1-0 lead after the top of the fifth.

Indiana State tied the game in the seventh inning against reliever Brooks McDonnough. Caleb Niehaus reached on a throwing error by shortstop then advanced to second on a balk. Mason Roell doubled down the left-field line, scoring Niehaus unearned to make it 1-1.

Aubrey Moraitakis relieved McDonnough and stranded runners at second and third, striking out Caden Miller to end the inning.

The score remained 1-1 until the ninth. Davis’ home run off Indiana State reliever Breylin Suriel capped a three-run explosion and gave the Bruins a 4-1 lead. Sprockett’s walk added an insurance run.

Indiana State mounted a rally in the bottom of the ninth against Belmont closer Tate Marland. Roell was hit by a pitch, Carter Beck walked and Emil Estrella singled to load the bases with one out. Caden Miller struck out for the second out, but Nick Sutherlin was hit by a pitch, forcing in Roell to cut the deficit to 5-2. Marland struck out Jeremy Martinez to end the game.

Marland earned the save despite allowing one run in the ninth. Moraitakis got the win after throwing 2 1/3 scoreless innings. Harvey allowed no runs on three hits in five innings. Johnsen took the loss for Indiana State.

Belmont outhit Indiana State 11-6. Davis led the Bruins with three hits. Lareau added two singles and a stolen base. For the Sycamores, Roell doubled, drove in one and stole a base. Estrella had two hits.

The Bruins won despite committing two errors. Indiana State had one error.

Belmont’s previous results in the series included a 13-9 win Friday and a 5-4 loss in 11 innings Thursday. The Bruins entered the game having lost four of their last five overall. Indiana State had won seven of its last 10 before Saturday.

Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of Indiana State 6, Belmont 3, and the ELO system gave the Sycamores a 75.80 percent probability to win.