CONWAY, Ark. (Interstat) — Nathan Negre homered twice and drove in seven runs as Central Arkansas rallied from an early eight-run deficit to outlast Bellarmine 17-12 on Friday at Bear Stadium.

The Bears (12-10, 1-0 ASUN) scored 10 times in a chaotic bottom of the first inning, erasing a 12-0 Bellarmine lead built on Luke Scales’ two-run double. Negre’s three-run homer in the third gave Central Arkansas the lead for good. Jagger Schattle added a three-run homer and four RBIs for the Bears.

Eli Watson hit a three-run homer for the Knights (6-14, 0-1), who scored all 12 of their runs in the first and fourth innings. The teams combined for 29 hits in the conference opener.