CONWAY, Ark. (Interstat) — The Bellarmine Knights look to build on a narrow midweek victory when they visit the Central Arkansas Bears in ASUN Conference play Saturday at Bear Stadium.

First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m. under clear skies with a game-time temperature of 83 degrees.

The Knights (6-13, 1-0 ASUN) edged Southern Indiana 3-2 on Wednesday. A key player in that win was reliever Drew Jennings, who threw two scoreless innings. Jennings has been a bright spot for Bellarmine, not allowing an earned run in his last four appearances spanning 5 1/3 innings, while striking out seven.

They face a Central Arkansas squad (11-10, 0-1) coming off a 5-4 loss at Louisiana Tech on Tuesday. Bears starter Jacob Pannell took the loss in that game, allowing four earned runs over 5 1/3 innings despite not surrendering a hit. Control was an issue, as he walked six batters. Pannell has struggled recently, giving up seven earned runs in his last 8 1/3 innings pitched.

This game is the second of a three-game series. Central Arkansas won the opener 1-0 on Friday night.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a close contest, favoring the Bears 5-4.

Bellarmine will continue its road swing at Northern Kentucky on Tuesday before hosting North Alabama next weekend. Central Arkansas travels to face SEC foe Arkansas on Tuesday before a home series against Austin Peay.