NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Interstat) — Kenton Deverman and Chris McCormack combined for a no-hitter over nine innings Sunday as the Evansville Purple Aces defeated the Belmont Bruins 6-1 in Missouri Valley Conference action at Ken Dugan Field.

Deverman struck out nine over six innings, allowing one unearned run. McCormack finished with six strikeouts in three perfect relief frames. Evansville’s Reid Haire went 4 for 4 with a solo home run. Reagan Reeder added a three-run homer in the eighth.

Belmont’s lone run came on a Charlie Davis homer in the third. The Bruins used five pitchers, with starter Zane Brown taking the loss after allowing four runs over five innings.

Evansville improved to 15-22 overall. Belmont fell to 14-26.