NASHVILLE (Interstat) — The Lipscomb Bisons overcame a 10-hit Bellarmine Knights offense by capitalizing on walks, hit batters and an error to secure a 5-4 victory Friday night at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen Lee Marsh Stadium in an ASUN conference game.

Lipscomb improved to 23-23 overall and Bellarmine fell to 19-29. The Bisons have now won two consecutive games in the four-game series after Thursday’s 5-4 victory. The teams will meet again Saturday.

Right-hander Alexander Llinas started for Lipscomb and worked five innings, allowing three earned runs on eight hits with two strikeouts. He exited after the top of the fifth with a 5-3 lead. Reliever Adam Jamison threw 2 2/3 innings, giving up one earned run on two hits with two strikeouts. Kaleb Kantola closed with 1 1/3 hitless innings and one strikeout to earn the save.

For Bellarmine, reliever Raygan New entered in the first inning after the starter left and pitched 4 2/3 innings, allowing two earned runs on no hits with three strikeouts. Aaron Ragat followed with three scoreless innings, giving up no hits and striking out two.

The Bisons jumped ahead in the bottom of the first inning without a hit. Brady Miller was hit by a pitch, Hutson Miles walked and then both stole bases. Cam Pruitt was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Jordan Thomas walked to force in a run. Kai Holm reached on a fielder’s choice, driving in another run. A wild pitch allowed Pruitt to score, giving Lipscomb a 3-0 lead.

Lipscomb added a run in the third after Danny Ramirez tripled down the right-field line and Damion Kenealy Jr. singled up the middle for an RBI, making it 4-0. In the fourth, Alejandro Ludeiro singled, moved to second on a wild pitch and scored on Pruitt’s single that also included an outfield error, extending the lead to 5-0.

Bellarmine answered in the top of the fifth. With one out, Cole Huett singled and Luca Hoerger singled. Sawyer Pace walked to load the bases. Landon Akers singled to right field, driving in Huett and Hoerger to cut the deficit to 5-2. AJ Swader followed with a single to left field, scoring Pace to make it 5-3. But the Knights could not tie the game as the next three batters were retired, stranding two runners.

The Knights closed to within one in the eighth. Luke Scales was hit by a pitch and moved to second on a groundout. Hoerger singled to center field, scoring Scales to make it 5-4. Kantola then entered and induced a groundout to first base to end the inning.

Bellarmine threatened in the ninth when Akers walked with one out, but Swader flied into a double play, center fielder to shortstop, to end the game.

The Knights grounded into two double plays, including the game-ending one, and left nine runners on base. Akers finished 1 for 4 with two RBIs. Swader went 3 for 5 with an RBI. Hoerger collected two hits and an RBI. For Lipscomb, Pruitt went 1 for 3 with an RBI and a run scored. Ramirez had a triple.

Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of Lipscomb 5, Bellarmine 3, and the ELO system gave Lipscomb a 71.30 percent probability of winning.