NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Interstat) — Caleb Pica threw five scoreless innings and Jordan Thomas homered as Lipscomb defeated Bellarmine 2-1 on Saturday afternoon at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen Lee Marsh Stadium. The Bisons improved to 24-23 overall, while the Knights fell to 19-30.

Thomas opened the scoring in the bottom of the second inning with a solo home run down the left-field line. Bellarmine tied the game in the top of the ninth when Landon Akers singled through the left side, driving in a run. Lipscomb answered in the bottom of the ninth when a passed ball allowed E. Harper to score from third, giving the Bisons the walk-off victory.

Pica allowed six hits and struck out three over five innings. Caden Shanks added three scoreless frames with four strikeouts. For Bellarmine, Chase Chamberlain surrendered one earned run on no hits with one strikeout in five innings. Cade Rusch tossed 2.2 hitless innings with four strikeouts. The win gave Lipscomb a three-game series sweep over the Knights.