LOUISVILLE (Interstat) — Central Arkansas defeated Bellarmine 6-3 on Sunday afternoon at Knights Field, wrapping up a three-game ASUN series sweep.

The Bears improved to 26-19 overall, while the Knights fell to 17-26. Central Arkansas outhit Bellarmine 8-6.

Jacob Pannell struck out seven over 5 1/3 innings and allowed three earned runs to earn the win for Central Arkansas. Hunter Alexander pitched 3 2/3 scoreless innings, striking out seven and allowing no hits.

Bellarmine opened the scoring in the first inning. Landon Akers doubled, advanced to third on a groundout and scored on a double by AJ Swader. Eli Watson followed with an RBI double to make it 2-0.

Central Arkansas answered in the third. Zeb Allen homered to right field with Zane Denton aboard, tying the game at 2. Keaton Laidley put the Bears ahead in the fourth with a solo homer to right.

Swader homered to right in the sixth, cutting Bellarmine’s deficit to 3-2. But Central Arkansas added insurance in the eighth. Allen singled, stole second, moved to third on a wild pitch and scored on another wild pitch.

The Bears tacked on two unearned runs in the ninth. Jacob Runsick reached on an error, advanced on a wild pitch, and scored on a wild pitch. Moseni Keon, pinch-running for Casen Shipley, advanced to third on a passed ball and scored on Denton’s single.

Eli Watson singled in the ninth for Bellarmine, but Alexander struck out four of the final five hitters to end the game.

Parker Gwyn had two hits for Central Arkansas. For Bellarmine, Swader went 2 for 4 with a homer and two RBIs, and Watson had two hits. Aaron Ragat pitched 3 1/3 scoreless innings in relief, allowing one hit and striking out two. Chase Chamberlain allowed three earned runs over 3 2/3 innings.

Interstat’s game simulator projected an 8-4 final score for Central Arkansas, and its ELO system gave the Bears a 62.70 percent probability to win.