BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Interstat) — The Belmont Bruins erupted for 10 runs in the second inning and cruised to a 14-4 victory over the Samford Bulldogs on Friday at Joe Lee Griffin Stadium in the first game of a doubleheader.

Belmont (1-1) sent 14 batters to the plate in the decisive frame, pounding out seven hits. Noah Burnham’s three-run double and Landon Godse’s two-run single highlighted the outburst. The Bruins finished with 17 hits.

Samford (1-1), which had a 69.6% win probability per Interstat’s ELO system pregame, managed only four hits. Charlie Bozeman and John Anderson Boykin hit solo and two-run homers, respectively, for the Bulldogs. An unearned run in the seventh completed Samford’s scoring.

The teams met again in the nightcap Friday.