By Matt Schabert, Morehead State Athletic Media Relations
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MOREHEAD, Ky. -- Freshman
Bryce Hensor went 6-for-7 at the plate, and sophomore rightyÂ
Dom Masullo nailed down saves in both ends of Friday's doubleheader with Belmont as the Morehead State baseball team swept the Bruins, 5-2 and 5-3, at Allen Field.
The Eagles (10-9/3-2 OVC) kept up their winning ways at home as MSU has still only lost two series at Allen Field since 2015. Belmont is now 7-11 ad 3-2 in the league.
MSU 5, BELMONT 2
Eagle starter
David Calderon, the OVC leader in Ks, shook off a shaky first-inning start to record eight strikeouts, and reliever
Cory Conway (1-0) recorded his first career win as the Eagles broke a 2-2 tie with three runs in the final four innings.
Masullo shut down the Bruins in the ninth for his third save.
After Belmont pushed ahead 2-1, junior shortstop
Reid Leonard cranked an RBI double in the fifth to score center-fielder
Connor Pauly. Pauly had an RBI ground out in the sixth, and junior catcher
Hunter Fain notched a sac fly to score Hensor in the eighth. Hensor raced home on a relatively shallow fly to left to beat the throw.
Leonard put the icing on the win with an RBI single in the eighth as well.
Conway tossed the sixth and seventh frames, striking out two, after Calderon worked the first 5.2 innings.
Of the Eagles' 11 hits, Hensor was 3-for-3 and Leonard was 2-for-4. Right-fielder
Jake Hammon had his third straight multi-hit day with two safeties. Senior second baseman Braxton oris upped his hitting streak to 13, and then made it 14 with hits in the nightcap.
Tyler Vaughn allowed nine hits, but just two earned runs, in seven innings to be tagged with the loss.
MSU 5, BELMONT 3
Hensor was 3-for-4 with an RBI, while Leonard, Morris and senior third baseman
Eli Boggess tallied two hits each.
On the mound, lefty starter
Dalton Stambaugh (3-2) worked 6.2 innings with three punchouts and seven hits surrendered.
TJ Satterly then stymied the Bruins for the next two frames before allowing a late home run and giving way to Masullo for the last out.
Senior left-fielder
Tyler Niemann broke a scoreless stalemate with a two-run homer to center field in the third inning, his third four-bagger this season.
Belmont tied the game 2-2 with two tallies in the fourth but MSU answered with a go-ahead sac fly by Hammon in the bottom of the fourth. Pauly also singled home a run in the fourth, and Hensor capped the scoring with an RBI single in the fifth.
NEXT UP
The teams will attempt to finish the series with a 2 p.m. ET game Saturday. If weather forces the game to be postponed, it will take place Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.