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Daniel Pacella HR at Belmont 3-25
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Illinois State ILS 6-11
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Winner Belmont BEL 14-11
Illinois State ILS
6-11
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Final
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Belmont BEL
14-11
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Illinois State ILS 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 3
Belmont BEL 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 X 6 9 0

W: PRYOR, Will (3-0) L: Mabee, Cameron (1-2) S: HARDEN, Ethan (4)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Pacella Hits 7th Homer in Illinois State's 6-3 Loss at Belmont

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Freshman Daniel Pacella smacked his seventh home run of the season in the Illinois State baseball team's 6-3 loss to Belmont at E.S. Rose Park on Saturday.

Pacella's two-run home run in the 4th inning put the Redbirds (6-11 overall, 0-2 MVC) up 3-1 through four innings, but the Bruins (14-11 overall, 2-0 MVC) scored the game's next five runs.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Bruins took the lead in the 2nd inning before fourth-year junior Greg Nichols knocked in fourth-year junior Shaydon Kubo, who doubled, in the 4th inning to tie the game.

Pacella's two-shot run put ISU up, 3-1, before the Bruins responded with three runs in the 5th inning.

Belmont scored once in the 6th and 7th innings to secure the game.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

  • Fourth-year junior Cameron Mabee recorded his first start of the 2023 season.

  • Illinois State did not issue a walk or HBP for the first time in 2023.

  • Kubo recorded his team-leading sixth multi-hit game of 2023.

UP NEXT  

Illinois State is scheduled to close the series at Belmont on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. CT.

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