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Jackson, MS-The Belhaven baseball team picked up a pair of solid non-conference wins on Wednesday afternoon taking both games of a doubleheader against Trevecca Nazarene University. The Blazers, ranked 12th in the NAIA Preseason Top 25 Poll, secured game one by a final of 10-4 and then edged the Trojans in game two 2-0.

Game One
Belhaven (16-5) scored early and often in game one sending 12 men to the play in the first while plating seven runs to take the lead. Tyler Wrinkle broke the ice driving in Matt Discon with an RBI triple down the right field line. Drew Dillard then singled with the bases loaded chasing home Gilford who had walked and Wrinkle to make it a 3-0 game. Paul Moreno followed with an RBI single to right driving Trevecca starting pitcher Caleb Longshore from the game after facing just six batters. Leading 4-0, Alex Riser picked up an RBI on a fielder's choice, Discon was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, and Wrinkle capped the inning with a sacrifice fly to center field giving Belhaven a 7-0 lead.

The Blazers added two more runs in the second on another run scoring base hit off the bat of Moreno and a sacrifice fly to left field by pinch hitter Brayden Dykes. Belhaven's only other run came in the sixth inning when Ryan Saunders dropped a single into right field plating Eiland on the play.

Trevecca Nazarene (12-10) picked up a pair of runs in both the third and fourth innings off Blazer starter Brandon McHenry. Matt Tidwell and Mitch McClay both ripped RBI singles in the third and Jordan Foreman and Matt Owens each had run scoring hits in the fourth.
 
Belhaven was led at the plate in game one by Dillard who went 2 for 3 including a double with two runs scored and two runs batted in. Dillard now has a team best 26 runs batted in so far this season. Moreno also had a solid game at the plate recording two hits in four at bats with two runs batted in. Wrinkle finished the game with one hit and 2 RBI while Discon, Saunders, and Dykes had an RBI each. Moreno and Josiah Richard picked up stolen bases in the game and as a team the Blazers were two of three in that department.

Brandon McHenry picked up the win in game one as he pitched four innings allowing all four of Trevecca's runs on seven hits. McHenry walked two and struck out three on the afternoon as he improves to 2-0 this season. Kiel Higginbotham tossed the final three innings and was credited with his first save of the year. Higginbotham gave up only two hits while walking one and striking out two.

Foreman paced the Trojans at the plate where he went 3 for 4 with an RBI and a run scored. Owens, Tidwell, and McClay all had one hit and one RBI apiece. Longshore suffered the loss surrendering six runs on four hits and did not record an out in the game. Blake Payton allowed three runs in two innings of work and Codi Webb tossed the final four innings with one run given up.

Game Two
There wasn't a lot of offense in game two, but Belhaven had just enough firepower to pull out the win with single tallies in the third and fourth innings. The Blazers scored both times on clutch two out hits. In the third inning, catcher Derek Tortorich led off with a double to left center field and then with two outs Wrinkle pushed a single through the left side of the infield plating courtesy runner Justin Hill from third for the first run of the game.

The fourth inning began with two quick outs as Eiland flied out to center field and Moreno went down on strikes. Dillard then kept the inning alive with a walk and stole second base to get into scoring position. Riser then delivered with a double to center field sending in Dillard making it a 2-0 contest. The Blazers pitching staff did the rest to lock down the win.

Belhaven was led by Wrinkle at the plate with two hits and an RBI and now has 15 runs batted in this season. The Blazers only had seven hits, but three of them went for extra bases as Riser, Tortorich, and Dillard each collected two baggers. Dillard is now tied for the team lead in doubles with Gilford as each player now has six on the season. As a team, Belhaven has 38 doubles, 15 triples, 11 home runs, and 64 total extra base hits.

Three Belhaven pitchers combined for the shutout beginning with Nick Meekins who made his first start of the season going three innings without allowing a run on just two hits. Jon Patino fired three innings in relief and picked up the win to go to 2-1 as he held Trevecca to just one hit while striking out two. Josh Clarke closed the game in the seventh with a pair of strikeouts en route to his fourth save of the year. The Blazers staff did not issue a single walk in the game.

Trevecca Nazarene only had three hits in game two as Foreman, Tidwell, and Luke Fennell each had singles. Justin Dailey started and took the loss allowing both Blazer runs on four hits in four innings on the hill. PJ Francescon pitched one inning and Michael Son also recorded one scoreless frame.

The Blazers will be back in action on Friday night as they take on Truett-McConnell College at Smith-Wills Stadium in game one of a three game series at 6:00 PM. The series will then conclude with a doubleheader starting at 1:00 PM on Saturday afternoon. Fans can follow all the play-by-play action and live stats live stats of each of the games through Stretch Internet by clicking here.