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Belhaven Honored the Legendary Coach Hill Denson Saturday
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Winner UT-Tyler UTTYLER 16-12
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Belhaven University BU 9-23
Winner
UT-Tyler UTTYLER
16-12
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Final
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Belhaven University BU
9-23
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
UT-Tyler UTTYLER 1 0 2 3 0 2 0 4 0 12 16 1
Belhaven University BU 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 6 8 1

W: M. Page (2-1) L: Milam, Justin (1-6)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Blake Weir

Blazers Honor Coach Hill Denson in Wake of UT Tyler Loss

THE RUNDOWN

JACKSON, Miss – The Belhaven University baseball team fell short to the University of Texas at Tyler on Saturday morning following a late push to make a comeback, falling to the Patriots by a final score of 12-6 on the celebration day of the legendary Blazers coach, Hill Denson. 

The Patriots got out to a one run lead in the first inning and followed with two runs in the third inning to take a 3-0 lead over Belhaven. In the bottom half of the third inning, Justin Milam double to centerfield, scoring Evan Moore to cut the Patriot lead to 3-1. 

UT Tyler stretched their lead to 8-1 over the course of the next three innings, before a second double by Justin Milam and a hit by pitch to Nick Lucido allowed two runs to cross the plate to help bring Belhaven within an 8-3 score. 

The defending National Champions yet again answered with four runs in the top of the eight inning to distance themselves from the Blazers 12-3. Yet Belhaven tried to make a last minute push with three runs in the final inning by way of a balk, an error, and a wild pitch. Unfortunately, Belhaven fell by a final score of 12-6 to the Patriots.  

With two weeks remaining in the season, the University and Athletic Department at Belhaven honored Head Coach Hill Denson for his tenure and service to the program at the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Saturday after the game. 

During Hill Denson's tenure as the leader of the Belhaven program, the Blazers have won six conference championships, an NAIA Baseball National Championship Opening Round tournament, and also made the school's first ever appearance in the NAIA World Series in 2010. In the past 18 seasons at Belhaven, Denson and the Blazers have accumulated a 611-438 record and he was named the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (NAIA) Coach of the Year three times, picking up the award in 2006, 2007 and 2010. 

Saturdays loss for the Blazers, dropped them to an overall record of 9-23 overall.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

Belhaven finished with 8 hits as a unit.

Justin Milam was 2-for-3 in game with two runs scored as well as notching two doubles. Lucido ended the game with two runs batted in. 

Tucker Calhoun led Belhaven with two runs scored. Evan Moore, Josh Rogers, Nick Lucido, and Devin Stacey each scored a run. 

Evan Moore, Tucker Calhoun, Hunter White, Drew Bellipanni, Josh Rogers, and Steven Liuzza each collected one hit.

UP NEXT

The Blazers will hit the road this Wednesday, April 10, to take on Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee for a non-conference matchup against the Lynx. The game will begin at 3:00 p.m.

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