Box Score HOUSTON, Texas – The Belhaven Baseball team fell 4-3 to the University of St. Thomas in the series opener on Thursday night at Reckling Park. The Blazers drop to 1-6 on the 2023 campaign.

St. Thomas used an RBI single in the bottom of the 1st to open the scoring. Sacrifice flies in the 3rd and 4th innings gave the Celts a 3-0 lead at the midway point of the ballgame.

The Blazers got on the board in the top of the 6th as Grayson Doss came around to score on a fielder's choice from Dawson Albin. St. Thomas answered with a run of their own in the bottom half to take a 4-1 lead into the later innings.
 
Belhaven battled back with a pair of runs in the 8th as Nick Lucido and Doss scored to cut the deficit to 4-3. The Blazers loaded the bases with two outs, but a groundout ended the frame with the Celts up a run.
 
Preston Canale pitched a scoreless inning in the bottom half, but Belhaven went quietly in the 9th as St. Thomas held on for a 4-3 win in the series opener.

BELHAVEN PITCHERS

Harris Coleman (L, 0-2): 5.0 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2 K
Noah Whatley: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 3 K
Preston Canale: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 K

BELHAVEN LEADERS

Caleb Whittle: 1-2, 2 BB, 3 SB
Nathan Herron: 1-4, 2B
Dawson Albin: 1-4

Belhaven will look to bounce back tomorrow night in Game 2 against St. Thomas. First pitch from Reckling Park is set for 6 PM.

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