QUINCY, Ill. – The Hawks baseball team dropped the third game of the GLVC Tournament to the Bellarmine Knights Saturday (May 12).  The Knights defeated the Hawks 13-4.  

 
Play by Play:
The Knights got on the board first as a few Hawks miscues allowed for a pair of runs to score and give Bellarmine a 2-0 lead. 

The Hawks responded with two runs in the bottom of the inning on a pair of doubles by JC DeMuri and Michael Nielsen.  

The Knights pushed across a run in the fourth and fifth innings to take a 4-2 lead.  

A two-run inning for Bellarmine in the top of the sixth extended the lead to 6-2 over the Hawks.  

Jeff Hightower got the Hawks offense going in the bottom of the sixth.  With a runner on, Hightower lifted a deep home run over the center field wall to cut the Knights lead to 6-4.  

Bellarmine again extended its lead in the top of the eighth with three runs on four hits to take a 9-4 lead over the Hawks.  

In the top of the ninth, the Knights pushed across four runs in the frame and extended their lead to 13-4.  

The Hawks were held in check by Bellarmine starter Alex Philips, who allowed four runs on eight hits in his complete-game win over QU.  

Stat Leaders for QU:
Brynn Martinez: 2-5
Jeff Hightower: 1-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI
JC DeMuri: 1-4, 1 2B, 1 Run

Next up for the Hawks:
 

The Hawks and Knights will play again tomorrow at 12:30 with the winner advancing to the GLVC Tournament championship game at 4 p.m.

QU's Record:

QU is now 37-16.