LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The No. 12-ranked UIndy baseball team headed south on Friday to open a four-game series with the Bellarmine Knights at Knights Field.
 
The recent struggles for the Greyhounds (25-15, 9-9 GLVC) continued as Bellarmine (25-15, 12-6 GLVC) secured at least a split after taking both games on Friday.
 
GAME ONE: Bellarmine 13 – UIndy 0
Trouble started early for the Greyhounds in the opener as Drew Greenwood led off the game with a four-pitch walk. He would score later in the inning on a wild pitch. The Hounds squandered a quality scoring chance in their half of the second when Kyle Orloff was picked off third with one out in the inning.
 
Bellarmine added runs in the second and third innings to stretch the lead to three but the back-breaking inning came in the fifth when a pair of RBI doubles led to five Knight runs.
 
Orloff went 2-for-4 with a double and was the only Greyhound with multiple hits as UIndy managed just five base knocks in game one.
 
Michael Schalasky (4-2) took the loss after allowing five runs on eight hits with three walks and one strikeout over four innings of work. Eddie Mathis (8-2) scattered five hits, walked three and fanned four over seven innings to earn the win for the hosts.
 
GAME TWO: Bellarmine 6 – UIndy 2
UIndy jumped out to their first lead of the day just two batters into game two. Storm Joop led off the game with a single and came in to score on a Blake Richardson double down the right field line. Richardson would come in to score later in the inning on a wild pitch to make it 2-0 Hounds.
 
Unfortunately, it was the last time the Greyhounds were able to push a run across. UIndy had two runners on with one out in both the third and fourth innings, but couldn't find a way to scratch a run across.
 
Meanwhile, the Knights responded with one run in the first and three more in the second to take the lead for good. A pair of insurance runs crossed the dish in the third and fifth innings, giving the hosts plenty of cushion the rest of the way.
 
Joop, Richardson and Macy Holdsworth all went 2-for-4 in game two. But the rest of the UIndy lineup combined to go just 1-for-16 and the team left seven on base.
 
Making his first career start, Christian Beard (1-1) lasted 2 1/3 innings, allowing three earned runs on eight hits, walking two and striking out two. Hunter Spencer (5-4) scattered seven hits, walked two and struck out four in a complete game effort for the Knights.
 
The Greyhounds and Knights will wrap up the four-game series with two more on Saturday at Knights Field. First pitch is set for 1:00 p.m. eastern time.