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Pacella Hits 7th Homer in Illinois State's 6-3 Loss at Belmont

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Freshman Daniel Pacella smacked his seventh home run of the season in the Illinois State baseball team's 6-3 loss to Belmont at E.S. Rose Park on Saturday.

Pacella's two-run home run in the 4th inning put the Redbirds (6-11 overall, 0-2 MVC) up 3-1 through four innings, but the Bruins (14-11 overall, 2-0 MVC) scored the game's next five runs.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Bruins took the lead in the 2nd inning before fourth-year junior Greg Nichols knocked in fourth-year junior Shaydon Kubo, who doubled, in the 4th inning to tie the game.