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NASHVILLE – William Dodd had three hits, while Brennan Washington drove in four runs to lead Belmont to a 10-3 win over Jacksonville State as the Bruins avoided the three-game sweep on Sunday afternoon.
 
Belmont improves to 19-27-1, 9-14-1 in the OVC, while the Gamecocks drop to 26-20 and 14-10 in the league.
 
Austin Coley (4-1) scattered six hits over six innings to pick up the win for the Bruins, while Dan Ludwig pitched the final three innings to pick up the save. Casey Antley (1-4) gave up four runs in 2 2/3 innings to suffer the loss for the Gamecocks.
 
The Gamecocks took an early 1-0 lead after Griff Gordon hit a solo home run in the top of the first inning, but Belmont answered in the second inning.
 
Washington hit a two-run home run and Drake followed with a solo home run as the Bruins took a 3-1. Belmont added a run in the third after Alex Diamond scored on a Gamecock error, and another run in the fourth on a RBI single by Diamond to build a 5-1 lead.
 
The Bruins added two more in the fifth after Dodd hit a two-run home run, and three more runs in the sixth after Dodd had a RBI double and Washington drove in two more with a  single as Belmont built a 10-1 lead.
 
Michael Bishop hit a solo home run to lead off the seventh inning, and Tyler Gamble scored on a sacrifice fly in the ninth inning for the final margin.
 
Gordon led the Gamecocks with three hits, while Bishop finished with two hits and a pair of RBI.
 
Jacksonville State returns to action with a midweek game at No. 20 Alabama on Tuesday, before returning to host Eastern Kentucky for a three-game Ohio Valley Conference series.